6 Best WordPress Invoice Plugins (Compared)

Sending an invoice takes a few minutes. Waiting for the money to arrive can take weeks.

But the right WordPress invoice plugin can shorten that wait. Some plugins build the invoice itself, with your logo, line items, and a PDF, while others give clients a page on your site where they can pay it by card or bank debit.

In this article, I’ll compare the best WordPress invoice plugins for your needs based on my testing and experience.

Best WordPress Invoice Plugins at a Glance

Here’s a quick look at my picks before I get into the details.

	Plugin	Best for	Free version	Paid plans
1.	WP Simple Pay	Getting invoices paid online with Stripe	Yes, with a 3% fee	From $49.50/year
2.	Sliced Invoices	Freelancers who send quotes	Yes	Stripe extension $30/year
3.	Sprout Invoices	Estimates and client dashboards	Yes, without online payments	From $59.25/year
4.	WebToffee PDF Invoices	WooCommerce stores	Yes	From $69/year
5.	Easy Digital Downloads	Digital product stores	Yes, without invoices	From $99.50/year
6.	WPForms	Sites that already use WPForms	Yes, without PDF invoices	PDF invoices from $199.50/year

These are first-year prices. Stripe’s standard card fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents applies whichever plugin you choose.

What to Look for in a WordPress Invoice Plugin

The first thing to figure out is which job you need the plugin to do.

Some plugins create the invoice document, and others collect the payment. If you already make invoices in QuickBooks, FreshBooks, or a Word template, you probably don’t need a second invoicing system, and a payment page might be all that’s missing.

Next, think about how your clients like to pay. A plugin that only records cash and checks won’t help much if your clients expect to pay by card from their phone.

If you bill clients every month, recurring billing matters too. A plugin that sends the invoice and charges the card on a schedule saves you from chasing the same people every month.

Finally, look at what you’ll pay once you need Stripe. Several free plugins put online card payments behind a paid extension or a higher plan, so the price on the box isn’t always the price you end up paying.

Choosing the Right WordPress Invoice Plugin

Each WordPress invoice plugin comes with its own set of unique functions. Choosing the one that best suits your needs is possible by analyzing each feature. It would help if you considered the differences between each plugin to determine which one aligns with your WordPress website and your audience. 

Generally, there are a few key elements you’ll want to look for in a WordPress invoice plugin:

• Ease of use
• Recurring Payment Invoices
• Centralized Dashboard
• Customizable Invoices
• Automation
• Integrations and Plugin Compatibility

That said, let’s look at the best invoice plugins for WordPress.

1. WP Simple Pay

If you already create your invoices somewhere else, the piece you’re usually missing is a quick way for clients to pay them online. That’s the gap WP Simple Pay fills.

WP Simple Pay is a Stripe payments plugin that adds payment forms to your WordPress site, with no shopping cart involved. It doesn’t create invoice documents, but it gives your clients one page where they can pay any invoice you send them.

To try it, I built a form from the Invoice Reconciliation Payment Form template. It already had everything a client needs: their name and email, an invoice number, an amount field where they type what they owe, and a card field.

Then I filled it in as a client, with invoice INV-1042 and an amount of $450. The button changed to Pay $450.00 as soon as I left the amount field, so the client knows exactly what they’re paying before they click.

What I like most is how it helps with reconciling. The invoice number is saved with the payment in Stripe, so when the money lands, you know which invoice it belongs to, and you can add it to the receipt email too.

It also handles the bigger jobs that come with client work. You can accept ACH payments for large invoices, bill retainer clients with a subscription, and take a deposit up front or let clients pay off a balance in installments.

If you’d like to set one up yourself, here’s how to create an invoice payment form.

Pros:

• One payment page works for every invoice, whatever tool you made it in
• No extra plugin fee on any paid plan, so you only pay Stripe’s fee
• Clients can pay by card, ACH Direct Debit, or a digital wallet
• Drop and drag payment form builder
• Pre-built payment and invoice form templates

Cons:

• It doesn’t create invoice documents, PDFs, or quotes

Pricing: The WP Simple Pay Lite version adds a 3% fee to each payment. Paid plans start with Personal at $49.50 for the first year, renewing at $99, and that plan includes the invoice template and ACH Direct Debit.

Why I recommend it: It’s the most affordable way to get any invoice paid on your own site, with no extra fee on top of Stripe’s.

