The Front Desk Review

Best Invoicing Software · head-to-head

FreshBooks vs Invoice Ninja

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for invoicing software. Invoice Ninja has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Invoice Ninja has the lower entry price — FreshBooks starts at $23/mo, Invoice Ninja at $0/mo. Free tier: FreshBooks No, Invoice Ninja Yes. HIPAA: FreshBooks —, Invoice Ninja —.

As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

FreshBooks

$23/mo entry
Entry price$23/mo (Lite)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forFreelancers

Invoice Ninja

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPRYes
Best forFreelancers and small businesses wanting free unlimited cloud invoicing

Sources — FreshBooks: freshbooks.com (verified 2026-06-14) · Invoice Ninja: invoiceninja.com (verified 2026-06-14)

Key features

FreshBooks: Double-entry accounting; Automated invoicing with online payment acceptance; Expense tracking with receipt scanning; Time tracking and billable hours; Project management and collaboration; Proposals and estimates; Mileage tracking; Payroll (add-on via Gusto); 100+ app integrations via FreshBooks AppStore; Multi-currency support

Invoice Ninja: Unlimited invoicing on free tier; Real-time PDF invoice preview; Recurring and auto-billing; Partial payments and deposits; Client portal with invoice/payment history; PEPPOL e-invoicing (Enterprise); Kanban project management with billable time tracking; Multi-currency and multi-language (dozens of languages); Custom domain and white-label client portal (Enterprise); Open-source and self-hostable (full data ownership); Bank sync via Yodlee (Enterprise); Vendor purchase orders and inventory tracking

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