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BillGrid vs Invoice Simple
Invoice Simple is a mobile-first invoicing app priced by how many invoices you send. BillGrid is a web app with no invoice limits.
The short answer
Choose Invoice Simple if you invoice from your phone, send only a few invoices a month, or want tap-to-pay and bank payments. Choose BillGrid if you send more than a handful: it's $8 a month with no invoice limit, adds time tracking, projects and retainers, and card payments cost Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ rather than Invoice Simple's 3.49% + 49¢.
Price and limits
| BillGrid | Invoice Simple | |
|---|---|---|
| Price, billed monthly | $8 a month (Professional), $20 (Company) | Essentials $6.99, Plus $14.99, Premium $21.99 (list prices) |
| Invoices and estimates | Unlimited on every plan | Essentials 3 a month, Plus 10 a month, Premium unlimited |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 14 days |
| Card payment fees | Stripe's standard rate, 2.9% + 30¢ for US cards; BillGrid adds nothing | 3.49% + 49¢ |
| Bank (ACH) payments | No, cards only | 1% + 30¢, capped at $15 |
Features
| BillGrid | Invoice Simple | |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic payment reminders | Yes, before and after the due date, on the schedule you set | An on/off switch; due-date reminders from the Plus plan |
| Recurring invoices | Yes, weekly to yearly | With Stripe autopay, for US customers |
| Estimates | Clients approve online; it becomes an invoice in one click | Client signatures on Premium (not legally binding, per Invoice Simple) |
| Time tracking, projects and retainers | Yes | Not listed in Invoice Simple's plans |
| Expenses | Yes, with CSV import | Yes, with receipt scanning |
| Staff logins | Company plan, $5 a month per extra person | Team members added through support |
| Mobile app and tap to pay | No, BillGrid runs in the browser | Yes, iOS and Android |
Which fits you
Invoice Simple is the better choice if
- you send 3 invoices a month or fewer and want the lowest price
- you invoice on site from your phone, or take payments in person
- you want clients to pay by bank transfer as well as by card
BillGrid is the better choice if
- you send more than 10 invoices a month and don't want to pay $21.99 for unlimited
- you bill for your time, or hold client retainers
- you'd rather pay Stripe's card rate than 3.49% + 49¢
Switching to BillGrid
There's no import for clients or past invoices yet, so most people add clients as they next bill them and keep their old tool for history. Expenses can be imported from a CSV file. Card payments go through your own Stripe account, which you connect in a few minutes; BillGrid adds no fee on top of Stripe's.
Both BillGrid plans are free for 30 days, with no card needed. Start free See pricing
Sources: Invoice Simple pricing, Invoice Simple Help Center articles on payment fees, reminders, recurring invoices, estimate signatures and the free trial, and Stripe pricing. US list prices; Invoice Simple often shows discounts. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.