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Billbooks
by Billbooks
What Billbooks is
Billbooks is an online billing application for freelancers and small businesses. It brings invoices, quotes, scheduling, expenses and reports into one service. Paid plans include recurring invoices, automatic payment reminders, multi-currency invoicing, digital signatures and reports. Customers can accept payments through PayPal, Stripe, Braintree and Authorize.Net, and a client portal is available. The public REST API covers invoices, estimates, clients, items, expenses, expense categories and taxes; keys are available on every plan, with 300 requests per five minutes per resource and no webhooks. Professional adds connectors for Xero, QuickBooks Online and Zapier. Billbooks runs on web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, with mobile synchronization. Plans start at $7.95 a month, and a 30-day trial is available without a credit card.
Who it suits
It suits freelancers, consultants, agencies and small businesses needing invoicing, payment collection and expense tools. Teams can choose plans based on client, project and user limits.
What it does well
- Recurring invoices and automatic reminders
- Multi-currency invoicing and online payments
- Public REST API across all plans
- Web, desktop and mobile access
- Client portal included
What to know first
- No free plan
- API has no webhooks
- API rate limit applies per resource
- Professional connectors require the Professional plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | 30 days · no credit card needed · 1 user · 5 clients · 100 items · 3 projects · 5 invoices & estimates | Free |
| Basic | monthly · 2 users · 100 clients · 650 items · 50 projects · unlimited invoices & estimates | $7.95 a month |
| Standard | monthly · 5 users · 500 clients · 1,000 items · 500 projects · unlimited invoices & estimates | $14.95 a month |
| Professional | monthly · 10 users · unlimited clients · unlimited items · unlimited projects · unlimited invoices & estimates | $29.95 a month |
| Custom | Contact Sales · API integration · self hosted · custom workflows · custom reporting · custom payment gateways · WhatsApp integration · QR codes · custom templates · private SMTP | On request |
As billbooks.com lists them, read 28 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Billbooks combines billing, payments, expenses and reporting with broad platform access. Its plan limits and API rate limit should be checked against your workflow.
Facts from Billbooks's own pages
- API limit
- The API has no webhooks yet and applies rate limits of 300 requests per 5 minutes per resource. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Audience
- Billbooks lists freelancers, consultants, agencies, small businesses, designers, developers, writers, photographers, coaches, tutors and repair professionals among its users. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Payment reminders
- Yes · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Card data
- Billbooks says customers' card details go directly to Stripe, PayPal or Braintree and that it stores only the last four digits and a gateway reference. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Client portal
- Yes · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Company locations
- Billbooks says it is built by a small team in Sydney and Pune. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Compliance
- Billbooks says it keeps the product current with security standards and invoicing compliance as the market changes. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Core features
- Every paid plan includes recurring invoices, automatic reminders, multi-currency, digital signatures and reports. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Data portability
- Billbooks says users can export their data whenever they like and cancel at any time. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2010 · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Xero, QuickBooks Online and Zapier connectors are available on the Professional plan; Xero connects directly and the other listed apps connect through Zapier. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- Billbooks has iOS and Android apps that sync with the web app. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Multi-currency invoicing
- Yes · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Online payments
- Clients can pay invoice links by card, UPI or net-banking, and Billbooks provides open and payment alerts. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Payment gateways
- Billbooks lists PayPal, Stripe, Braintree and Authorize.Net as payment gateway options. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Public API
- The public REST API covers invoices, estimates, clients, items, expenses, expense categories and taxes, and API keys are not limited by plan. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Billbooks is an online billing application for freelancers and small businesses covering invoicing, quotes, scheduling, expenses and reports. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Recurring invoices
- Yes · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Security
- Billbooks says data is encrypted in transit, backed up daily off-server to Amazon S3 with a 7-day retention window, and protected behind Cloudflare and a firewall. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 7.95 · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- Billbooks says its support team can help import clients, items and past invoices, and lists [email protected] as its contact email. · billbooks.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Included team users
- 2 · billbooks.com, 20 Sept 2026
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