Stripe Invoicing vs eBillity

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

Short version

  • Stripe Invoicing costs less for a six-person team.
  • Stripe Invoicing fits retail shop, restaurant or café, trades or contractor, online store.
  • eBillity: No base fee on Billing: $8 a user billed yearly.
CompareStripe InvoicingStripeeBillityeBillity
In one lineInvoices and payment links on Stripe's railsTime 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
PlansNo monthly fee; Starter 0.4% per paid invoice; Plus 0.5% (adds quotes); plus Stripe card processing 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 toFreshBooks, Zoho Books, Puzzle, Akaunting, Kashoo, ZipBooks, Bench, Patriot Accounting +1 moreNo others on record
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportEvery planEvery plan
Live chatEvery planEvery plan
Support hoursPhone: 24x7 · Email: 24x7 · Live chat: 24x7Phone: 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 postedStripe has a public status page. Status pageWe found no public status page for eBillity.
Capterra score4.6 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)Not listed
Fit: Retail shop5025
Fit: Restaurant or café3015
Fit: Service business8885
Fit: Agency or studio9288
Fit: Trades or contractor7060
Fit: Online store8515
Why people pick it
  • No subscription
  • Subscriptions and payment links included
  • No base fee on Billing: $8 a user billed yearly
  • Phone, email and 24-hour weekday chat on every plan
Where it falls short
  • Needs a developer for anything custom
  • Percentage fee on every invoice
  • 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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