Our Story

About Shipmark

Built for freelance developers and agencies juggling client work across too many disconnected tools.

The Problem We Faced

Freelancing meant juggling five tools just to run one client project

We started as a small team taking on client projects — the kind of work most freelancers and early-stage startups do: a few active clients, a handful of developers, and a constant stream of "what did you get done this week" and "wait, what did the client actually ask for again?"

A daily standup didn't fix it. Neither did a shared Notion doc, a spreadsheet of client renewals, or a password manager nobody remembered to update. Every part of running client work — the work log, the scope, the build steps, the domain that's about to expire, the invoice sitting unpaid — lived in a different tool, and none of them talked to each other.

So we built Shipmark to be the one place a freelance developer or agency actually needs: log your day in 30 seconds, track build steps across AI-assisted coding sessions, collect and approve client requirements through a shareable link, share progress back with a read-only client portal, keep a directory of every client's services and payments, and store your credentials in an encrypted vault — all under one login.

We built it for ourselves first. Now we're sharing it with any freelance developer or agency that's tired of stitching together five tools to do what should be one.

Our Mission

“Give freelance developers and agencies everything they need to run client work, without adding overhead to the people doing the work.”

You shouldn't need five subscriptions to log your work, manage a client, and keep a project on scope. Shipmark handles the quotes, the sign-offs, the handover, and the busywork around them, so you can spend your energy on the work itself.

What's Included

One login, almost everything a freelance developer or agency needs

No separate time tracker, deal tracker, contract tool, or password manager required

Daily work logs across 15 work types
Notes with rich-text editing, shareable privately, publicly, or with specific teammates
Build-step checklist for AI-assisted coding sessions
Testing management: suites, test cases, and full execution history
Client directory: services, domains, and payments
Scope tracker with shareable client intake links
Client portal with secure client login and a live project timeline
Deal pipeline, plus a Client Story page with each client's full history
Quotations and contracts clients can review and sign from a link
Invoice generation and milestone-based payment schedules
Project start checks, UAT and go-live sign-off, handover and closure
Customer success: check-ins, client health, reviews, and renewals
Encrypted vault for passwords and credentials
Global ⌘K search across projects, tasks, clients, notes, and vault
Tasks, reminders, and manager dashboards
MCP integration to create tasks and logs from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or Cursor

See how each feature works →

What We Believe

Our Values

Simplicity

We obsess over reducing friction. Logging work should take 30 seconds, not 5 minutes. Every feature we ship passes the "does this make Shipmark simpler?" test.

Builder Respect

Freelancers and developers are not resources. They are builders. Shipmark gives them autonomy while giving managers and clients the visibility they need — without surveillance.

Transparency

We believe visibility builds trust. When teams can see what everyone is working on, collaboration improves and blockers surface faster. No politics, just work.

Our Stack

Built with

Next.js
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Prisma
Tailwind CSS
Vercel
Resend
Claude AI

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Quote, build, test, sign off and hand over, every approval on record.

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