Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Metronome

On the evidence we track, Metronome leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Invoice Ninja61

★Metronome68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Invoice Ninja	MetronomeLeader
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100high · 75%	68 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$0.04
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1,000	9
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type 2
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://metronome.com/company/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=hillelcoren%2Finvoice-ninja&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,268	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Invoice Ninja61 / 100high · 75%

Metronome68 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Model

Invoice Ninjafreemium

Metronomecommercial

Price level

Invoice Ninjalow

Metronomelow

Starting price

Invoice Ninja–

Metronome$0.04

Transparent

Invoice Ninja✗

Metronome✓

Integrations

Count

Invoice Ninja1,000

Metronome9

Security

Certifications

Invoice Ninja–

MetronomeSOC 2 Type 2

Gdpr

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome–

Iso27001

Invoice Ninja–

Metronome✓

Pci

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Scorecard

Invoice Ninja4

Metronome–

Soc2

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Trust center

Invoice Ninja–

Metronomehttps://metronome.com/company/security

Vulnerabilities

Invoice NinjaCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=hillelcoren%2Finvoice-ninja&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

Metronome–

Reliability

Status page

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Invoice Ninja0

Metronome–

Github stars

Invoice Ninja10,268

Metronome–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Invoice Ninja100

Metronome–

Release

Cadence days

Invoice Ninja1

Metronome–

History

Invoice Ninja20 items

Metronome–

Language

Primary

Invoice NinjaPHP

Metronome–

Market

Availability

Invoice NinjaAvailable worldwide

MetronomeAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Invoice Ninja6 items

Metronome5 items

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	Metronome
Core
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Usage metering	Basic	Real-time
Pricing models	Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing	usage-based
Invoicing & AR	✓	✓
Catalog management	✓	✓
Commerce
Merchant of record	-	-
Finance
Revenue recognition	-	Integration
Tax handling	Integration	Integration
Collections
Dunning	Basic retry	-
Integrations
GL / ERP sync	✓	✓
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✗
Insight
Revenue analytics	✓	✓

Core

Subscription billing

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Usage metering

Invoice NinjaBasic

MetronomeReal-time

Pricing models

Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing

Metronomeusage-based

Invoicing & AR

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Catalog management

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Commerce

Merchant of record

Invoice Ninja-

Metronome-

Finance

Revenue recognition

Invoice Ninja-

MetronomeIntegration

Tax handling

Invoice NinjaIntegration

MetronomeIntegration

Collections

Dunning

Invoice NinjaBasic retry

Metronome-

Integrations

GL / ERP sync

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Ecosystem

API-first / developer-first

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Insight

Revenue analytics

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

What each one is

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

Invoice Ninja

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

Metronome

Leader

A real-time monetization platform providing metering, pricing, billing, and reporting unified in one platform, built for product-led scale and sales-led complexity.

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

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 2026-09-10verify ↗

Metronome

Leader

from $0.04/eventsHybrid

Usage-based pricing at 0.8% on billing volume plus $0.04 per 1,000 events; custom enterprise plans available

Startup0.8% on billing volume + $0.04 per 1,000 events
- Real-time usage metering and alerting
- Usage-based, seat-based, subscription, and hybrid pricing support
- Self-serve and custom enterprise contracts
- Native Stripe integration
- Embeddable billing dashboards
CustomContact sales
- Invoicing integrations with Salesforce, NetSuite, and Cloud Marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Data exports to data warehouse and BI tools
- Dedicated account manager
- Enhanced SLAs and priority support

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

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	Metronome
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Android

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

macOS

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Windows

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Linux

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✓

Self-hosted

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Hybrid

Invoice Ninja✓

Metronome✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Stripe

Invoice Ninja

15 total - 14 not shared

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

Independently observed

Metronome

Leader

9 total - 8 not shared

Salesforce
NetSuite
AWS Marketplace
Google Cloud Marketplace
Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Clickhouse
Google Cloud Storage
SingleStore

Independently observed

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