Invoice Ninja vs. vCita

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Invoice Ninja
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
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.
$0
Invoicing, Quotes, Expenses, Time-Tracking built with Laravel & Flutter
vCita
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
vCita is a marketing-focused CRM for service providers. According to the vendor, the product helps service providers move clients through every stage of the sales cycle: from the first point of contact to closing, upselling and follow-up. vCita is a lightweight CRM with the following features: - Manage appointments, payments, and clients - Access info & respond to clients on the go with a mobile app - Invite clients to…
$29
per month
Pricing
Invoice NinjavCita
Editions & Modules
Invoice Ninja - Self-hosted
$0
Invoicing, Quotes, Expenses, Time-Tracking built with Laravel & Flutter
Forever Free
$0
Unlimited Invoices & Quotes for 20 clients
Ninja Pro Plan
$10
per month
Enterprise Plan
$14
per month 1-2 users
Essentials
$29
per month
Business
$59
per month
Platinum
$99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Invoice NinjavCita
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing. Higher volume plans available for an enterprise subscription.
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Features
Invoice NinjavCita
Sales Force Automation
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Invoice Ninja
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Ratings
vCita
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
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Invoice Ninja
-
Ratings
vCita
7.0
Ratings
8% below category average
Email marketing00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
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Invoice Ninja
-
Ratings
vCita
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Customization
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Invoice Ninja
-
Ratings
vCita
6.8
Ratings
10% below category average
Custom fields00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Platform
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Invoice Ninja
-
Ratings
vCita
8.6
Ratings
16% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Security
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Invoice Ninja
-
Ratings
vCita
9.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
User Ratings
Invoice NinjavCita
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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9.7
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Usability
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9.5
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Support Rating
-
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8.5
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User Testimonials
Invoice NinjavCita
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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It makes client communication extremely easy - we can message and schedule online appointments. Clients really like those options. We also like the online payment portal. That way clients can pay at their convenience, and we don't end up with credit card information that requires PCI compliance. It also helps with payments. It would also help with invoicing, but unfortunately, there are only 3 linked payment options (Square, Stripe, and PayPal). If you don't use one of those payment processors, you cannot link to billing.
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Pros
  • Invoicing
  • Billing
  • Track expenses
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  • Very easy implementation of a contact/scheduling widget.
  • Allows for scheduling of appointments with clients. The setup is easy and the allotted times can be changed as needed. Easy for the client to use as well.
  • Managing communication between individual clients is easy as well.
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Cons
  • Should be able to produce a SAF-T file
  • Better reports
  • More invoice templates
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  • Syncing with our google calendars has some flaws or is just not clear
  • Messages show unread when they have been read
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Usability
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Overall - easy to use. There are some missing features (like fillable pdf forms), and it also requires using certain credit card processors to link billing (otherwise it doesn't work).
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Support Rating
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I do miss the days when I could easily call up a rep and talk to them about any issues I had with the service. But I still do hear back from the customer service rep during the week within 24 hours.
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Alternatives Considered
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.
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vCita has been very responsive to our needs and desires for improvement in certain areas. We have appreciated the level of support we receive when a problem arises. Our biggest gain when moving was the reliability of this product's teleconferencing integration with Zoom. With OnCall we had trouble onboarding people, difficulty with the app they used going down, etc. We also had expectations about progress with Forms that we unmet.
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Return on Investment
  • Save me 200 euros per year on a invoice system
  • Save me time by automatically send late payment reminder
  • Saves me time wend I have to do my tax declaration
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  • The initial cost was high compared to other options but the features in the base level allowed even the smallest of business to grow into the paid version of the service.
  • The time saved with self service bookings and profile management for customers has been a big plus and made the purchase of the service worthwhile.
  • The constant improvements to the platform have been enough to continue to use the service as it develops into a competent CRM.
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