Head to head
Invoice Ninja vs Invoicely
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
35/100Higher score | 32/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #8 | #9 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | — | 67 |
| AI Authority | 32 | 0 |
| Web Authority | 18 | 11 |
| Expert Assessment | 63 | 42 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $14/month (Ninja Pro, billed monthly) or $140/year (~$11.67/month) · free tier: $0, no card required — 5 clients with unlimited invoicing, 4 templates, logo branding, online payments, recurring and auto-billing, products/inventory, projects and billable time, Kanban, vendors and expenses, client portal, deposits/partial payments, automatic currency conversion, Zapier/Make/n8n | $9.99/month (Basic: 100 invoices/month, 25 clients, up to 2 team members) · free tier: $0/month: 5 invoices per month, 3 saved clients, no team members, PayPal-only online payments, limited branding, branded-only PDFs, 100 emails/month, max 10 saved items; no credit card required |
| Pricing model | Freemium subscription (per-user bands at Enterprise) | Freemium subscription |
| Best for | Freelancers and micro-businesses with up to five clients who want capable invoicing free of charge, solo consultants needing unlimited clients and API access for under $150/year, and technical or privacy-conscious teams who want the self-hosted open-source route. | Solo freelancers, contractors and micro-businesses issuing low invoice volumes who want branded invoices, estimates and time/mileage tracking under $20/month, especially those running more than one business entity from one login. |
| Avoid if | You need full double-entry accounting, bank reconciliation on the cheapest paid tier, EU PEPPOL compliance without paying for Enterprise, a named and dated SOC 2 Type II report for procurement, hand-holding support at low tiers, or capacity beyond the 100-user Enterprise ceiling. | Invoicing is mission-critical daily, you need phone or live-chat support, you require certainty over cancellation and stored-card removal, you need full accounting or verified e-invoicing compliance, or your team exceeds 25 people. |
| Markets | Freelancers, SMB, Agencies, Self-hosted / technical users | Freelancers, SMB, Micro-business |
| Founded | 2014 | — |
| Headquarters | — | Austria (Stack Holdings GmbH, Firmenbuch FN443956b) |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.