Square Invoices vs eBillity

Two invoicing & payments tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • Square Invoices costs less for a six-person team.
  • Square Invoices fits retail shop, restaurant or café, trades or contractor, online store.
  • eBillity fits agency or studio.
CompareSquare InvoicesBlockeBillityeBillity
In one lineFree invoicing that shares a ledger with Square POSTime tracking that turns billable hours into invoices, from $8 a user
Starting priceFreeFrom $8/person
Six-person team$0/mo$48/mo
On $10,000 of card sales$336/moYour own card processor
PlansSquare Free $0/mo: invoice card payments 3.3% + 30¢, ACH 1% ($1 min); Square Plus $49/mo per location: 2.9% + 30¢; Square Premium $149/mo per location: 2.9% + 30¢Per user a month, billed yearly (20% off): Time Tracker Billing $8, no base fee ($10 month to month), time tracking, invoicing and recording payments; Workforce $11.20 plus a $17.60 monthly base fee ($14 plus $22 month to month), time clock, schedules and payroll links, no invoicing; Premium $16.80 plus a $24 base fee ($21 plus $30 month to month), Billing and Workforce combined with online card and ACH payments through your own Stripe, LawPay or CPACharge account, client portal and invoice reminders; LawBillity $33.60 for law firms ($42 month to month); the help centre lists a QuickBooks Online sync on Billing, the Billing page says it needs Premium; yearly plans are paid up front with no refunds; 14-day free trial, no card; no free plan
Pricing modelFree tierFree trial
Free trial—14 days
UsersUnlimitedPer user, from 1
Both connect toQuickBooks Online, Xero
Also connects toNo others on recordNo others on record
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportEvery plan (US)Every plan
Live chatPlans not statedEvery plan
Support hoursPhone: 6am–6pm PT M–F for the first 90 days (Square Free only), 6am–6pm PT M–F (Square Plus only), 24/7 (Square Premium only)Phone: Monday to Thursday 9am to 6pm, Friday 9am to 4:30pm US Eastern · Email: Monday to Thursday 9am to 6pm, Friday 9am to 4:30pm US Eastern · Live chat: 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday
Incidents posted14 incidents posted on Block's status page, which covers all Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Block. Status pageWe found no public status page for eBillity.
Capterra score4.7 / 5 from 123 reviewsNot listed
Fit: Retail shop8525
Fit: Restaurant or café7015
Fit: Service business8585
Fit: Agency or studio6088
Fit: Trades or contractor8560
Fit: Online store4015
Why people pick it
  • Free plan is complete
  • One customer list with POS
  • No base fee on Billing: $8 a user billed yearly
  • Phone, email and 24-hour weekday chat on every plan
Where it falls short
  • Higher card rate than Stripe
  • Weak for recurring billing
  • Online payments, client portal and most integrations need Premium
  • Invoicing plus schedules means Premium and its $24 base fee
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $500 average sale. How we calculate prices

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