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Indy

Online accounting solution built for freelancers and small businesses

Founded in
2016
Headquarters
Lyon, France

Overview

Online accounting solution built for freelancers and small businesses, founded in 2016 in Lyon. Indy automates day-to-day bookkeeping with artificial intelligence that automatically categorizes bank transactions, detects VAT and generates pre-filled tax returns. The platform serves more than 250,000 professionals and has been certified as a partner dematerialization platform (PDP) for the electronic invoicing mandate coming into force in 2026. Indy offers a complete ecosystem combining a free business bank account with a Mastercard, a customizable invoicing module, receipt scanning by photo and company formation services. The offering covers a wide range of legal structures: SASU, SAS, EURL, SARL, EI, SCI, LMNP and micro-enterprise. With 86 million euros raised in total (1M EUR in 2018, 10M EUR in 2019, 35M EUR in 2021 and 40M EUR in 2023), Indy is one of the best-funded accounting fintechs in the French ecosystem. Outstanding ratings of 4.8 on Trustpilot (12,000+ reviews) and 4.9 on the App Store reflect remarkable user satisfaction. 86M EUR raised in total (1M in 2018, 10M in 2019, 35M in 2021, 40M in 2023), 250,000+ users, 4.8/5 Trustpilot (12,000+ reviews), 4.9/5 App Store, founded in 2016 in Lyon

A genuinely functional free plan covering the basics, making accounting accessible to every freelancer

Key features

Smart transaction categorization powered by artificial intelligence, eliminating manual data entry

Automatic VAT detection on every transaction for continuous tax compliance

Real-time business dashboard with key financial indicators (revenue, expenses, profit)

Multi-structure compatibility covering SASU, SAS, EURL, SARL, EI, SCI, LMNP and micro-enterprise

More than 250,000 active professional users on the platform

30-day money-back guarantee on all paid subscriptions

Support response time advertised at under 2 minutes for user queries

Pricing

Freemium
9 EUR
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Who is it for?

Freelancers and self-employed professionals looking to automate their accounting without accounting expertiseMicro-entrepreneurs and sole traders who need a simple, free toolIndependent professionals (healthcare practitioners, lawyers, consultants) with specific reporting obligationsReal estate investors (LMNP, SCI) who need accounting tailored to their needsEntrepreneurs seeking end-to-end support from company formation through to ongoing management

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