Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Orb

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.

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★Invoice Ninja61

Orb40

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Invoice NinjaLeader	Orb
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100high · 75%	40 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1,000	2
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.withorb.com/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	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Invoice Ninja61 / 100high · 75%

Orb40 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Model

Invoice Ninjafreemium

Orbcommercial

Price level

Invoice Ninjalow

Orbunknown

Transparent

Invoice Ninja✗

Orb✗

Integrations

Count

Invoice Ninja1,000

Orb2

Security

Certifications

Invoice Ninja–

OrbSOC 2 Type II

Gdpr

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Pci

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb–

Scorecard

Invoice Ninja4

Orb–

Soc2

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Trust center

Invoice Ninja–

Orbhttps://www.withorb.com/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

Orb–

Reliability

Status page

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Invoice Ninja0

Orb–

Github stars

Invoice Ninja10,268

Orb–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Invoice Ninja100

Orb–

Release

Cadence days

Invoice Ninja1

Orb–

History

Invoice Ninja20 items

Orb–

Language

Primary

Invoice NinjaPHP

Orb–

Market

Availability

Invoice NinjaAvailable worldwide

Orb–

Content

Faq

Invoice Ninja6 items

Orb5 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	Orb
Core
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Usage metering	Basic	Real-time
Pricing models	Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing	Usage-based, hybrid, subscription, feature-based, seat-based
Invoicing & AR	✓	✓
Catalog management	✓	✓
Commerce
Merchant of record	-	-
Finance
Revenue recognition	-	-
Tax handling	Integration	-
Collections
Dunning	Basic retry	Basic retry
Integrations
GL / ERP sync	✓	✓
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✗
Insight
Revenue analytics	✓	✓

Core

Subscription billing

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Usage metering

Invoice NinjaBasic

OrbReal-time

Pricing models

Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing

OrbUsage-based, hybrid, subscription, feature-based, seat-based

Invoicing & AR

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Catalog management

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Commerce

Merchant of record

Invoice Ninja-

Orb-

Finance

Revenue recognition

Invoice Ninja-

Orb-

Tax handling

Invoice NinjaIntegration

Orb-

Collections

Dunning

Invoice NinjaBasic retry

OrbBasic retry

Integrations

GL / ERP sync

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Ecosystem

API-first / developer-first

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Insight

Revenue analytics

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

What each one is

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

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

Orb

A billing and revenue management system that automates usage-based billing calculations, enables dynamic pricing strategy, and integrates product usage data with financial operations and ERP systems.

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

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 ↗

Orb

Quote-based

Custom pricing. All plans require contacting sales.

CoreContact sales
- Real-time event ingestion
- Real-time alerting
- Hybrid and usage-based billing
- Automated price changes
AdvancedContact sales
- Everything in Core
- Data warehouse sync
- Salesforce integration
- NetSuite integration
- Customer hierarchy
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Advanced
- Enterprise-grade SLAs
- Dedicated support

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Android

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

macOS

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Windows

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Linux

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✓

Self-hosted

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Hybrid

Invoice Ninja✓

Orb✗

Integrations

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

Invoice Ninja

Leader

15 total

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

Independently observed

Orb

2 total

Salesforce
NetSuite

Independently observed

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