Billing models
Bill the way the work happens.
One-off invoices, recurring schedules, retainers, projects, time, milestones and billing-ready usage. Combine charges without losing the terms, quantities or source behind them.
The complete billing operation
Complex billing.
Clear control.
Turn contracts, projects, time and usage into accurate invoices. Keep approvals, collections and payment matching connected, with a clear next step.
Invoicera in one minute
From what you agreed to bill to what you actually collect.
What Invoicera does
Invoicera is billing operations and invoicing software. It turns contracts, projects, approved time, milestones and usage into outgoing invoices, then keeps approvals, collections and payment matching moving, while your accounting system remains the ledger of record. It focuses on outgoing customer invoices and accounts receivable and does not process vendor bills.
For finance and billing teams whose work has outgrown simple invoicing.
Invoicera customers
Is Invoicera a fit?
Three signs simple invoicing is slowing finance down.
If any of these feels familiar, the problem is no longer creating an invoice. It is controlling the work around it.
01
Variable billing
02Every invoice is different
Your invoices depend on contracts, approved time, milestones, retainers, usage or a mix of them.
Approval control
03Approval cannot live in email
Rates, exceptions, large invoices or entity rules need a visible approval path before sending.
Receivables
Sending the invoice is only halfway
Your team still needs to remind, collect, resolve disputes and match the payment that arrives.
Why Invoicera
The spreadsheet has the rules. The inbox has the approval.
See the invoice, who approved it, what collection action comes next and whether the payment has been matched.
One invoice record.The owner, status and next action stay visible.
Manual processIn Invoicera
Rebuild charges in a spreadsheet.
→Create invoices from contract terms, projects, approved time, milestones and usage.
Chase reviewers through email and chat.
→Route each invoice to the right approver and see exactly where it is waiting.
Rely on someone to remember every reminder.
→Run scheduled reminders and structured collection steps.
Check several systems to confirm payment.
→See what is paid, matched, overdue or waiting for resolution.
Product walkthrough
Watch one invoice move from work to cash.
Choose a stage. See the action, decision and outcome that moves the invoice forward.
Turn billing inputs into a review-ready invoice.
Bring together contract terms, recurring charges, approved time, milestones and usage - then apply the correct rates, taxes and entity rules.
Outcome→Ready for review and sending.
From work to invoiceIllustrative workflow
Different inputs. One billing record.- Contract terms
- Approved hours
- Milestones
- Entered / imported usage
One connected record
Review-ready invoice- Contract terms
- Approved hours
- Milestones
- Entered / imported usage
Owned byBilling team
What happens next
DraftReady for approval
Built around the real work
The detail your billing needs.
The clarity your team needs.
Explore the capabilities behind each step. Start with your billing model, then connect the people, decisions and systems around it.
Review and control
Put the decision before the invoice.
Route outgoing invoices by role, value or entity. Keep missing information, exceptions and approval decisions attached to the invoice, with a visible owner for the next step.
Accounts receivable
Follow through until the balance is clear.
Use client portals, scheduled reminders and collection workflows to move payment forward. Keep disputes, overdue balances and invoice-to-payment matching visible as distinct stages of the work.
AI-assisted preparation
Prepare the work. Retain the decision.
Draft invoice wording, categorise activity and prepare tone-controlled reminders. Review the suggestions with the source intact; your team retains approval and sending decisions.
Connected systems
Keep every system in its proper role.
Connect supported billing records through the developer API and use entered or imported line items as billing inputs. Send supported outputs outbound to QuickBooks or Xero, with accounting remaining authoritative.
Work across teams
Keep the billing record within reach.
Manage multi-entity and multi-currency billing, and access the same billing record through the web app, iPhone and Android apps. India-registered entities can explore the supported GST and e-invoicing workflows.
Fits the stack you already chose
Run billing here. Keep the ledger where it is.
Run the billing operation in Invoicera and send supported outputs outbound to QuickBooks or Xero. Your accounting system remains the ledger of record.
