Stripe Invoicing vs Joist
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 on $10,000 of monthly card sales.- Stripe Invoicing fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, online store.
Joist fits trades or contractor.- Stripe Invoicing suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | Stripe InvoicingStripe | JoistJoist |
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| In one line | Invoices and payment links on Stripe's rails | Estimates and invoices from your phone, built for contractors |
| Starting price | Free | From $8.34/mo |
| Six-person team | $0/mo | $8.34/mo |
| On $10,000 of card sales | $336/mo | $367/mo |
| Plans | No monthly fee; Starter 0.4% per paid invoice; Plus 0.5% (adds quotes); plus Stripe card processing 2.9% + 30¢ | Billed yearly: Basics $8.34/mo (5 documents/mo); Pro $14.17 (unlimited); Elite $26.67; Run $58.33 introductory. Monthly $10/$17/$32. Cards 3.49% + 49¢, ACH 1% capped at $15 |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free trial |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Users | Unlimited | Solo and small crews |
| Both connect to | QuickBooks Online | |
| Also connects to | Xero, FreshBooks, Zoho Books, Puzzle, Akaunting, Kashoo, ZipBooks, Bench +2 more | No others on record |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · CA |
| Phone support | Every plan | None listed |
| Live chat | Every plan | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Phone: 24x7 · Email: 24x7 · Live chat: 24x7 | Not published |
| Incidents posted | Stripe has a public status page. Status page | We found no public status page for Joist. |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews) | 4.2 / 5 from 90 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 4.5 / 5 from 76 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 50 | 10 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 30 | 5 |
| Fit: Service business | 88 | 55 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 92 | 10 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 70 | 95 |
| Fit: Online store | 85 | 5 |
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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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