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Invoice Ninja Alternatives

Six invoicing tools described from each company's own pages. Billed publishes this page, and the tools aren't ranked.

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Billed publishes this page, so weigh its own entry accordingly. The tools aren't ranked: each card describes one tool from its own pages, so compare the features you use and check each tool's current pricing page before you choose.

Billed publishes this page, and Billed is one of the alternatives on it. Billed is listed first; the other tools are listed alphabetically and aren't ranked. Every statement about a product comes from that company's own website, checked on October 30, 2026, and the sources are listed at the end of the page.

Invoice Ninja's home page describes "invoicing & payments, expenses, time-tracking and projects". You can use its hosted service at invoiceninja.com, which has a Free plan and paid plans, or run it yourself: its self-host page says Invoice Ninja "is free, source-code available invoicing software you can deploy on your own server", released under the Elastic License v2.

The table below shows where to find each tool's pricing. It doesn't mark free plans, time tracking or projects, so those cells show a dash; check each tool's details below and its own website before you choose.

What to compare

  • You want to see how other invoicing tools describe the features you use, such as recurring invoices, payment options, time tracking and expenses
  • You're comparing plans: each tool's card links you to its own pricing page

Invoice Ninja Alternatives at a Glance

Invoice Ninja alternatives compared by price (as listed), free plan and recurring invoices, as each tool's own website stated them on November 4, 2026.

  • Billed

    Price (as listed)
    Free $0/mo; Pro $10/mo or $99.99/yr; Premium $25/mo or $250/yr
    Free plan
    Yes: Free plan, $0/mo
    Recurring invoices
    Yes

  • FreshBooks

    Price (as listed)
    Lite $23/mo (USD); offer shown: $4.60/mo for 4 months
    Free plan
    —
    Recurring invoices
    Yes

  • Hiveage

    Price (as listed)
    Free $0/mo
    Free plan
    Yes: $0/mo, 5 clients
    Recurring invoices
    Basic plan and up

  • QuickBooks

    Price (as listed)
    Simple Start $38/mo; offer shown: $19/mo for 3 months
    Free plan
    Yes: QuickBooks Free, $0/mo
    Recurring invoices
    Yes

  • Wave

    Price (as listed)
    Starter $0; Pro $190 USD/yr, billed annually
    Free plan
    Yes: Starter, $0
    Recurring invoices
    Yes

  • Zoho Invoice

    Price (as listed)
    Free
    Free plan
    Yes: free
    Recurring invoices
    Yes

A dash (—) means the tool's own pages didn't state it when they were checked.

Tool details

Billed

Billed publishes this page. Billed's invoice software page says: "Billed keeps invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking and reports in one account." It also says: "Create branded invoices, send them by email, take card and PayPal payments on them, and see which invoices are paid, partly paid or past due, all from one Billed account." On where it runs, the same page says: "Billed works in a web browser on any device, and Billed's mobile app page describes apps for iOS and Android." It adds: "Invite your team, accountant or contractors and give them permissions in your account." For Billed's plans, see Billed's pricing page.

  • "For clients you bill on a schedule, set up a recurring profile once."
  • "Payment reminders can be customized."
  • "Connect PayPal to add a PayPal option as well."
  • "Add your team, track your tasks and create Invoices in one place."
  • "Billed supports client imports"

Who it's for: "Built for Small Businesses", in Billed's own words

Pricing: Free $0/mo; Pro $10/mo or $99.99/yr; Premium $25/mo or $250/yr

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FreshBooks

FreshBooks' home page calls it "Your everyday small business software". Its invoicing page says you can "Automate your entire billing workflow, from recurring invoices and card-on-file payments to sending reminders and charging late fees." Its pricing page lists "Create and send estimates" and "Track expenses in real time", and says you can get paid "with credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now, Pay Later". For plans and add-ons, see FreshBooks' pricing page.

