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Invoice Ninja vs InvoiceShelf: catalog facts
Invoice NinjaInvoiceShelf
Freemium

Free plan available, with paid plans that carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with no per-seat fees.

Linux, Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Supports many payment gateways for one-click client payments
  • Recurring invoices and auto-billing
  • Invoices, estimates, payments and expenses in one place
  • Recurring invoices and a customer portal
  • Hosted service requires an account
  • Some features are reserved for paid plans
  • You maintain the server and backups yourself
  • The 3.x branch is an alpha preview not meant for production data
Downloadable app, Hosted service Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AAL License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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