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PayPal Invoicing alternatives

PayPal Invoicing is designed for freelancers, consultants, service professionals, and small businesses that bill clients directly. It supports recurring invoices, reminders, multiple currencies, and online payments, with invoice tracking for sent, opened, and paid bills. Invoices can include business branding, taxes, discounts, and notes, and can be shared by email, SMS, messaging apps, social media, or QR code. Customers can pay without a PayPal account, though senders need one. Creating and sending invoices has no subscription fee, but transaction fees apply when customers pay; rates vary by payment type, and international transactions may add fees.

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    Loyverse

    by Loyverse
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Restaurants managing tickets, staff, and inventory — Loyverse adds POS sales, inventory and employee management, plus restaurant tickets, while PayPal Invoicing focuses on client billing.

    Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    RetailPOS

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+4

    Physical retailers syncing store and online inventory — RetailPOS adds open-source retail checkout, inventory syncing, and offline order queuing, unlike PayPal Invoicing’s invoicing workflow.

    Free plan Visit site
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    GoDaddy POS

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    In-person sellers using GoDaddy Smart Terminal — GoDaddy POS pairs Smart Terminal hardware with checkout, inventory, and catalog tools rather than focusing on invoices sent to clients.

    Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Imonggo

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Small retailers needing offline and multi-location POS — Imonggo adds inventory, offline operation, employee permissions, and multiple locations, while PayPal Invoicing centers on client invoices.

    Free plan · paid from $30/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Open Source Point of Sale

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

    Retailers wanting self-hosted sales and stock management — Open Source Point of Sale adds self-hosted inventory, registers, tax tools, receipts, and quotations beyond PayPal’s client invoicing.

    Free plan Visit site
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    POSfix

    by POSfix
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    Multi-location sellers needing inventory and staff permissions — POSfix offers inventory, employee permissions, and multi-location support for POS use, while PayPal Invoicing is built around billing clients.

    Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Biyo POS

    by Biyo POS
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3

    Stores managing multiple locations and staff — Biyo POS is an all-in-one store POS with employee permissions and multi-location support, unlike PayPal Invoicing’s invoice-centered service.

    Free plan · paid from $47/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    InvoiceShelf

    Free plan Open source AndroidAPISelf-hosted+1
    9.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Lago

    Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb
    8.9 Free plan Visit site
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    InvoicePlane

    Free plan Open source Self-hostedWeb
    8.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Zoho Invoice

    by Zoho Invoice
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1
    7.7 Free plan Visit site
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    SumUp Invoices

    by SumUp Invoices
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.6 Free plan · paid from £7/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Billdu

    by Billdu
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.6 From $4.99/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    ProfitBooks

    by ProfitBooks
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.6 Free plan · paid from $9.95/mo Visit site
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    Express Invoice

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Inkvoice

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo Visit site
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    InvoiceXpress

    by InvoiceXpress
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.5 Free plan · paid from €3/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Invoice Home

    by Invoice Home
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    SolidInvoice

    by SolidInvoice
    Free plan WebLinuxMac
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $9/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Hiveage

    by Hiveage
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $16/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Fakturka.bg

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.4 Free plan · paid from €7.50/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    InvoiceOcean

    by InvoiceOcean
    Free plan AndroidiPhone
    7.3 Free plan · paid from $12/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    BillingEngine

    by BillingEngine
    Free plan APIWeb
    7.2 Free plan · paid from €6/mo (annual) Visit site
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    GimBooks

    by GimBooks
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.2 Free plan · paid from ₹4,999/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    GoGSTBill

    by GoGSTBill
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.2 Free plan · paid from ₹1,499/yr · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Simple Invoices

    by Simple Invoices
    Free plan Self-hostedWeb
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    InvoiceASAP

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Factu.me

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.1 Free plan · paid from €19.99/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Sleek Bill

    by Sleek Bill
    Free plan AndroidMacWeb+1
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $69/yr Visit site
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    FactuChat

    by FactuChat
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Online Invoices

    by Online Invoices
    Free plan Web
    7.0 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 14-day trial Visit site

The alternatives here focus on point-of-sale work rather than PayPal’s invoice-first workflow. They add capabilities such as inventory management, offline checkout, restaurant tickets, employee permissions, or retail hardware support, but their platforms and plan limits differ. When choosing, consider whether you need to bill clients online or run in-person sales, which devices you use, whether you need offline operation or multiple locations, and what a free plan includes. Paid options may also add recurring costs compared with PayPal’s no-subscription invoicing.

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