Professional contracts, invoicing, and tax tools for Mexican gig workers
Mexico's formal sector has shrunk for five straight quarters, forcing workers into unstable informal jobs without benefits despite misleadingly low unemployment rates.
GigFormal gives informal freelancers and gig workers legally sound contracts, automated invoicing with SAT compliance, expense tracking, and a professional portfolio that demonstrates earnings history. It helps users operate legitimately today while building credentials that make them attractive for formal employment tomorrow.
Mexican workers and job seekers dependent on formal sector employment
Contracts and tax documents co-created with Mexican labor attorneys and directly integrated with SAT portal for electronic invoicing (CFDI 4.0).
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Creates legally reviewed service contracts tailored to Mexican law
Generates CFDI 4.0 electronic invoices with direct SAT integration
Tracks income, automatically calculates ISR and IVA obligations
Creates professional profile showing verified earnings history and client testimonials
Categorizes expenses for maximum tax deductions
Manage clients and automate follow-up for payments
Shows progress toward being attractive to formal employers
Generate secure payment links with Mercado Pago
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| rfc | text | Yes |
| phone | text | No |
| formal_transition_score | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_name | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| signed_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| contract_id | uuid | Yes |
| cfdi_uuid | text | Yes |
| amount | int | No |
| issued_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/contractsGenerates and stores new service contract
/api/invoicesCreates CFDI invoice and submits to SAT
/api/tax-summaryReturns current month tax obligations
/api/portfolioGenerates public portfolio view for clients
Limited contracts
Full access
Up to 3 users
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 140 | 18% | $504 | $6,048 |
| Month 6 | 1,750 | 24% | $8,400 | $100,800 |
Professional contracts, SAT-compliant invoices, and a portfolio that proves your reliability — built specifically for Mexican freelancers and gig workers.
Target active members of Mexican freelancer Facebook groups (Diseñadores Mexicanos, Freelancers MX — combined >90k members) with free 90-day Pro accounts. Partner with two well-known creators in the 'emprendedores digitales' space for shoutouts. Offer free workshops at co-working spaces in CDMX and Guadalajara demonstrating the contract and invoicing flow.
Strong SAT integration
No contract generation or portfolio tools
End-to-end solution from contract to portfolio building
Large client marketplace
Does not help users operate outside the platform
Tools for independent operation and formal transition
Library of Mexican-specific contract templates that improves with every user feedback loop plus verified earnings history data that becomes a trust signal for clients.
SAT's continued push toward electronic invoicing for all economic actors combined with the explosion of gig platforms has created massive compliance pain that solo developers can now solve with modern no-code legal tech.
Contract templates challenged in court
Partner with licensed Mexican labor law firm for ongoing template maintenance and disclaimers
SAT API changes break invoicing
Build abstraction layer and maintain multiple integration methods
Success: At least 35 express willingness to pay $15-25/month for compliance tools
Success: 60% use invoicing feature at least twice and 25% convert to paid
Success: $4,000 MRR within first 60 days
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