Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Invoiceplane
InvoicePlane clearly comes out ahead of Square Invoices on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Square Invoices's paid plans start at $20/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Block, Inc. | InvoicePlane Community |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | FinTechData & AnalyticsE-Commerce | FinTechData & AnalyticsConsulting & Agency |
| Categories | finance-tools | finance-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Invoiceplane
freemium
flat
open source
| Feature | square-invoices | invoiceplane |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-Convert Estimates To Invoices | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Custom Invoice Templates | ||
| Full Feature Set Included | ||
| Customer Directory | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Milestone-Based Payment Schedules | ||
| Multi-Package Estimates | ||
| Real-Time Tracking | ||
| Unlimited Contracts | ||
| Unlimited Estimates | ||
| Unlimited Invoices |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, InvoicePlane comes out ahead overall, though Square Invoices can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Square Invoices and InvoicePlane offer a free tier.
InvoicePlane scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
InvoicePlane is open source, and Square Invoices exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
