Freelancers

WholeTeam for Freelancers: Org chart, team chat, file library and time clock

Org chart, team chat, file library and time clock — all on your own network.

Freelancers expense a dozen subscriptions — proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking — against irregular income. Owning the tools outright removes a whole line of fixed costs.

The tool this job usually means renting is Lucidchart, at $7.95/mo — roughly $95 a year, every year. WholeTeam does the job for a one-time $19 — running locally on your own machine.

Fit check

Why it fits how freelancers work

🌳 Drag-drop org chart

CSV import, auto-layout, drag to reparent, department color coding — plus scenario planning to model a reorg before you announce it.

For freelancers, drag-drop org chart pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $19, not metered per month.

💬 Team chat, no server bill

Auto-generated department channels plus direct messages, hosted by the Admin machine on your LAN — no Slack subscription, no cloud.

For freelancers, team chat, no server bill pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $19, not metered per month.

📁 Department file libraries

Each department gets a shared 300MB library that syncs to a plain folder in Documents on every Member machine.

For freelancers, department file libraries pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $19, not metered per month.

Workflow

A typical workflow

STEP 01

Buy once, grab both installers

One $19 payment covers your whole team — download WholeTeam Admin for the host machine and WholeTeam Member for employees, right on this page.

STEP 02

Set up the Admin host

Install Admin on the owner or manager's machine and import your team from CSV — it starts hosting chat, files and the time clock for the office.

STEP 03

Connect your team

Install Member on each employee's machine — it connects to the Admin host on your LAN (or over Tailscale for remote workers) and everyone's in.

What it costs, honestly

WholeTeam is $19, once. Lucidchart at $7.95/mo — roughly $95 a year, every year. Against a 3-editor Lucidchart team, WholeTeam pays for itself in under a month — and it replaces the chat, file-sharing and time-clock subscriptions Lucidchart never covered.

FAQ

Freelancers ask

Is WholeTeam worth it for freelancers?

Against a 3-editor Lucidchart team, WholeTeam pays for itself in under a month — and it replaces the chat, file-sharing and time-clock subscriptions Lucidchart never covered. WholeTeam costs $19 once; Lucidchart charges $7.95/mo — about $95 a year. For freelancers, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.

What's the difference between WholeTeam Admin and Member?

Admin is for the owner or manager — install it on one machine. It hosts the org chart, chat, files and time clock for everyone else, and it's the only place salary data ever lives. Member is for employees — it connects to the Admin install for chat, the file library, self-service profile and PIN clock-in.

Do I need a license per employee?

No — WholeTeam Admin is a one-time $19 purchase for the host machine, and employee Member installs are covered under the same purchase. There's no per-seat subscription.

Own WholeTeam forever — $19