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Invoice Simple alternatives and apps like it, free and paid

Invoice Simple is an estimate and invoice app for small businesses, on iOS, Android and the web, with online payments, receipt scanning and reports.[1] Its plans are priced by the number of invoices you send each month: up to 3 on Essentials, up to 10 on Plus and unlimited on Premium.[2] Below are 4 alternatives, with facts taken from each vendor’s own website, and an honest list of where Invoice Simple is the better fit.

Last checked: November 5, 2026. Prices are list prices shown that day; vendors often run temporary discounts.

Invoice Simple at a glance

  • Essentials costs $6.99 a month, Plus $14.99 and Premium $21.99, or $69.99, $149.99 and $219.99 a year; prices are listed in USD and may vary by local currency.[2]
  • Its plan comparison lists unlimited estimates on every plan, while invoices are capped at 3 a month on Essentials and 10 on Plus.[3]
  • Plus adds photos, your signature, summary reports and due date reminders; Premium adds client signatures, premium templates, deposits and restoring earlier versions of invoices.[2]
  • Without a plan you can create 2 documents and send 1, with no card needed, and a 14-day free trial unlocks Premium.[4]
  • Clients pay from the invoice through Stripe, PayPal or both, by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH bank transfer, PayPal or Venmo, and Tap to Pay takes contactless payments in person.[5]
  • Stripe card payments cost 3.49% + $0.49 in the US and 2.90% + C$0.30 in Canada, and you can have clients cover the fee.[6]
  • The mobile app scans receipts with AI, turns them into expenses you can review before saving, and exports expense reports for any date range.[7]
  • Bookkeeping, a paid add-on for the US and Canada only, imports bank transactions through Plaid, categorizes expenses and keeps a profit and loss report.[8]
  • It can draft an invoice from a short typed or spoken prompt, and schedules recurring invoices that clients can set to pay automatically.[9]
  • AI Receptionist, a paid add-on in the US and Canada, answers missed calls, collects the caller's job details and sends you a summary.[10]

Invoice Simple and Clodou

Invoice SimpleClodou
Pricing$6.99, $14.99 or $21.99 a month, for up to 3, up to 10 or unlimited invoices a month[2]Per workspace: Free (3 quotes or invoices a month), then Solo $29 (1 seat) or Team $79 (5 seats) a month with no cap on documents
Free option2 free documents and 1 send without a card, and a 14-day Premium trial[4]Free plan: 20 AI requests and 3 quotes or invoices a month, after a 14-day Team trial without a card
Team membersSupport adds a team member's email address to your account[11]Team includes 5 seats, then $12 per extra seat a month; only owners and admins approve emails to clients and recorded payments
Estimates and invoicesEstimate to invoice in one click, recurring invoices with autopay, deposits and partial payments[9]Quotes and invoices from a chat message, quote to invoice in one step, partial payments, monthly retainer drafts
TaxesA tax on the total, or several taxes when set per item[12]Your country's tax words (sales tax, VAT, GST, GST/HST), several taxes on one invoice or a different rate per line
Payment remindersDue date reminders on Plus and Premium[2]Prepared for your approval; sent automatically on Team if you switch it on
Online paymentsStripe or PayPal from the invoice, and Tap to Pay in person[5]No card processing; your own payment link printed on invoices (Team)
Receipts and expensesReceipt scanning with AI in the mobile app, and expense reports[7]Expenses from a receipt photo you confirm; CSV exports and a profit & tax summary
BookkeepingPaid add-on in the US and Canada: bank link through Plaid, profit and loss report[8]No ledger, bank feeds or reconciliation
AIQuick invoices from a short typed or spoken prompt[9]A chat agent that adds clients, writes quotes and invoices and logs time and expenses, plus an MCP server; emails and payments wait for approval
MobileiOS and Android apps, synced with the web app[13]No app; web only

Where Invoice Simple is a better fit

  • You want unlimited invoices for $21.99 a month or $219.99 a year (Premium).[2]
  • You invoice from your phone on the job and take contactless payments in person with Tap to Pay.[13]
  • You want clients to pay from the invoice by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, PayPal or Venmo.[5]
  • You want clients to sign estimates and pay deposits (Premium).[2]
  • You are in the US or Canada and want bank transactions imported and categorized for you (paid Bookkeeping add-on).[8]
  • You run a trade business and want missed calls answered and turned into leads (paid AI Receptionist add-on, US and Canada).[10]

Where Clodou is a better fit

  • You would rather type what happened than fill in forms, and want an agent that does the admin and asks before anything leaves.
  • You bill by the hour or by project and want time tracking, unbilled time to invoice, projects, retainers and a pipeline next to your quotes and invoices.
  • You work with others: Team includes 5 seats in one workspace price, and only an owner or admin can approve emails to clients and recorded payments.
  • You want your country's tax words (sales tax, VAT, GST, GST/HST) on every quote and invoice, several taxes on one invoice or a rate per line, in one of ten currencies.

Outside the US

Invoice Simple's online payments are available in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.[3] ACH bank transfers, PayPal and Venmo are listed as US only.[5] In Clodou, a workspace in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia or New Zealand prints that country's tax words (VAT, GST or GST/HST) on quotes and invoices and can bill in GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD or NZD, and Clodou publishes invoice guides for those five countries. Clodou does not process payments, check compliance or file returns: confirm what your invoices need with your accountant.

4 Invoice Simple alternatives

  1. 1. Clodou

    A chat-first AI back office: you type what happened, and the agent adds the client, writes the quote or invoice, logs time or an expense, and waits for an owner's or admin's approval before it emails a client or records a payment.

