● About Vekon
Honest answers for people who work for themselves.
Freelancers waste hours trialling software and money on tools that don’t fit. Vekon does the testing for you and tells you plainly what each tool is good at, where it falls short and who it really suits.
“I work in digital marketing, running ad campaigns for businesses, so I spend my days inside software. I’ve signed up for more free trials than I can count, and most review sites just repeat the sales page. I started Vekon to do the testing properly and tell you straight which tools are worth your money.”
My promise: if I haven’t used it, I won’t recommend it. And if a tool isn’t right for you, I’ll say so, even if it pays.
Isaac, founder of Vekon
How we test
Four steps behind every review
01
Sign up for real
We create our own account on the plan a freelancer would actually choose. No demos, no press accounts.
02
Run real workflows
Add a client, send a proposal, sign a contract, invoice, track time: the jobs you’d use it for.
03
Score it fairly
Every tool is rated on the same five criteria, so scores mean the same thing across reviews.
04
Keep it current
We recheck prices and features regularly and show the date each review was last updated.
Our scores
What the Vekon score measures
Each criterion is scored out of 5. The overall score is the average, rounded to one decimal place.
Ease of use
How quickly you get set up and stay productive.
Features
Does it cover the jobs freelancers need done?
Value for money
What you get for the price, including hidden fees.
Support
How helpful and quick help is when you need it.
Freelancer fit
Is it built for one-person businesses, or overkill?
Our independence promise
Our recommendations can’t be bought.
Some links on Vekon earn us a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you. That’s how the site stays free.
Companies can’t pay for a higher score or a better spot in our lists, and we recommend tools we earn nothing from when they’re the better fit.