Stripe Invoicing vs Invoice Ninja

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

Short version

  • Stripe Invoicing fits retail shop, restaurant or café, online store.
  • Stripe Invoicing suits teams past ten people.
  • Invoice Ninja: Open source and self-hostable.
CompareStripe InvoicingStripeInvoice NinjaInvoice Ninja
In one lineInvoices and payment links on Stripe's railsOpen-source invoicing with a free tier and self-hosting
Starting priceFreeFree
Six-person team$0/mo$0/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¢Free up to 5 clients; Ninja Pro $14/mo ($140/yr); Enterprise from $18/mo for 1-2 users
Pricing modelFree tierFree tier
Free trial——
UsersUnlimited1 on free
Both connect toQuickBooks Online
Also connects toXero, FreshBooks, Zoho Books, Puzzle, Akaunting, Kashoo, ZipBooks, Bench +2 moreNo others on record
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 peopleJust me · 2–10 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportEvery planNone listed
Live chatEvery planNone listed
Support hoursPhone: 24x7 · Email: 24x7 · Live chat: 24x7Not published
Incidents postedStripe has a public status page. Status pageInvoice Ninja has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score4.6 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)4.7 / 5 from 167 reviews
Trustpilot scoreNot listed2.8 / 5 from 6 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop5030
Fit: Restaurant or café3020
Fit: Service business8885
Fit: Agency or studio9285
Fit: Trades or contractor7070
Fit: Online store8545
Why people pick it
  • No subscription
  • Subscriptions and payment links included
  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Cheap paid tiers
Where it falls short
  • Needs a developer for anything custom
  • Percentage fee on every invoice
  • Dated interface
  • Fewer native integrations
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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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