14 Web-Based Invoicing Tools To Make Sure You Get Paid

We all know how important it is to keep track of everything, especially when we’re talking “money“, cause you do wanna get paid.

So, here is a list of 14 web-based invoicing tools. No downloads required, you can access your account(s) wherever you may be in the world, making it really easy to manage your invoices and get paid (on time).

A lot of folks prefer installing a software on their computers and keeping all their data on there, but I personally like web-based apps, they’re great for the freelancers “on the go“. And with most web-based apps, you can download your data and store it on your own computer for future reference. ;)

Many of the apps listed here are more than just invoicing tools, some also offer time and task management, project management and other “nice to have” tools.

*some of those apps are free, and some require a paid membership. The sites are listed in no specific order.
FreshBooks (aff)

Invoice Machine

Less Accounting

What Do You Use?

When the time comes you have to send your invoice to your clients, what do you use? Do you send your invoices by e-mail, or do you prefer printing them out and sending them by regular mail? If you use a web-based app, which one is it? If you don’t use one, how do you manage your invoices and keep track of all this? How much would you be willing to pay for an invoicing tool/app? ;)

Jon

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26 Rockin' Comments

LGR
August 18th, 2007 at 10:12 pm

Thanks for the list of places to check out. I would like to move to an online system.

I currently email clients invoices as pdf’s and it works ok, unless they can’t open pdf’s then I have to mail it.
Shane
August 19th, 2007 at 4:10 am

Emailing a pdf is a great way to go. Most accounting programs will export to pdf.

Faxing can be good, but you have to be careful about that because some companies don’t like invoices coming over the central office fax.

And when all else fails, there’s good old snail-mail!
Marcus
August 19th, 2007 at 10:29 am

I just started using Cashboard, and even though it’s still in beta I find it does everything I need it to do and then some. The time-tracking widget is very useful. I upgraded to a paid subscription just the other day.
Scott
August 19th, 2007 at 10:22 pm

I have been using Freshbooks for a while now and am really pleased with it. The timer works great.

SB
Brandon
August 27th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

I use SideJobTrack — it was the first thing I found online when I started doing IT consulting on the side. Suits my needs but will look into the above listed.
Ian
September 2nd, 2007 at 6:04 pm

There are just so many options. I know of three software applications that accountants reccommend and which work with banks websites as well as these 14 too. You generally get what you pay for but online service must be better value.

There should some comparison or review of these sites somewhere.

As if those above are not enough, another is launching soon called BillQ. The address is http://www.mybillq.com/
srijaga_cbe
November 20th, 2007 at 11:37 am

Hi, This is my first visit to this blog. These tools are very good. But an odd question.
Please post some free invoice tools not in a webbased/ online. Just a desktop version.
I tried a few. But no one comes near to these online tools. :)
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kai
April 29th, 2008 at 12:17 am

Or why not install an open-source solution on your own server so that YOU keep control over YOUR data and have no monthly fee to boot?
Simple Invoices is free, simple and elegant.
Demo here: http://simpleinvoices.org/demo/login.php
milis
May 7th, 2008 at 7:33 am

I use http://www.simpleinvoices.org - simple - steady - on my server - it is getting better all the time = fantastic!
Ryan D.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:36 am

If you want free and very useful try http://invoicejournal.com
Karen
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:57 am

Hi Jon,

Another tool for invoicing is Fanurio http://www.fanuriotimetracking.com It’s a useful application, with a user-friendly interface.
Roy
July 26th, 2008 at 10:54 pm

Intuit recently launched http://www.billingmanager.com which is a very easy, free online invoicing tool. There’s an upgrade path to QuickBooks if you ever want to track expenses or manage other aspects of your business. There’s also an iPhone app that has been selected as Staff Pick by Apple on their iPhone site. Billingmanager.com recently added recurring invoicing and estimates, and integrates with Intuit’s credit card acceptance service (optional, but cool to send an electronic invoice, allow the customer to click to pay online, and the business gets paid faster).
Lori Farrow
August 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

Hi,
Sage Software has recently launched a free online invoicng tool for freelancers and small businesses at http://www.billingboss.com. Billing Boss is focused of keeping invoicing simple - so simple that you can get set up and send your first invoice in just a couple minutes.

Please note: With the goal of full disclosure, I work at Sage. Feel free to contact me if you have any feedback about Billing Boss.