The CRM for developers who hate doing sales
Orbit is a CRM for freelance developers and consultants. Its 16 AI agents handle the parts you put off: Kai spots posts from people who need a developer, Wes nudges unsigned proposals, Ray chases invoices, and Theo turns scoping calls into action items. You approve every send. Free to start, no credit card.
The developer problem
You can build anything except a reason to do outreach. Pipeline work feels like context-switching at its worst, so it loses to the codebase every single day, and the gap between contracts is the invoice you pay for it.
Scoping calls evaporate because nobody wrote down the decisions. Proposals sit unsigned. The unpaid invoice sits in a tab you stopped opening. None of this needs more engineering hours. It needs a system that runs without you.
The agents doing the work
The agents that cover the commercial side of a dev practice:
- Kai watches Reddit, LinkedIn, and YouTube for fresh posts from people looking for a developer with your stack.
- Theo turns recorded scoping calls into recap emails and action items, grounded only in the transcript, so scope is written down while it is still warm.
- Wes nudges unsigned proposals on day 3 and day 7, and flags deals where nothing was sent.
- Ray chases invoices, polite on day 3, firm on day 14, and ignores anything paid or voided.
- Noa pulls real to-dos out of your email daily, so client asks become tasks instead of guilt.
A week with Orbit as a developer
Monday: heads-down on a migration while Noa turns the inbox into a task list. Tuesday: Kai surfaces a founder asking for help with exactly your stack, with an outreach draft ready to edit.
Wednesday: scoping call. Theo drafts the recap with the decisions and action items from the transcript, and the client confirms scope in writing by dinner. Thursday: Wes nudges the unsigned proposal. Friday: you query your pipeline from Claude Code through Orbit's MCP server, because the CRM speaks your tooling.
Set it up for development work
- Pipeline stages: Lead, Scoping, Proposal, Building, Shipped, Retainer.
- Tags by stack and engagement type.
- Custom fields for budget, deadline, and repo link.
- Built-in MCP server: wire Claude or Claude Code to your workspace with a revocable per-workspace key, and use webhooks plus automations for the rest.
You would rather ship code than chase invoices. Ray would rather chase invoices.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best CRM for freelance developers?+
Orbit fits developers who avoid sales admin. AI agents spot people asking for dev help, recap scoping calls from transcripts, nudge unsigned proposals, and chase invoices, while an MCP server lets Claude read and update the CRM. Free to start.
Does Orbit have an API or MCP server?+
Orbit ships a built-in MCP server, so Claude on web, desktop, mobile, or Claude Code can read and update your CRM through revocable per-workspace keys. Webhooks and automations cover event-driven integrations.
What does bring-your-own-keys mean in practice?+
You plug in your own AI model key, plus optional Firecrawl, Apify, or YouTube keys for prospecting and Vapi for voice. Each provider bills you directly at cost with no Orbit markup, typically cents to a few dollars a month solo.
Can Orbit automate without sending things for me?+
Yes. Automations, webhooks, and the in-app assistant move data and create tasks freely, but anything outbound, like an email or a call, always stops at a card for your approval first.
Is Orbit free for developers?+
The free plan is free forever, no credit card: all 16 agents on your keys, unlimited contacts and tasks, one pipeline, 5 landing pages, and 10 invoices. Pro and Team come later for bigger limits, MCP access, and webhooks.
Ship code while the pipeline runs itself
Free to start, no credit card. Approve drafts between commits, and drive the whole thing from Claude Code if you want.
Free forever plan. No credit card. No spam.