Invoicera

Invoicera.com is a web-based automatic invoicing solution. Users enter their clients, products and services, and invoice data, and then use the site to generate invoices and receive payments. Users can enter their logo to show on the invoices, generate auto-recurring invoices and use the site to generate estimates which can later be turned into invoices. The user interface for the site is very easy to use, and the amount of time required to start using the site is relatively short. The site uses a convenient top menu bar for navigation. Tabs on the menu bar include Dashboard, where clients can see recent activity, invoices sent/received, the company with the most outstanding invoices, and the company most invoiced. Other entries on the menu bar include Clients, where clients can be added or modified, Users, where users can be added to the invoicing system, Invoices, Estimates, Products/Services, where users enter their products and services along with prices, Reports, where a variety of reports on invoicing and payment receipts are available, and Settings, where a users settings for the site are controlled. Ivoicera.com was launched in November 2008. They have undergone steady growth since launch, as new features have been introduced. The site launched Invoicera 7.0 software in January 2009. The site currently serves hundreds of unique daily visitors, and has an Alexa page rank well below the 400,000 mark. Competition to Invoicera comes from site such as Freshbooks and Invoice.Zoho.com. Freshbooks is a dedicated online invoicing solution much like Invoicera, but is more established and has a much larger user base. Freshbooks has an Alexa page rank near the 25,000 mark. Invoice.Zoho.com is a sub-site of the Zoho home/small business suite of tools. It is very similar to Invoicera as well, is also more established, and has a larger user base than Invoicera. Invoice.Zoho.com has an Alexa page rank below the 5,000 mark. The Invoicera site has a very clean and uncluttered look and feel. There is no advertising displayed on the site, and most pages have a minimum of links. There is a convenient top menu bar shown on all pages on the site. The site is very responsive, and is nearly as quick as a dedicated desktop application. Page loads are quite fast, and reports are generated and displayed quickly. Registration to the Invoicera is free and is required to use the site. The registration process asks for first and last name, email address, password, company name, name for the Invoicera subdomain (users access the site via “http://subdomain.invoicera.com”), country, company address, and a company information email address (this can be different from the address used to log in). A free account at Invoicera is limited to 3 clients, 50 invoices and 50 estimates. There are a number of paid membership levels available to the Invoicera site. These include Classic, Preferred, Imperia, Premium and Exclusive. The number of clients for each membership level is limited to 25, 100, 500, 2,000 and 5,000 respectively. Pricing for the membership levels is $7, $19, $39, $79, and $149 per month respectively. All of the paid membership levels allow for an unlimited number of invoices and estimates. The Invoicera site is recommended to anyone who has a need to send online invoices, including small businesses, freelancers and individuals. There is a plan available to suit the needs of most any small to medium size business, and the site is very easy to use. Users can eliminate paper invoices by using the site to do their billing completely online.