Billed vs 17hats

Invoices and recurring billing

17hats: its features page says you can "Create and send professional Invoices quickly and easily to your Contacts. Add your logo and even a personal message to each Invoice." For repeat work, 17hats says it can "Automatically send your clients an invoice weekly, monthly, or annually for recurring services," and that "Clients can be charged automatically for Recurring Invoices, using a card on file." It also lists payment schedules, to "allow clients to space out payments over time", and tipping, to "Allow clients to leave you a few extra dollars when paying your invoices."

Billed: its invoice software page says to "Choose an invoice template, add your logo and business details, and save the products and services you sell so you can pull them into an invoice instead of retyping them." For recurring invoices, you "Choose the billing frequency (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) and how many invoices to send, or keep sending until you stop," and "Clients can link a credit card to make recurring payments easier."

Payments

17hats: "Once connected to Stripe via 17hats, you may accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express cards." Its online payments page adds: "17hats Members in the United States may also accept ACH (eCheck) payments."

Billed: "Connect your Stripe account and every invoice you send gets a pay button, so clients can pay by card. Connect PayPal to add a PayPal option as well." Billed's invoice software page also says: "When a client pays by check or cash, record it as an offline payment so all your income is in one place."

Quotes, contracts and estimates

17hats: "Choices your clients make on Quotes are automatically reflected on Invoices." Its 3-in-1 document puts a "Quote, Contract, and Invoice wrapped up in one professional-looking package," and contracts are sent and signed electronically: "Electronically send and sign Contracts, to ease the process and lessen the paperwork burden on you."

Billed: Billed's features page says: "Convert your estimate to invoice with a single click after getting approval from your client."

Clients, projects and teams

17hats: "Projects neatly organize and store your documents, communication, events, notes, and to-dos for your Contacts." The features page lists Multi Users for adding team members, and a second brand: "With your second 17hats Brand, you can ensure that your two business brands stay completely separate with no cross over or confusion." It also lists a client portal, "a secure place for clients to access key information and complete important documents."

Billed: its client management page says: "Save all of your clients in one centralized place." Its projects page says: "Add your team, track your tasks and create Invoices in one place." Its invoice software page says: "If you run more than one business, manage them in one place and switch between them."

Scheduling, leads and automation (17hats)

17hats' features page describes online scheduling that lets leads and clients "see, at a glance, when you're available to meet and reserve a date and time," questionnaires, lead capture forms you install "on your website and social media accounts," and advanced workflows that "Automate the send of documents and emails to Contacts."

Expenses, time and reports

17hats: "The Profit/Loss Report gives you a snapshot on how well your business is doing." It also lists sales tax, client sales, product sales and lead source reports.

Billed: "An expense in Billed records who you paid, when, how much and which category it belongs to, with the receipt attached to the same entry." Its features page says you can "Manage hourly rate projects and track time for your projects. Easily bill for time tracked," and "Create income vs expense report to see how profitable your business is."

On a phone

17hats: "Download our free app to keep your business moving even on the go."

Billed: its mobile app page says you can "Create invoices, send estimates, log expenses, and accept payments from wherever you are."