Zippato vs Invoice Ninja
Invoice Ninja is a powerful invoicing platform you can host yourself, with a long feature list. Zippato is for freelancers who want fewer settings and no branding on the free plan.
On Invoice Ninja, removing their branding is a paid feature. Zippato never puts our branding on your invoices, even on free.
Client portals, payment gateways, and many configuration screens. Great for power users. Zippato: log in, create invoice, send.
You can run your own copy, but then servers, updates, and backups are your job. Zippato is hosted for you.
Ninja Pro is $14/month, billed monthly. Zippato Pro is $8/month.
| Feature | Invoice Ninja | Zippato |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes (up to 5 clients) | Yes (5 clients) |
| Branding on free | Yes | Never |
| Pro pricing | $14/month | $8/month |
| Self-hosting | Available | No (hosted only) |
| Client portal | Included | None (by design) |
| Card payments | Via gateways | N/A (we don't process) |
Your invoice shows your business name, not ours. Even on the free plan.
Questions? Email a real person. No chatbots, no ticket queues.
Unlimited invoices, unlimited clients, recurring billing. No hidden fees.
We don't try to be accounting software. We do invoicing well.
We're not going to nickel-and-dime you with usage tiers.
$0/forever
Good for: Side hustles, testing the waters, people who hate commitment.
Start free$8/month
Good for: Anyone who values their time at more than $8/month.
Go ProInvoice Ninja is a good choice if you want to self-host or need a client portal and many payment gateways. If you want clean, unbranded invoices with less to configure, Zippato is simpler.