# Invoice Ninja vs Metronome

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Metronome

| Attribute | Invoice Ninja | Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.6 (75% (high)) | 67.9 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,268 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"What is Invoice Ninja?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Invoice Ninja offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"Is Invoice Ninja free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Invoice Ninja supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"What platforms does Invoice Ninja support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Invoice Ninja can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"Can Invoice Ninja be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Invoice Ninja, including Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless, Gmail, QuickBooks, Slack and MailChimp, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"What does Invoice Ninja integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Invoice Ninja. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Invoice Ninja not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com","question":"What security certifications does Invoice Ninja have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"answer":"A real-time monetization platform providing metering, pricing, billing, and reporting unified in one platform, built for product-led scale and sales-led complexity. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"What is Metronome?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Metronome. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"What platforms does Metronome support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Metronome, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"Can Metronome be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Metronome, including Salesforce, NetSuite, Stripe, AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace, Clickhouse and Google Cloud Storage, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"What does Metronome integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Metronome. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Metronome not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://metronome.com/company/security","question":"What security certifications does Metronome have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A real-time monetization platform providing metering, pricing, billing, and reporting unified in one platform, built for product-led scale and sales-led complexity. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"basic_retry","gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"integration","self_hostable":true,"pricing_models":"Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing","usage_metering":"basic","catalog_management":true,"subscription_billing":true}` | `{"gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"integration","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"usage-based","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"revenue_recognition":"integration","subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1,000 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"GoCardless"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MailChimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Make"},{"name":"Pabbly"},{"name":"Checkout.com"},{"name":"Helcim"},{"name":"PayFast"},{"name":"Nordigen"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"NetSuite"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Clickhouse","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"SingleStore","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["5 clients","Unlimited invoicing","4 invoice templates","Payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless)","Recurring invoices and auto-billing","Expense management","Vendor tracking","Purchase orders","Bank transaction import","Client portal","Quote management","E-signature support","Zapier integrations","Multi-factor authentication","PCI-DSS compliance","Encrypted data","24/7 cybersecurity monitoring"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"clients":"5","invoices":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["11 invoice templates","All Free plan features"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for 1-100 users","features":["11 invoice templates","Custom features and configuration"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","description":"Pricing based on number of users (1-100)","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Product & Inventory Management","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":140,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"API Integration with 3rd Party Apps","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":180,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Branded Client Portal: Billing.YourCompany.com"}],"summary":"Free forever. Pro pricing not shown. Enterprise pricing varies by users (1-100).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://invoiceninja.com/5-pricing-strategies-freelancers-looking-earn-money/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T21:03:24.100Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"0.8% on billing volume + $0.04 per 1,000 events","features":["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"],"components":[{"of":"billing volume","kind":"percentage","rate":0.8},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"events"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams launching usage-based products","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","features":["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"],"description":"For companies scaling revenue or transforming pricing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing at 0.8% on billing volume plus $0.04 per 1,000 events; custom enterprise plans available","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://metronome.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:32:17.776Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"events","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.47","date":"2026-10-10T07:16:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.47"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.46","date":"2026-10-10T06:33:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.46"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.45","date":"2026-10-08T23:45:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.45"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.44","date":"2026-10-07T00:37:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.44"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.43","date":"2026-09-18T00:10:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.43"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.42","date":"2026-09-17T21:10:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.42"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.41","date":"2026-09-17T06:57:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.41"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.40","date":"2026-09-12T23:09:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.40"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.39","date":"2026-09-12T23:00:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.38","date":"2026-09-12T01:15:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.38"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.37","date":"2026-09-02T03:58:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.37"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.36","date":"2026-08-27T21:54:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.35","date":"2026-08-25T02:45:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.34","date":"2026-08-25T02:29:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.33","date":"2026-08-17T10:48:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.32","date":"2026-08-15T06:51:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.31","date":"2026-08-12T07:02:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.30","date":"2026-08-06T00:34:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.29","date":"2026-08-05T02:30:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja/releases/tag/v5.13.28","date":"2026-08-05T02:19:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.13.28"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 2","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://metronome.com/company/security |
| security.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"}` | - |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:16:17.054Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*