  • "Create and send estimates"
  • "Track expenses in real time"
  • "from recurring invoices and card-on-file payments to sending reminders and charging late fees"

Who it's for: "Your everyday small business software", in FreshBooks' words

Pricing: Lite $23/mo (USD); offer shown: $4.60/mo for 4 months

Hiveage

Hiveage describes itself as "online invoicing and billing software built for small businesses and freelancers." Its features page says: "Hiveage includes online invoicing, estimates and quotations, online payment processing (12+ gateways), recurring and subscription billing, detailed financial reports, time tracking, expense tracking, mileage tracking, and multi-team/multi-business management." Its payment gateways page says: "Hiveage supports more than a dozen online payment gateways, including PayPal, Stripe and Braintree." For plans, see Hiveage's pricing page.

  • "estimates and quotations"
  • "recurring and subscription billing"
  • "time tracking, expense tracking, mileage tracking"
  • "more than a dozen online payment gateways"

Who it's for: "small businesses and freelancers", in Hiveage's words

Pricing: Free $0/mo

QuickBooks

QuickBooks Online is sold by Intuit, and its invoicing page is headed "Automate invoicing for your small business". That page says you can "Set up recurring invoices to auto-send every day, week, month, or year." and "See client conversations, proposals, estimates, and contracts in your customer profiles." For plans, users and payment rates, see QuickBooks' pricing and payments pages.

  • "Set up recurring invoices to auto-send every day, week, month, or year."
  • "See client conversations, proposals, estimates, and contracts in your customer profiles."

Who it's for: "Automate invoicing for your small business", in QuickBooks' words

Pricing: Simple Start $38/mo; offer shown: $19/mo for 3 months

Wave

Wave's home page says: "Wave keeps your accounting, invoicing, payments, and more in one unified system." Its invoicing page says: "Add your logo and brand colors to our professional invoice templates." and "Set up recurring invoices and automatic credit card payments for your repeat customers and stop chasing payments." Customers can pay "via credit card, bank payment, or Apple Pay", through Wave's own payments. Wave's pricing page lists a fee on each online payment; for plans and rates, see Wave's pricing page.

  • "Add your logo and brand colors to our professional invoice templates."
  • "via credit card, bank payment, or Apple Pay"
  • "Wave's free app for iOS and Android"

Who it's for: "accounting, invoicing, payments, and more in one unified system", in Wave's words

Pricing: Starter $0; Pro $190 USD/yr, billed annually

Zoho Invoice

Zoho Invoice's home page says it "takes invoicing, payments, and follow-ups off your hands" and that you can "Choose an invoice template, modify it, add your business logo, and personalise it." Its payments page says: "Connect with diverse payment gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, and more." Its time tracking page says: "Track time, monitor progress, and create accurate invoices using Zoho Invoice." For plans and limits, see Zoho Invoice's pricing page.

  • "Connect with diverse payment gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, and more."
  • "Track time, monitor progress, and create accurate invoices using Zoho Invoice."
  • "Create one-time & recurring invoices"

Who it's for: "takes invoicing, payments, and follow-ups off your hands", in Zoho's words

Pricing: Free

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Quick answer:Invoice Ninja alternatives, described from each company's own pages; Billed publishes this page and the tools aren't ranked. Invoice Ninja offers a hosted service and a self-hosted edition that its own site calls "source-code available". The page describes Billed, FreshBooks, Hiveage, QuickBooks, Wave and Zoho Invoice, and points to each company's pricing page for plans.

Sources for this page (checked October 30, 2026). Invoice Ninja: home page, pricing and self-host page. FreshBooks: home page, pricing and invoicing. Hiveage: home page, features, payment gateways and pricing. QuickBooks: invoicing, pricing and payments. Wave: home page, invoicing, payments and pricing. Zoho Invoice: home page, payments, time tracking and pricing. Billed: invoice software, PayPal integration, projects, client management and pricing. Companies change their plans and features, so check each company's own pages before you decide.

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