Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Paddle

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.

Invoice Ninja full profile →Paddle full profile →

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★Invoice Ninja61

Paddle55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Invoice NinjaLeader	Paddle
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100high · 75%	55 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1,000	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.paddle.com/billing/tax-and-compliance
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	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Invoice Ninja61 / 100high · 75%

Paddle55 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

Model

Invoice Ninjafreemium

Paddlecommercial

Price level

Invoice Ninjalow

Paddleunknown

Transparent

Invoice Ninja✗

Paddle✓

Integrations

Count

Invoice Ninja1,000

Paddle3

Security

Certifications

Invoice Ninja–

PaddleSOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS

Disclosure policy

Invoice Ninja–

Paddle✓

Gdpr

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Pci

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Scorecard

Invoice Ninja4

Paddle–

Soc2

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Trust center

Invoice Ninja–

Paddlehttps://www.paddle.com/billing/tax-and-compliance

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

Paddle–

Reliability

Status page

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Invoice Ninja0

Paddle–

Github stars

Invoice Ninja10,268

Paddle–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Invoice Ninja100

Paddle–

Release

Cadence days

Invoice Ninja1

Paddle–

History

Invoice Ninja20 items

Paddle–

Language

Primary

Invoice NinjaPHP

Paddle–

Market

Availability

Invoice NinjaAvailable worldwide

PaddleAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Invoice Ninja6 items

Paddle6 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	Paddle
Core
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Usage metering	Basic	-
Pricing models	Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing	Subscriptions, per-user, usage-based, and tiered billing
Invoicing & AR	✓	✓
Catalog management	✓	-
Commerce
Merchant of record	-	✓
Finance
Revenue recognition	-	-
Tax handling	Integration	Native
Collections
Dunning	Basic retry	Smart
Integrations
GL / ERP sync	✓	-
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✗
Insight
Revenue analytics	✓	✓

Core

Subscription billing

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Usage metering

Invoice NinjaBasic

Paddle-

Pricing models

Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing

PaddleSubscriptions, per-user, usage-based, and tiered billing

Invoicing & AR

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Catalog management

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle-

Commerce

Merchant of record

Invoice Ninja-

Paddle✓

Finance

Revenue recognition

Invoice Ninja-

Paddle-

Tax handling

Invoice NinjaIntegration

PaddleNative

Collections

Dunning

Invoice NinjaBasic retry

PaddleSmart

Integrations

GL / ERP sync

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle-

Ecosystem

API-first / developer-first

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

Insight

Revenue analytics

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

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

Paddle

A comprehensive payment and billing service for digital product companies that handles transactions, subscriptions, sales tax compliance, and regulatory requirements across 300+ markets, eliminating the need for separate payment processors and tax administration 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.

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 ↗

Paddle

Usage-based

5% + 50¢ per transaction with no monthly fees or hidden costs. Custom pricing available for large-volume businesses.

Pay-as-you-go5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction
- Checkout and payment processing
- Subscription management and recurring billing
- Sales tax and VAT compliance across jurisdictions
- Fraud protection and chargeback management
- Financial and management reporting
- +2 more
Custom pricingContact sales
- Flexible pricing for high-volume or low-value transactions
- Dedicated customer success team
- Premium implementation services

as of 2026-10-07verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

iOS

Invoice Ninja✗

Paddle✓

Android

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

macOS

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

Windows

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

Linux

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✓

Self-hosted

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

Hybrid

Invoice Ninja✓

Paddle✗

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

Paddle

3 total

Drift
HubSpot
Intercom

Independently observed

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