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Stacklite is a calm workspace for solo freelancers tired of juggling 6 different tools just to send one invoice.
Contracts, invoices, time tracking, and client management โ all in one place. Free forever.
The Problem
The average freelancer uses 4-7 apps just to run their business. Notion for notes. Toggl for time. Google Docs for contracts. PayPal for invoices. A spreadsheet for clients.
The result? Fragmented, anxiety-inducing admin work that eats into the actual work you freelance to do.
And before you can try most tools that claim to solve this? A sign-up wall. Email. Password. Verify. Choose a plan. By the time you're in, you've forgotten why you came.
The Solution
Guest mode. Open Stacklite and start working immediately. No email. No password. No friction. Your data saves locally. Create an account later if you want โ or don't.
Core Features
Pricing
Free. Not a free trial. Not a free tier. Free forever.
Solo freelancers shouldn't pay a subscription tax just to manage their own business.
stacklite.live
Bonsai is a one-stop platform for creative and digital agencies, consultancies and professional service providers. It is designed to provide businesses with a complete and real-time overview of their business. Simplify your business operations and consolidate your projects, clients and team into one integrated, easy-to-use platform. From contracts, proposals and project management to client billing and revenue tracking, we've got you covered.
Team Time Tracking: Get an instant report of your team's tracked hours with accurate timesheets & see who's over capacity at a glance. Monitor your business's utilization & get clarity on your team's efficiency & profitability. Fully integrated into project management & billing.
Project Management: Assign projects & tasks to your team, prioritize your week and see exactly how your projects progress. Set project budgets & avoid unexpected costs. Kanban view, integrated timer for easy billing, and collaboration with external partners for an efficient work.
CRM: Manage your clients and their projects in one place. Create unique client profiles with all your notes, contacts, rates and tags. Invite your clients to your branded Client Portal where they can access projects, documents and links youโve shared with them.
Resource Management: Everything you need to allocate work to your team and track utilization. Manage team capacity, track your budget, tasks and hours and get insights on your business.
Reporting: Get better visibility into your business's performance and financial health with real-time reports. Make informed decisions with profitability reports, utilization reports, and more.
Stacklite.live
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Stacklite.live's answer
Guest mode. No sign-up wall, no email verification, no account required. You land on the workspace and start working immediately. Contracts, invoices, time tracking, and client management all connect to each other automatically. Built for solo freelancers specifically โ not a stripped-down agency tool.
Stacklite.live's answer
Three reasons. First, it's free โ not a free trial, not a free tier, free forever. Second, guest mode means zero friction to start. Third, it's calm by design โ no bloated dashboards, no complex workflows, no weeks of setup. Bonsai costs $19-49/month. HoneyBook doubled their pricing in 2025. Stacklite costs nothing and works in 30 seconds.
Stacklite.live's answer
Built by a product designer who got tired of switching between 6 different apps just to invoice one client. Toggl for hours, Google Docs for contracts, PayPal for invoices, Notion for client notes. One day the context switching got too painful. So I built one calm workspace that does all of it โ and made it free because freelancers shouldn't pay a subscription tax just to manage their own business.
Stacklite.live's answer
Modern web technologies optimized for speed, reliability, and a seamless guest-to-account experience. Built as a web application accessible from any browser without installation.
Stacklite.live's answer
Solo freelancers โ designers, developers, writers, photographers, and consultants managing 3-15 active clients. People who bill on project or retainer basis and spend too much time on admin instead of actual work. Not agencies, not teams, not enterprise.
Based on our record, Bonsai seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Hey there, If you want to easily build a first version of your product, I recommend using Stripe. In my company (hellobonsai.com) we've built out a few FinTech products in only a few months thanks to Stripe Treasury (providing an online bank account to our user) and Stripe Issuing (providing bank cards). Source: almost 5 years ago
I tried a platform called Bonsai (hellobonsai.com), but I dropkicked them for hidden fees. They charged me a currency conversion fee when no currency conversion occurred. Source: almost 5 years ago
HoneyBook - Business management reinvented.
Dubsado - Dubsado is flexible โ it gives you 5 (now 6!) ways to add new leads. Best of all, 5 ways are automated.
FreshBooks - The ideal accounting software for small business owners.
Freelancer Stack - Curated directory of tools used by 10,000+ freelancers
Toggl - Toggl is an online time tracking tool. It features 1-click time tracking and helps you see where your time goes. Free and paid versions are available.
AND CO - AND CO helps freelancers, entrepreneurs and other small businesses run their business smarter.