Explore every integrationBilling operationsInvoicera
- 01Create
- 02Approve
- 03Collect
- 04Match
Connects with
- IN
- INHarvestIn · TimeTime recorded in Harvest can become invoice lines
- INTogglIn · TimeTime recorded in Toggl can become invoice lines
- IN
- IN
- OUT
- OUT
- APIDeveloper APIConnect · Your systemsToken-authenticated XML over HTTPS for supported billing records
- INLine itemsIn · Entered or importedQuantities and charges entered or imported as line items
The developer API and imported line items carry billing data to and from other systems. Your accounting system remains the ledger of record.
Customer perspective
What customers say about working with Invoicera.
Reviews on independent platforms
Find Invoicera where software buyers research.
Your work. Your billing model.
Different industries.
The same need for control.
See how the billing pattern changes with the work, and where Invoicera fits.
Explore all industries
Retainers, projects and time
Professional services
Control retainers, approved time, project work and client review before the invoice leaves finance.
Recurring and entered-quantity billing
SaaS
Keep recurring periods, entered or imported quantities and renewal billing decisions visible.
Milestones and project phases
Construction
Turn accepted milestones, change orders and project billing checkpoints into controlled invoices.
Service records and charges
Logistics
Connect service records, rates, accessorial charges and customer requirements to outgoing billing.
Time, retainers and fixed fees
Legal
Keep the fee arrangement, reviewer and receivable path connected to the outgoing invoice.
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The questions finance asks before moving billing.
Clear answers about fit, billing models, approvals and how Invoicera works alongside your accounting system.
What is Invoicera?
Invoicera is billing operations and invoicing software. It turns contracts, projects, approved time, milestones, recurring schedules and billing-ready usage into outgoing invoices, then helps teams approve, collect and match the resulting receivables. It keeps the source, reviewer, current state and next action connected so finance can explain what happened after the document was created.
Who should use Invoicera?
Invoicera is best suited to finance, billing-operations and accounts-receivable teams whose invoices vary by customer, contract, project, usage or legal entity - and whose process involves approvals, exceptions or structured follow-up. It is particularly useful when several people contribute billable facts or own review and collection steps that can no longer remain safely distributed across spreadsheets, inboxes and calendars.
Does Invoicera replace QuickBooks or Xero?
No. Invoicera runs outgoing billing operations and works alongside QuickBooks or Xero. Supported billing outputs move outbound from Invoicera while the connected accounting tool remains the system of record for the ledger. Schedules, source detail, outgoing review and receivable follow-through stay visible in Invoicera without claiming ownership of formal books, accounting policy or financial reporting.
Which billing models does Invoicera support?
Invoicera supports one-off, recurring, contract, retainer, project, time, milestone, usage-based, multi-entity and multi-currency billing. Teams can combine fixed and billing-ready usage components in one reviewable billing run while retaining the source and rule for each charge. The platform does not collect raw metering events or replace specialist product-subscription entitlement infrastructure.
What happens after an invoice is sent?
After an invoice is sent, teams can use client portals, configurable reminder ladders, structured collection workflows, dispute handling, payment-status tracking, invoice-to-payment matching and accounts-receivable reporting. Delivery, customer questions, overdue status, verified payment and balance resolution remain separate states. This gives each unresolved invoice a visible owner and next action until the receivable is closed or handed off.
Does Invoicera handle vendor bills or the general ledger?
No. Invoicera focuses on outgoing customer invoices and accounts receivable. It does not process vendor bills, maintain the general ledger, replace a tax engine, run payroll or manage project delivery. Those responsibilities stay with the appropriate specialist systems and qualified reviewers, while Invoicera keeps the authorised billing source, outgoing decision and receivable workflow connected.
Start with your hardest invoice
Bring one difficult invoice. See exactly how Invoicera would run it.
Your walkthrough follows the real billing model, approval path, collection work and accounting handoff - not a generic product tour. Invoicera pricing shows what each plan includes.
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