Tela is one workspace for the unglamorous half of freelance work — proposals, scope, invoices, approvals, and a client portal that doesn't look like a spreadsheet from 2014.
01 — The product
Tela replaces the messy Notion + Stripe + Google Drive + email + spreadsheet stack with a single, opinionated surface designed around how freelance work actually moves.
Milestones, files, change requests, and approvals — wired to the invoice so nothing ships unpaid.
Backlog
In progress
In review
Send a polished invoice, accept card or ACH, and let Tela handle the awkward reminders.
3 of 4 milestones billed
Clients sign in to a branded portal to approve work, leave notes, and pay — without learning a new tool.
Reusable blocks, signature on send, and a hand-off straight into a live project the moment a client accepts.
02 — How it flows
Send proposal
Pick a template, customize scope, e-sign on accept.
Spin up project
Milestones, kanban, files — pre-wired from the proposal.
Share the portal
Client logs in, approves work, leaves notes. No email chains.
Get paid
Auto-invoice on milestone, card or ACH, auto-reminders.
03 — Customers
12k+
freelancers
$48M
invoiced
4.2d
avg pay time
"Tela replaced four tools and shaved a full day a week off my admin. The portal is the thing my clients keep noticing — it just looks considered."
Maya Chen
Brand designer · Northwind Studio
Invoices go out in a click and reminders just work. I stopped chasing payments.
Daniel Okafor · Full-stack dev
No more endless email threads about what's approved. The portal is the source of truth.
Lena Petrov · Copywriter
04 — Get started
14 days Pro · no card · cancel anytime