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Comparison

FOSSBilling vs Invoice Ninja

On the evidence we track, Invoice Ninja leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

FOSSBilling full profile →Invoice Ninja full profile →
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FOSSBilling44
★Invoice Ninja61
Score
vioscaleAI score
FOSSBilling44 / 100low · 39%
Invoice Ninja61 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Model
FOSSBillingopen_source
Invoice Ninjafreemium
Price level
FOSSBillingfree
Invoice Ninjalow
Transparent
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✗
Integrations
Count
FOSSBilling4
Invoice Ninja1,000
Security
Gdpr
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja✓
Pci
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja✓
Scorecard
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja4
Soc2
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja0
Github stars
FOSSBilling16
Invoice Ninja10,268
Activity
Commits last 30d
FOSSBilling26
Invoice Ninja100
Release
Cadence days
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja1
History
FOSSBilling–
Invoice Ninja20 items
License
Spdx
FOSSBillingAGPL-3.0
Invoice Ninja–
Language
Primary
FOSSBillingAstro
Invoice NinjaPHP
Market
Availability
FOSSBilling–
Invoice NinjaAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
FOSSBilling6 items
Invoice Ninja6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for billing & invoicing software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Subscription billing
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Usage metering
FOSSBilling-
Invoice NinjaBasic
Pricing models
FOSSBilling-
Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing
Invoicing & AR
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Catalog management
FOSSBilling-
Invoice Ninja✓
Commerce
Merchant of record
FOSSBilling-
Invoice Ninja-
Finance
Revenue recognition
FOSSBilling-
Invoice Ninja-
Tax handling
FOSSBilling-
Invoice NinjaIntegration
Collections
Dunning
FOSSBilling-
Invoice NinjaBasic retry
Integrations
GL / ERP sync
FOSSBilling-
Invoice Ninja✓
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first
FOSSBilling-
Invoice Ninja✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Insight
Revenue analytics
FOSSBilling-
Invoice Ninja✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

FOSSBilling

A free, open-source platform that enables hosting automation businesses to manage customer accounts, billing, invoicing, and client administration without proprietary licensing costs.

Independently observed

Invoice Ninja

Leader

Provides invoicing, payment collection, expense tracking, and time tracking capabilities integrated into a single application. Available as a cloud-hosted service or self-hosted installation with full control over infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

FOSSBilling

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Invoice Ninja

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free forever. Pro pricing not shown. Enterprise pricing varies by users (1-100).

  • FreeFree
    • 5 clients
    • Unlimited invoicing
    • 4 invoice templates
    • Payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless)
    • Recurring invoices and auto-billing
    • +12 more
  • Pro-
    • 11 invoice templates
    • All Free plan features
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 11 invoice templates
    • Custom features and configuration
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Android
FOSSBilling✗
Invoice Ninja✓
macOS
FOSSBilling✗
Invoice Ninja✓
Windows
FOSSBilling✗
Invoice Ninja✓
Linux
FOSSBilling✗
Invoice Ninja✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
FOSSBilling✗
Invoice Ninja✓
Self-hosted
FOSSBilling✓
Invoice Ninja✓
Hybrid
FOSSBilling✗
Invoice Ninja✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

FOSSBilling

4 total
  • cPanel
  • Plesk
  • DirectAdmin
  • HestiaCP
Independently observed

Invoice Ninja

Leader
15 total
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Square
  • GoCardless
  • Gmail
  • QuickBooks
  • Slack
  • MailChimp
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • Pabbly
  • Checkout.com
  • Helcim
  • PayFast
  • Nordigen
Independently observed
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