freee Launches "freee Freelance Management" Starter Plan for Centralized Contract, Order, Invoice, and Payment Management
freee K.K. has launched a Starter Plan for its "freee Freelance Management" service, designed for small teams and businesses. This plan centralizes the management of contracts, orders, invoices, and payments for freelancers, addressing the complexities of recent legal changes like the Freelance Act, Invoice System, and Electronic Bookkeeping Law. It offers a low-cost entry point starting from 1,980 JPY per month with flexible per-user billing, making advanced management systems accessible to smaller operations that previously faced high implementation barriers.
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freee K.K. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Daisuke Sasaki) has introduced a Starter Plan for "freee Freelance Management," a service that centralizes contract, order, invoice, and payment management for freelancers. This new plan targets small, agile teams and small businesses. The introduction of this plan aims to remove barriers to adopting outsourced work management systems, especially given the increasing complexity of regulations such as the Freelance Act, the Invoice System, and the Electronic Bookkeeping Law. Previously, most management systems were designed for medium to large enterprises, making them cost-prohibitive for small businesses with only a few external partners. This led to small businesses relying on analog methods and facing risks of unintentional legal violations. Furthermore, traditional corporate management systems often assume a minimum of 10 employees, which did not align with the "micro-team" business model that increasingly leverages professional freelancers without hiring full-time employees. freee's Starter Plan addresses these issues by offering a low monthly cost starting from 1,980 JPY, combined with a usage-based fee structure. This flexibility allows businesses to adapt to fluctuating numbers of active freelancers, ensuring compliance with laws even during irregular increases in outsourced work. The service also supports self-onboarding, enabling immediate strengthening of outsourced work management.