Use case
Get your freelance contracts signed without the back-and-forth
Send your contract, get it signed, and start the work. No printing, no scanning, no PDF bouncing around an email thread.
Last reviewed: June 17, 2026
Inkly workflow
Send, sign, track
- 1Upload your freelance contract to Inkly
- 2Place signature and date fields for your client
- 3Send, and Inkly emails your client a signing link
- 4Inkly notifies you when it's signed, then download the completed document
Who it's for: Freelancers across any discipline who need signed contracts before starting paid work with clients.
When a client agrees to hire you, the last thing either of you wants is a paperwork bottleneck. But asking a client to print, sign, scan, and email a contract back is exactly the kind of friction that makes you look less professional and delays the start of the work. Even emailing a PDF back and forth with edits can drag on for days.
Inkly lets you send your freelance contract as a signing link in minutes. Your client opens the link on their phone or laptop, signs, and you get a notification when it is done. No account required on their end. No confusion about which version to sign. Just a clean, fast signing experience that gets you both moving forward.
What you'll send
- Freelance service agreements
- Project scope agreements
- NDAs
- Intellectual property assignments
- Retainer agreements
Common challenges
- Clients who agree verbally but take days to return a signed contract
- Looking unprofessional when your signing process involves scanning and emailing PDFs
- No clear record of when a specific contract version was signed
Best for
- Freelancers with a standard contract they send to every new client
- Independent workers who want a simple, professional signing process
- Anyone tired of chasing clients for a signature on a PDF
Not best for
- Freelancers who need to draft contracts inside the tool
- Freelancers requiring payment collection connected to the signing step
Security and compliance
Security built into
every signature.
Documents are encrypted, every signer is accounted for, and each step is recorded in a tamper-evident trail you can download anytime.
ESIGN & UETA compliant
Every signature carries intent, attribution, and a tamper-evident audit trail.
Encryption everywhere
AES-256 protects stored files. SHA-256 hashes make signed PDFs tamper-evident.
SOC 2 infrastructure
Runs on independently audited, SOC 2 Type II–compliant infrastructure.
Downloadable audit trail
View, signing, and completion events are captured in a Certificate of Completion.
Pricing
Plans that scale with
your signature volume.
Start free for your first 5 documents. Upgrade when your contracts pick up speed.
Free
Free forever for light, personal signing.
- 5 sent documents per 30 days
- Upload, prepare, and send PDFs
- Email signing links
- Completion notices
- Basic sender status
- Finalized PDF download
- Tamper-evident audit trail
- 14-day document retention
No credit card required
Pro
Unlimited signing for individuals.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited sent documents
- Unlimited personal templates
- Unlimited document retention
- Open notifications
- Signing reminders
- Personal message in signing invites
Teams
For growing teams that close together.
- 5 team members included
- Everything in Pro
- Shared workspace documents
- Shared workspace templates
- Teammate invitations
- Admin and member roles
- Seat management
- Centralized billing
- Team-visible activity
FAQ
Common questions
Short, practical answers to what teams ask before they start sending.
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in under a minute.
Drag in a PDF, place your fields, and watch the signatures roll in.