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I THINK this was started on the Old version of this site so apologies if this is redundant...

Which invoicing software are you using?

I've been with Wave for a few years and like it but it started out as free, then with real functionality it went up to $170 (annual) and now I'm abiut to renew for $190.

I see where this is going.

I'm willing to pay a fair price for good invoicing software but I'm getting tired of price hikes [AND NOT JUST ON INVOICING SOFTWARE!]

Whatcha using? Why do you like it? How's the price?

Thanks

It's funny, I've been using and loving Freshbooks, but the prices do keep increasing—which had me considering Wave... but of course, the grass is always greener on the other side, isn't it.

It's all to be expected though; we used to live in a world where software ran on our computers. We now rent it, and in exchange we get things like reliable data backups (without having to think about it) integration into other tools we use (e.g. CRMs) ... and other such niceties.

All I can say is this: I love invoicing with Freshbooks. If I had to do this stuff by hand through a word document or something, shoot me.

Thanks Mike. I was looking into Freshbooks. I was a little confused by their pricing.

Monthly Premium level is $7/month but the annual version is $580ish.

The math ain't mathing here or am I missing something?

Not sure where you're seeing that pricing. Freshbooks pricing is here: https://www.freshbooks.com/pricing

Yeah and when you select between the monthly and the yearly, it's vastly different (as far as monthly cost).

Believe it or not, I'm still using Quicken Home & Business 2000. Yes, almost 30 year old software.

I'm still using Wave free and getting paid quickly and efficiently. What are the features that you pay for that you find useful? I am not asking to doubt you, but to find out if there is something that I could be using with the paid version. Thank you!

I think it’s mostly expenditures.
I'm actually going back to the free version and seeing how that goes.
I think it was one of those things where I WAS on the free version for a while and there was a discount for current (at the time) users when upgrading to paid version.

What are the features that you pay for that you find useful?

For Freshbooks (which is probably same or similar for Wave):
- Automatic payment reminders so clients pay on time more often
- Integrations to other tools, using Zapier, for automations so I never have to build an invoice again
- Removes Freshbooks branding, because... why not.

For Wave specifically, it looks like that last bullet would not be possible without the paid plan.

Thanks for diving in on that, Mike.