Best Invoicing and Billing Platforms for Freelancers and Consultants

A mobile-first invoicing app for freelancers with full feature parity between phone and desktop.

Editor's takeInvoice Simple delivers a mobile app with full feature parity to its desktop version, letting freelancers invoice entirely from a phone. It has more than 5 million Google Play installs and a 4.8-star average rating. The Essentials plan caps out at just 3 invoices a month, and a documented pattern of difficult cancellations is its most serious weakness.

Former Wix marketing and CRM bundle, now replaced by separate native Wix products.

Editor's takeAscend bundled over 20 marketing and CRM tools into one dashboard, built around a central CRM. Wix reported customers using its email tools saw 783 percent more site traffic while the suite was active. Wix officially discontinued Ascend as a bundle in 2023, folding its tools into separate standalone Wix products.

A free, ad-free invoicing tool for freelancers with client portals, time tracking and multi-currency support.

Editor's takeZoho Invoice offers client portals, time tracking and multi-currency invoicing for free, backed by the same SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications used across Zoho's paid products. Mobile apps hold a 4.8-out-of-5 rating, and the free plan carries no ads or hidden fees. The catch is scale: the free tier caps out at 1,000 invoices a year and just 3 active projects, and every free invoice carries a 'Powered by Zoho' watermark.

All-in-one invoicing and project management platform for freelancers, running since 2008 as Ronin.

Editor's takeClientary began in 2008 as Ronin and rebranded in 2022, now holding a 4.7 out of 5 rating on G2 across 45 reviews. Pricing runs three clear tiers, $19, $39 and $59 a month, with no setup, cancellation or per-invoice fees. There is no native iOS or Android app, only a mobile-responsive browser experience, and the API currently exposes only the time-tracking piece of project data.

Legal billing software with built-in trust accounting and bi-directional QuickBooks sync for law firms.

Editor's takeTimeSolv earns its reputation with law firms through deep trust accounting safeguards and a true bi-directional QuickBooks sync, a detail many rivals fake with one-way imports. The application itself is not SOC 2 or HIPAA certified, though it runs on SOC 2 certified AWS infrastructure. Reviewers consistently rank the interface among the category's least polished.

Mobile-first invoicing for freelancers with an online store, booking, and offline mode built in.

Editor's takeBilldu pairs standard invoicing with an online store, booking page, and instant website, features rarely bundled together for freelancers. It holds a 4.8-star rating across more than 45,000 reviews and works fully offline on mobile. The tradeoff is client caps on cheaper tiers, 10 clients on Lite and 50 on Standard, with unlimited clients and API access reserved for the $19.99 Premium plan.

Cloud accounting for freelancers with intuitive invoicing and built-in time tracking.

Editor's takeFreshBooks wins on approachability: double-entry accounting runs under the hood, but the interface reads like a simple invoicing tool built for people without an accounting background. Time tracking feeds straight into invoices, simplifying the work-to-cash cycle for solo consultants. The value proposition weakens for growing teams, though, since each additional user costs $11 a month, compared to competitors like Xero that include unlimited users.

All-in-one invoicing, project management and CRM suite for freelancers with a built-in business phone line.

Editor's takeMoxie packages invoicing, project boards, a client portal and a phone system into one subscription, aiming to replace several separate tools. Pricing undercuts most competitors, starting near $12 a month. Reviewers do flag bugs and a rough data import process for anyone switching from another platform.

Free double-entry accounting and invoicing app for freelancers, backed by H&R Block.

Editor's takeWave still gives freelancers unlimited invoices, estimates, and double-entry bookkeeping for free, a rare combination since most competitors gate core accounting behind a paywall. The company removed automatic bank transaction imports from the free Starter plan, though, pushing that automation to the $16 a month Pro plan. Support stays thin either way, since Wave has no inbound phone line even for paying Pro customers.

GST-compliant invoicing platform with built-in lead management and WhatsApp sharing.

Editor's takeRefrens goes beyond basic invoicing with GST e-invoicing, e-way bills, and a built-in lead management CRM, backed by Paytm and Shaadi.com founders. It serves over 150,000 businesses and offers a 100% refund within 7 days of an annual purchase. The free tier is genuinely limited though, capping out at 20 documents a year before requiring an upgrade.

Freelance invoicing platform acting as a reseller, handling compliance and payouts in 30+ currencies.

Editor's takeRemotify acts as a reseller so freelancers can issue VAT-compliant invoices and get paid in over 30 currencies without registering a company. It charges no monthly fee, just a 2.5% to 4% commission depending on volume, and onboarding takes about 3 minutes. A Reddit user reported a payment marked as transferred that did not arrive in their bank for over a week, and a Trustpilot review alleges Remotify emailed a client directly for marketing without consent.