Billbooks vs Zoho Invoice

Billbooks is an online billing application for freelancers and small businesses, covering invoices, quotes, scheduling, expenses, and reports. It supports recurring invoices, online payments, payment reminders, multi-currency invoicing, digital signatures, and a client portal. Every paid plan includes recurring invoices, automatic reminders, multi-currency support, digital signatures, and reports. Payment gateway options include PayPal, Stripe, Braintree, and Authorize.Net. The public REST API covers invoices, estimates, clients, items, expenses, expense categories, and taxes; API keys are not limited by plan. The API has no webhooks and is limited to 300 requests per five minutes per resource. Xero, QuickBooks Online, and Zapier connectors are available on Professional; Xero connects directly, while the other listed apps connect through Zapier. Billbooks offers iOS and Android apps that sync with the web app, alongside web, macOS, Windows, and API access. Pricing starts with Basic at $7.95 a month. A 30-day trial costs nothing and includes one user, five clients, 100 items, three projects, and five invoices and estimates. Billbooks says it encrypts data in transit and backs it up daily off-server to Amazon S3, with a seven-day retention window.

Zoho Invoice is invoicing software for businesses that need to bill customers, track payments, and manage related records. Its free plan allows up to two users, three projects, and 500 invoices per year, with recurring invoices, online invoicing, payment reminders, expense and time tracking, and invoice tracking. Customers can use a self-service portal to view and pay invoices, respond to quotes, and leave reviews. Payments can be made by UPI, credit or debit card, net banking, or bank payment. Invoices can be sent as PDFs by email, WhatsApp, or iMessage. Users can create GST-compliant invoices and file GSTR-1 through an API. Reports cover products, receivables aging, customers, taxes, sales, and expenses, and listed integrations include Zoho CRM, Analytics, and Books. The software runs on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac; free email support is available 24/5. Zoho says it does not show ads or sell user information. The free plan carries Powered by Zoho Invoice branding. After more than 180 days of inactivity, data is deleted within the next 20 days, with prior notification.