    Price: Free plan (20 requests and 3 quotes or invoices a month), then $29 (Solo, 1 seat) or $79 (Team, 5 seats included, $12 per extra seat) a month per workspace, or $290 and $790 a year; every new workspace starts with a 14-day trial of Team.

    • Quotes and invoices with your country's tax words (sales tax, VAT, GST, GST/HST), several taxes on one invoice (GST and QST, for example) or a different rate per line, branded PDFs and ten currencies.
    • Time, expenses from receipt photos, projects, pipeline, monthly retainer drafts, inventory and purchase-order drafts.
    • An MCP server for Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients, with the same approvals and undo as the chat.
    • Not included: e-signature, client portal, scheduling, card processing, bookkeeping, bank feeds, payroll and tax filing. Web app, in English.

  2. 2. Wave

    Small business software for accounting, invoicing, online payments and payroll.[14]

    Price: Starter is free; Pro is $19 a month or $190 a year in the US ($25 or $250 CAD in Canada), per business.[15]

    • Only for businesses located in the US and Canada.[16]
    • Card payments cost 2.9% + $0.60 per transaction; Pro waives the $0.60 on the first 10 each month.[15]
    • Pro adds automatic bank imports, unlimited receipt capture and automated late payment reminders.[15]
    • Payroll is an add-on, from $40 a month plus $6 per employee in the US.[17]

  3. 3. FreshBooks

    Cloud accounting and invoicing software for small businesses: invoices, expenses, time, online payments, projects and reports.[18]

    Price: Lite $23, Plus $43 or Premium $70 a month in the US (list prices), for 5, 50 or unlimited billable clients; team members cost $11 per user per month extra.[19]

    • 30-day free trial without a card.[19]
    • Double-entry accounting reports, bank reconciliation and accountant access from the Plus plan.[19]
    • FreshBooks Payments is for businesses in the US and Canada; international businesses use Stripe Standard instead.[20]
    • An MCP connector for Claude, announced on September 25, 2026.[21]

  4. 4. Bonsai

    One platform for client management, project delivery and billing for service businesses.[22]

    Price: $9 to $49 per user per month billed annually, or $15 to $59 billed monthly (shown in dollars); the Elite plan needs at least 3 users.[23]

    • 7-day free trial; no free plan is described.[23]
    • Contracts, proposals and a client portal from the Essentials plan.[23]
    • Its own payment service, Bonsai Payments, is available in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.[24]
    • Bonsai MCP connects AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to look up and create records, left for your review.[25]

Questions

What is the best free alternative to Invoice Simple?
It depends on what you need. Of the tools on this page, Wave has a free Starter plan with unlimited invoices (for businesses in the US and Canada only), and Clodou has a free plan (20 AI requests and 3 quotes or invoices a month). On November 5, 2026, Invoice Simple let you create 2 documents and send 1 without a plan, then offered a 14-day Premium trial; FreshBooks and Bonsai described free trials (30 and 7 days) rather than free plans.
How much does Invoice Simple cost?
On November 5, 2026, Invoice Simple's pricing page listed Essentials at $6.99 a month (up to 3 invoices a month), Plus at $14.99 (up to 10) and Premium at $21.99 (unlimited), or $69.99, $149.99 and $219.99 a year, in USD. Bookkeeping and AI Receptionist are paid add-ons in the US and Canada.
Is there an Invoice Simple alternative without a monthly invoice limit?
Yes. Wave's free Starter plan has unlimited invoices, for businesses in the US and Canada. Clodou's Solo and Team plans have no cap on quotes or invoices (its Free plan allows 3 a month). Invoice Simple's own Premium plan is also unlimited, at $21.99 a month.
Is there an Invoice Simple alternative with AI?
Invoice Simple itself can draft an invoice from a short typed or spoken prompt and sells an AI Receptionist add-on in the US and Canada. Clodou is built around an AI agent: you type what happened, it adds the client, writes the quote or invoice, logs time or an expense, and waits for an owner's or admin's approval before it emails a client or records a payment. Clodou also has an MCP server for Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients; FreshBooks and Bonsai each describe an MCP connector on their own sites.
Does Clodou have a mobile app like Invoice Simple?
No. Clodou is a web app, in English, with no iOS or Android app, and it does not process card payments: on the Team plan it prints your own payment link (from Stripe, PayPal or your bank, for example) on every invoice. If you invoice from job sites and take cards in person, Invoice Simple's apps and Tap to Pay fit that better.

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Sources (accessed November 5, 2026)

  1. [1] Invoice Simple features
  2. [2] Invoice Simple pricing
  3. [3] Invoice Simple Premium plan and feature comparison
  4. [4] Invoice Simple help: getting started with the mobile and web apps
  5. [5] Invoice Simple online payments
  6. [6] Invoice Simple help: Stripe processing fees
  7. [7] Invoice Simple expense tracker
  8. [8] Invoice Simple Bookkeeping
  9. [9] Invoice Simple estimates and invoices
  10. [10] Invoice Simple AI Receptionist
  11. [11] Invoice Simple help: giving someone else access to your account
  12. [12] Invoice Simple help: setting taxes on invoices and estimates
  13. [13] Invoice Simple mobile app
  14. [14] Wave home page
  15. [15] Wave pricing
  16. [16] Wave help: create a Wave account
  17. [17] Wave payroll
  18. [18] FreshBooks home page
  19. [19] FreshBooks pricing (US)
  20. [20] FreshBooks support: FreshBooks Payments
  21. [21] FreshBooks press release: MCP connector
  22. [22] Bonsai home page
  23. [23] Bonsai pricing
  24. [24] Bonsai help: integrated payment methods
  25. [25] Bonsai MCP

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