BillingEngine vs ProfitBooks
BillingEngine
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| Figure | BillingEngine | ProfitBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €6/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · Invoicing software | 8.9 (#13) | 9.3 (#3) |
| API | Paid plans include a documented REST API for customers, invoices and payments. | ProfitBooks states that its API can extend the software and connect third-party applications. |
| Founded | BillingEngine says it launched in 2014 to provide a simple invoicing solution for small businesses. | 2012 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.9 out of 5 from 113 reviews. | 3.5 out of 5 from 3 reviews. |
| Support | Priority email support is included as a plan feature, with requests often answered the same business day. | Official pages describe in-app chat five days a week in three languages, plus email support, webinars, videos and onboarding for paid users. |
| What it does | BillingEngine is browser-based accounting software for freelancers and small businesses to create, send and receive e-invoices, capture receipts and monitor VAT. | ProfitBooks is cloud accounting software for small businesses covering invoicing, bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, expense tracking and financial reporting. |
Plans
BillingEngine
- FreeFree
- Basic€6 a month
- Premium€12 a month
- FreePrice not published
ProfitBooks
- StartupPrice not published
- Essential$9.95 a month
- Growth$20 a month
- SMB Pro$35 a month
- StartupFree
- Essential$9.95 a month
- Growth$20 a month
- SMB Pro$35 a month
In their own words
BillingEngine
BillingEngine is cloud invoicing and accounting software for freelancers and small businesses. It creates electronic invoices in ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats compliant with EN 16931, and every plan includes an unlimited email inbox for incoming e-invoices. Accepted quotes can become invoices, and reminders can be sent at several dunning levels. Receipt recognition extracts amount, date, tax rate and supplier, then matches receipts to expenses. Users can export data in DATEV, CSV, XLS, XML or PDF formats; listed integrations include DATEV export and a REST API for customers, invoices and payments. The free plan allows three invoices, three quotes and three receipts per month for one user. Basic costs €6 a month plus VAT and allows 30 of each document type monthly for two users. Premium costs €12 a month plus VAT and provides unlimited invoices, quotes and receipts for five users. BillingEngine says data is encrypted in transit, stored on servers in Germany and archived in a GoBD-compliant manner.
ProfitBooks
ProfitBooks has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.