Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Lemon Squeezy

On the evidence we track, Invoice Ninja leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Invoice Ninja64

Lemon Squeezy45

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Invoice NinjaLeader	Lemon Squeezy
Vioscale score	64 / 100high · 75%	45 / 100low · 19%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1,000	1
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	3.5	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Finvoiceninja%2Finvoiceninja&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,027	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Invoice Ninja64 / 100high · 75%

Lemon Squeezy45 / 100low · 19%

Pricing

Free tier

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy–

Model

Invoice Ninjafreemium

Lemon Squeezycommercial

Price level

Invoice Ninjalow

Lemon Squeezyunknown

Transparent

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy–

Integrations

Count

Invoice Ninja1,000

Lemon Squeezy1

Security

Gdpr

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

Pci

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy–

Scorecard

Invoice Ninja3.5

Lemon Squeezy–

Soc2

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy–

Vulnerabilities

Invoice NinjaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Finvoiceninja%2Finvoiceninja&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Lemon Squeezy–

Reliability

Status page

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Invoice Ninja0

Lemon Squeezy–

Github stars

Invoice Ninja10,027

Lemon Squeezy–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Invoice Ninja100

Lemon Squeezy–

Release

Cadence days

Invoice Ninja2

Lemon Squeezy–

History

Invoice Ninja20 items

Lemon Squeezy–

Language

Primary

Invoice NinjaPHP

Lemon Squeezy–

Market

Availability

Invoice NinjaAvailable worldwide

Lemon SqueezyAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Billing & Invoicing Software
Capability	Invoice Ninja	Lemon Squeezy
Core
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Usage metering	Basic	Real-time
Pricing models	Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing	Transaction-based, subscription, and consumption billing
Invoicing & AR	✓	✓
Catalog management	-	-
Commerce
Merchant of record	-	✓
Finance
Revenue recognition	-	-
Tax handling	Integration	Native
Collections
Dunning	Basic retry	-
Integrations
GL / ERP sync	✓	-
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✗
Insight
Revenue analytics	✓	✓

Core

Subscription billing

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

Usage metering

Invoice NinjaBasic

Lemon SqueezyReal-time

Pricing models

Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing

Lemon SqueezyTransaction-based, subscription, and consumption billing

Invoicing & AR

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

Catalog management

Invoice Ninja-

Lemon Squeezy-

Commerce

Merchant of record

Invoice Ninja-

Lemon Squeezy✓

Finance

Revenue recognition

Invoice Ninja-

Lemon Squeezy-

Tax handling

Invoice NinjaIntegration

Lemon SqueezyNative

Collections

Dunning

Invoice NinjaBasic retry

Lemon Squeezy-

Integrations

GL / ERP sync

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy-

Ecosystem

API-first / developer-first

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

Insight

Revenue analytics

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

What each one is

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

Invoice Ninja

Leader

A comprehensive solution combining invoicing, payment processing, expense tracking, time management, and project coordination in a single platform, available in both cloud and self-hosted deployments.

Independently observed

Lemon Squeezy

All-in-one platform for SaaS businesses offering payments, subscriptions, digital product sales, global tax compliance, and fraud prevention.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Invoice Ninja

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free forever tier available. Pro and Enterprise paid plans offered.

FreeFree

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Lemon Squeezy

Hybrid

Simplified unified pricing with transaction-based and consumption-based billing components

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Invoice Ninja	Lemon Squeezy
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

iOS

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

Android

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

macOS

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

Windows

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

Linux

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✓

Self-hosted

Invoice Ninja✓

Lemon Squeezy✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

PayPal

Invoice Ninja

Leader

15 total - 14 not shared

Stripe
Square
GoCardless
Gmail
QuickBooks
Slack
MailChimp
Zapier
Make
Pabbly
Checkout.com
Helcim
PayFast
Nordigen

Independently observed

Lemon Squeezy

1 total - 0 not shared

PayPal

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.