#10 in Finance & AccountingUpdated 2026-08

Invoice Ninja

by Invoice Ninja · Invoicing, payments, expenses and time tracking for small businesses

56.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Invoice Ninja is invoicing and payments software for freelancers and small businesses. It combines invoices and quotes, recurring and auto-billing, expense and vendor tracking, billable time, projects with Kanban boards, and a client portal for viewing and paying invoices. Payments are collected through gateways including Stripe, PayPal, Square and GoCardless.

Best for: Freelancers and small businesses needing invoicing, payments, expenses and time tracking in one tool.
Pricing: Free plan for up to 5 clients, then Ninja Pro at $14/month ($140/yr) and Enterprise at $18/month ($180/yr), with Premium Business from $280/yr.
Runs on: WebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free plan forever: 5 clients, unlimited invoicing, no card
Covers invoicing, payments, expenses, time tracking, projects
Dozens of payment gateways plus Zapier, Make and Pabbly
30-day money back guarantee on paid plans

Trade-offs

Free plan caps you at 5 clients; unlimited clients needs Pro at $14/month
Removing the "Created by Invoice Ninja" line requires the Pro plan
Extra users, per-user permissions and bank sync are Enterprise-only
Enterprise price varies by user count (1-100), so $18/month is a starting point

Pricing

Published plans from Invoice Ninja’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Invoice Ninja pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
FREE	Freeper account	5 clients with unlimited invoicing 4 professional invoice templates, logo branding Auto-billing, recurring invoices, online payments Projects, billable time, Kanban boards, expenses, client portal
NINJA PRO	$14per month	$140/yr if billed annually (2 months free) Unlimited clients and invoices, branding removed 11 customisable templates, branded URL, auto-reminders API integration, reports, up to 10 interlinked companies
INVOICE NINJA ENTERPRISE	$18per month	$180/yr if billed annually (2 months free) Up to 100 account users with per-user permissions Branded client portal, file attachments, document locking Bank sync (Yodlee/GoCardless), e-invoicing and PEPPOL access
PREMIUM BUSINESS	Contact sales	Quoted from $280 per year Developer concierge and direct priority support Invoice design service and custom reports Data migration assistance, feature request priority

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 40 out of 100
Documentation: 65 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 70 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 20 out of 100
Changelog: 80 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 40 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 55 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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