Invoicing, quotes and payments app you can self-host
Invoice Ninja is an invoicing and billing platform for freelancers and small businesses, offered as a hosted service or as software you can install on your own server. It creates quotes, invoices and recurring billing, tracks time, tasks and expenses, supports many currencies and connects to dozens of payment gateways through a client portal. The source code is available under the Elastic License.
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- alternatives
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- Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Self-hostable or available as a hosted service
- Connects to dozens of payment gateways through a client portal
- Recurring invoices, quotes, time and expense tracking included
Cons
- Not a full double-entry accounting system
- Elastic License code is not open source in the strict sense
- Many settings make the initial setup time-consuming
Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.
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