Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Recurly

On the evidence we track, Recurly 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
★Recurly68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Invoice Ninja61 / 100high · 75%
Recurly68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Model
Invoice Ninjafreemium
Recurlyfreemium
Price level
Invoice Ninjalow
Recurlyhigh
Starting price
Invoice Ninja–
Recurly$249
Transparent
Invoice Ninja✗
Recurly✓
Integrations
Count
Invoice Ninja1,000
Recurly30
Security
Certifications
Invoice Ninja–
Gdpr
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Hipaa
Invoice Ninja–
Recurly✓
Pci
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Scorecard
Invoice Ninja4
Recurly–
Soc2
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Trust center
Invoice Ninja–
Reliability
Sla pct
Invoice Ninja–
Recurly99.5
Status page
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Invoice Ninja0
Recurly–
Github stars
Invoice Ninja10,268
Recurly–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Invoice Ninja100
Recurly–
Release
Cadence days
Invoice Ninja1
Recurly–
History
Invoice Ninja20 items
Recurly–
Language
Primary
Invoice NinjaPHP
Recurly–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Invoice Ninja6 items
Recurly6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Subscription billing
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Usage metering
Invoice NinjaBasic
RecurlyReal-time
Pricing models
Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing
RecurlyFixed, tier-based, volume-based, stair-step, usage-based, one-time, and ramp pri
Invoicing & AR
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Catalog management
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Commerce
Merchant of record
Invoice Ninja-
Recurly-
Finance
Revenue recognition
Invoice Ninja-
RecurlyNative ASC 606
Tax handling
Invoice NinjaIntegration
RecurlyNative
Collections
Dunning
Invoice NinjaBasic retry
RecurlySmart
Integrations
GL / ERP sync
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly-
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✗
Insight
Revenue analytics
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓

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

Recurly

Leader

An all-in-one subscription and revenue management platform that handles recurring billing, payment processing, revenue recognition, and customer lifecycle engagement for subscription businesses.

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 verify ↗

Recurly

Leader
from $249/moHybridFree tier90-day trial

From $249/month + 0.9% volume (Starter) to <1% volume billed annually (All-Access, $1M minimum). Add-on products (Engage, RevRec) from $850/month. 90-day free trial.

  • Starter$249/month + 0.9% of billing volume (first $40K/month included)
    • Automated global subscription billing
    • Flexible plans and pricing
    • Static churn-prevention tools
    • 1 Dunning campaign
    • 10+ payment methods
    • +1 more
  • All-AccessAs low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually. Volume-based pricing ($1M minimum billing volume)
    • AI-Powered agents, analytics, insights
    • Intelligent churn-prevention tools
    • Multiple dunning campaigns
    • Advanced plans, pricing, promotions
    • Payments orchestration across multiple gateways
    • +4 more
  • All-Access for ShopifyContact sales
    • Customized bundles
    • Subscribe and save
    • Prepaid and gift subscriptions
    • Hybrid subscription support
    • Cancel-save flows and surveys
    • +3 more
  • Engage$1,600/month, billed annually
    • AI powered propensity to churn model
    • 1-click billing integration
    • Personalized offers
    • Cancel save, upsell, cross sell capabilities
    • Granular segmentation
    • +3 more
  • RevRec$850/month, billed annually
    • Automated contract modifications
    • SSP automation
    • Rules-driven allocations
    • Real-time revenue insights & forecasting
    • Automated monthly close
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
iOS
Invoice Ninja✗
Recurly✓
Android
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
macOS
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✗
Windows
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✗
Linux
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✓
Self-hosted
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✗
Hybrid
Invoice Ninja✓
Recurly✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Stripe
  • PayPal

Invoice Ninja

15 total - 13 not shared
  • Square
  • GoCardless
  • Gmail
  • QuickBooks
  • Slack
  • MailChimp
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • Pabbly
  • Checkout.com
  • Helcim
  • PayFast
  • Nordigen
Independently observed

Recurly

Leader
21 total - 19 not shared
  • Shopify
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Adyen
  • Klarna
  • MercadoPago
  • Worldpay
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • Adobe Audience Manager
  • Google Play
  • Apple IAP
  • Amazon IAP
  • Roku Billing
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • SendGrid
  • Braze
  • Zendesk
  • Salesforce
  • NetSuite
Independently observed
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