Invoice Ninja is a source-code available suite of apps focusing on SMB invoicing & payments, from the small company of the same name. The service boasts users among 200,000+ businesses, who use Invoice Ninja to invoice clients, track payments, expenses, and time billable tasks.
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Invoicing, Quotes, Expenses, Time-Tracking built with Laravel & Flutter
Square Invoices
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Square Invoices is a software invoicing solution from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Invoice Ninja
Square Invoices
Editions & Modules
Invoice Ninja - Self-hosted
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Invoicing, Quotes, Expenses, Time-Tracking built with Laravel & Flutter
Forever Free
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Unlimited Invoices & Quotes for 20 clients
Ninja Pro Plan
$10
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Enterprise Plan
$14
per month 1-2 users
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Pricing Offerings
Invoice Ninja
Square Invoices
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
Discounts available for annual pricing. Higher volume plans available for an enterprise subscription.
I think Invoice Ninja is well-suited for small businesses or freelancers with this software you can track your expenses bill and get paid using a friendly user interface, it is easy to set and configure. They have a paid version but with the open-source self-hosted version it's free and this is a great advantage over other similar softwares.
Square Invoices is the best service that I have found for what it does: it's easy to use, nice to look at, and never seems to go to spam or be lost by clients. Clients mention that the setup is easier than services my competitors use. You can even attach your contract to the invoice, which is wonderful in case there are questions later on. Unfortunately, not being able to have clients alter quantities or select add-ons means for half of my services, I have to use a different, inferior service.
The only time I had a problem was a false chargeback from a client. Square Invoices referenced our contract and ruled in my favor, and they did so in a timely manner. I sent them the contract and my email history with the client, and they quickly unfroze the amount of money.
I changed from Fresh Books to Invoice Ninja because Invoice Ninja while being free and open source still offers all the Fresh Books features. Also, we were able to change the estimate module to work exactly as we needed and now it allows us to do consignations to our clients that after we can convert to invoices.
I feel that for what it does, Square Invoices outperforms its competition. Because we have used the program for several years, we have seen how they continue to improve their service - making it user-friendly and accessible for a variety of needs. Other platforms are not as easy to set up, add items, and access funds after payment is received.
The fee for invoicing is extremely reasonable for how easy it is. At 2.75% per transaction, it's well worth it.
I like that invoices can be printed and mailed or sent via email for easy online payment.
I have a 100% collection rate on my invoices, and they are often paid within 24-48 hours of being sent, which saves me the time of chasing down checks, which can be especially cumbersome when I have multiple clients.