Invoice Ninja
8.2#1 in accounts receivable softwareFrom $40 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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InvoiceShelf
7.5#2 in accounts receivable softwareFree planFree planAndroidWebAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | Invoice Ninja | InvoiceShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Invoice Ninja connects to Zapier, Make, Pabbly, n8n, Integrately, Gmail, MSN, QuickBooks, Slack, Mailchimp, Yodlee and GoCardless. | The maker advertises Stripe checkout for online card payments and supports SMTP, sendmail, PHP mail, Amazon SES, Mailgun, and Postmark for email delivery. |
| Invoicing | Users can create branded invoices and quotes with product libraries, customizable templates, custom numbering, deposits, partial payments and bulk emailing. | It supports branded invoices and estimates, custom fields, tax rules, multi-currency, and PDF templates. |
| Payments | The service supports one-click client payments, recurring billing, ACH or bank transfers and gateways including Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless, Authorize.net and Mollie. | The application records partial and full payments and tracks outstanding balances. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.7 out of 5 from 612 reviews | No numeric rating or review count was displayed on the opened listing. |
| Security | Invoice Ninja states that its hosted platform has SOC 2 certification, PCI-DSS and GDPR compliance, TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest, MFA, role-based access and audit logging. | The InvoiceShelf 2.4.6 release notes say it fixed two security issues involving file disk selection and saved storage credentials. |
Invoice Ninja plans
- FreeFree
- Ninja Pro$14 a month
- Enterprise$18 a month
- Self-hosting white-label$40 a year
- Premium Business$280 a year
InvoiceShelf plans
- FreeFree
- InvoiceShelfFree
Pick Invoice Ninja if…
Invoice Ninja suits freelancers and small businesses that need invoicing alongside payments, expenses, time tracking and project tools. It may also suit users who want apps across devices or the option to self-host.
Pick InvoiceShelf if…
InvoiceShelf is aimed at individuals and small businesses, with features for small businesses, agencies, and consultancies. It suits users able to manage a self-hosted web application and its listed server and database requirements.