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Ask HN: Which tools do you use for invoice (freelancers and small biz)

10 points by varunkho 13y ago

Tasks include: creating the invoice, invoice reminders , getting paid and pushing the invoice into your accounting software. What tool(s) do you use?

stephenhacking 13y ago
Freshbooks.
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- tagabek 13y ago
  I've been using Freshbooks for about a month now, and will be happy to be paying the monthly fee starting next month.
workhere-io 13y ago
http://tradeshift.com http://tradeshift.com
alexgaribay 13y ago
Harvest seems to accomplish what you are looking for. You'll have to use either Paypal or Stripe to accept payments. And there is add-ons to integrate with some accounting software but you'd to check for your accounting software. http://getharvest.com http://getharvest.com
iambot 13y ago
Checkout http://invoiceomatic.io/ http://invoiceomatic.io/ its a free invoice and reminder service provided by http://ww.freeagent.com http://ww.freeagent.com as part of their marketing, onboarding, but its great and spam free.
fomojola 13y ago
A little side project I built: https://www.spotinvoice.com/ https://www.spotinvoice.com/ that spits out PDF invoices and lets you collect payments via Stripe. No accounting software integration, though.
wallin 13y ago
I've used http://getharvest.com http://getharvest.com in the past and I think it works really great. Both on invoicing and time tracking. Haven't tried the payment part though. This hasn't been released yet, it is invite only atm. But at least the site looks pretty good: http://invoisse.com/ http://invoisse.com/
wikwocket 13y ago
Excel and email. Works okay for small needs. :)
orchdork10159 13y ago
http://pancakeapp.com http://pancakeapp.com
mcv 13y ago
I use LibreOffice to create the invoice, a directory on my computer to keep my local copy, email to send it, and my bank's website to check whether it's been paid. It doesn't have to be any harder than that. Though I rarely send more than one invoice per month. If you send a lot, I can imagine some specialized software may pay off. For me, however, that would be overkill.
superuser2 13y ago
I'm in the weird position of a freelance audio engineer working mostly on a hobbyist basis. I have 5-6 customers and occasionally 4 or 5 invoices in a month, which means I can't use the free version of anything, but the next step up is designed for a full-time or nearly full-time professional and priced accordingly. I really couldn't justify more than $3 or $4 per month based on my revenue. The only option for me seems to be Zoho Invoice.
23andwalnut 13y ago
I built http://duetapp.com http://duetapp.com for invoicing (and project management)
mitchgillespie 13y ago
If you're looking for an invoicing tool that is completely integrated with your accounting check out Wave. www.waveapps.com/invoicing It is surprisingly free invoicing tool that also accepts credit card payments (powered by Stripe). Wave provides a full featured small business eco-system that you will also likely enjoy.
tectonic 13y ago
I unabashedly recommend http://mavenlink.com http://mavenlink.com

10 points by varunkho 13y ago

Tasks include: creating the invoice, invoice reminders , getting paid and pushing the invoice into your accounting software. What tool(s) do you use?

stephenhacking 13y ago

Freshbooks.

deleted 13y ago
[deleted]
tagabek 13y ago
I've been using Freshbooks for about a month now, and will be happy to be paying the monthly fee starting next month.

workhere-io 13y ago

http://tradeshift.com http://tradeshift.com

alexgaribay 13y ago

Harvest seems to accomplish what you are looking for. You'll have to use either Paypal or Stripe to accept payments. And there is add-ons to integrate with some accounting software but you'd to check for your accounting software. http://getharvest.com http://getharvest.com

iambot 13y ago

Checkout http://invoiceomatic.io/ http://invoiceomatic.io/ its a free invoice and reminder service provided by http://ww.freeagent.com http://ww.freeagent.com as part of their marketing, onboarding, but its great and spam free.

fomojola 13y ago

A little side project I built: https://www.spotinvoice.com/ https://www.spotinvoice.com/ that spits out PDF invoices and lets you collect payments via Stripe. No accounting software integration, though.

wallin 13y ago

I've used http://getharvest.com http://getharvest.com in the past and I think it works really great. Both on invoicing and time tracking. Haven't tried the payment part though. This hasn't been released yet, it is invite only atm. But at least the site looks pretty good: http://invoisse.com/ http://invoisse.com/

wikwocket 13y ago

Excel and email. Works okay for small needs. :)

orchdork10159 13y ago

http://pancakeapp.com http://pancakeapp.com

mcv 13y ago

I use LibreOffice to create the invoice, a directory on my computer to keep my local copy, email to send it, and my bank's website to check whether it's been paid. It doesn't have to be any harder than that. Though I rarely send more than one invoice per month. If you send a lot, I can imagine some specialized software may pay off. For me, however, that would be overkill.

superuser2 13y ago

I'm in the weird position of a freelance audio engineer working mostly on a hobbyist basis. I have 5-6 customers and occasionally 4 or 5 invoices in a month, which means I can't use the free version of anything, but the next step up is designed for a full-time or nearly full-time professional and priced accordingly. I really couldn't justify more than $3 or $4 per month based on my revenue. The only option for me seems to be Zoho Invoice.

23andwalnut 13y ago

I built http://duetapp.com http://duetapp.com for invoicing (and project management)

mitchgillespie 13y ago

If you're looking for an invoicing tool that is completely integrated with your accounting check out Wave. www.waveapps.com/invoicing It is surprisingly free invoicing tool that also accepts credit card payments (powered by Stripe). Wave provides a full featured small business eco-system that you will also likely enjoy.

tectonic 13y ago

I unabashedly recommend http://mavenlink.com http://mavenlink.com