ezyCollect vs InvoicePlane

ezyCollect is accounts receivable automation software intended to help businesses get paid faster. It automates invoice reminders and follow-ups through email and SMS workflows, and includes invoice tracking, overdue-balance reports and payment reminders. Simplypaid provides a customer payment portal with online payment options and payment writebacks to the ERP. Payment Plans supports instalment and subscription payments, while Credit Insights provides business credit scores, reports and monitoring. The web platform also offers an API for data exchange and custom ERP integration. Listed integrations include Xero, MYOB, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage 300, Sage Intacct, SAP B1, Wiise, Pronto, Acumatica, Attaché, ABM and JCurve. The company says the platform is hosted on AWS in a private network and card-processing partners are PCI-compliant. A free 14-day trial is available when integrated with cloud accounting software, with no credit card required. Monthly prices listed are 330.00 USD for EZYSTART, 1140.00 USD for EZYGROW and 2820.00 USD for EZYSCALE. EZYULTIMATE has custom pricing. ERP prices exclude GST, and a one-off setup, implementation and training fee starts from $900.

InvoicePlane is a free, self-hosted open source application for managing quotes, invoices, clients, and payments. It supports a billing workflow from quotes through invoices to payment, with invoice tracking, recurring invoices, and a customer payment portal. Client records can hold contact details, notes, and custom fields; basic project and task management is also available. Users can select themes, set amount formats, and modify email and PDF templates. Starting with version 1.6.2, the application supports creating eInvoices that can comply with European Union standards. The feature description lists PayPal and Stripe as online payment providers, while the version 1.6 wiki identifies Stripe as the only provider supported by default. InvoicePlane runs on web-server or shared hosting. Listed requirements include MySQL 5.5 or later or equivalent MariaDB, Apache 2.4 or later or Nginx 1.20 or later, and PHP 8.0 through 8.1. The homepage lists version 1.7.2 for server download. Support is community-provided through the forum and Discord; the project says it offers no paid help, service-level agreement, or 24/7 support.