2. Sliced Invoices

If you usually send a quote before you start a project, Sliced Invoices works the way you already do. You send the quote, the client accepts it, and you turn it into an invoice without typing anything twice.

The free version is generous. You get unlimited quotes and invoices, three templates, your own logo and business details, and the option to rename an invoice to something like “Estimate” or “Tax Invoice.”

When I tested it, I added a client called Harbor Street Design and created a $450 invoice for a small website project. Sliced numbered it INV-0001 for me, and the due date and tax settings sat right next to the line items.

The invoice my client would see looked clean and professional. One heads-up, though: until you fill in your business details, the “From” section shows a sample address, so do that before you send your first invoice.

Quotes worked nicely too. Mine came with Accept Quote and Decline Quote buttons, so the client could approve it straight from the page.

The catch is getting paid. Clients in Sliced have to be WordPress users, and the free version only takes PayPal or offline payments, so you’ll need the paid Stripe extension to take cards through Stripe.

Pros:

• Unlimited quotes and invoices for free
• Quotes turn into invoices in one step
• A reports page with a monthly and year-to-date overview

Cons:

• Stripe payments need a paid extension
• Every client needs a WordPress user account
• Recurring invoices are a paid extension

Pricing: The free version covers invoices, quotes, and PayPal. The Stripe extension costs $30 a year, and bundles start at $79 a year, with Stripe included from the $179 Business bundle.

Why I recommend it: It’s the most complete free option for freelancers who send quotes before they invoice and want to accept payments via PayPal.

3. Sprout Invoices

Sprout Invoices is a good fit when your clients like to see everything in one place. Its paid plans give each client a dashboard with their invoices, payment history, and any estimates waiting for approval.

The free version lets you create unlimited estimates, invoices, and clients. Paid plans add recurring invoices, deposits and partial payments, and a Zapier connection to thousands of other apps.

Sprout’s editor works a little differently from Sliced. The invoice is created the moment you open the editor, and I added a subject and a $450 line item in the Management box below it.

Each new invoice comes with a due date, payment terms, and a thank-you note already filled in. That saves time, but check the terms before you send anything, because the default text asks for payment within 21 days while the due date is set two weeks out.

When I opened the invoice as my client, it showed the $450 balance and a Make a Payment button. With no payment processor set up, clicking it showed a message that there were no payment options available, which is what your clients would see on the free version.

Pros:

• Unlimited estimates, invoices, and clients for free
• Client dashboards and recurring invoices on the cheapest paid plan
• Deposits and partial payments for bigger projects

Cons:

• The free version only records cash and check payments
• Stripe, PayPal, and Square need the Plus plan
• Automatic charging and ACH payments need the Pro plan

Pricing: The free version covers estimates and invoices. Basic is $59.25 a year, Plus with Stripe is $119.25, and Pro with automatic payments is $224.25, all at discounted first-year prices.

Why I recommend it: It’s a strong choice when clients want a dashboard showing everything they owe.

4. WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices

WooCommerce can email your customers an order summary, but it doesn’t create PDF invoices on its own. WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels fills that gap.

It creates an invoice for every order, and you can print it, attach it to the order email, or let customers download it from their account. The free version also handles packing slips, delivery notes, and shipping labels, which is a lot for a free plugin.

When I activated it on my test store, a short setup wizard asked for my shop details first. After that, I placed a test order, and a new Invoice/Packing box showed up on the order screen with links for each document.

The invoice pulled everything from the order without any extra setup, including the billing address, the product, the total, and an invoice number that matched the order number.

There’s one setting worth your attention. The plugin saves invoice PDFs in your uploads folder, and it shows a notice on activation about blocking public access to them, which is worth doing since every invoice holds a customer’s address.

Pros:

• Free invoices and packing slips for every WooCommerce order
• PDFs can attach to order emails
• More than 50,000 active installs and a 4.9 out of 5 rating

Cons:

• It only works with WooCommerce
• Credit notes and extra templates are premium
• Premium features are split across several separate add-ons

Pricing: The free version covers most stores. The premium add-on costs $69 a year for one site, $99 for five sites, and $199 for 25.

Why I recommend it: It’s the most direct way to give WooCommerce customers a proper invoice with every order.

5. Easy Digital Downloads

If you sell eBooks, software, or courses, Easy Digital Downloads is built for that kind of store. Its Invoices extension lets customers create an invoice for any purchase, then print it or save it as a PDF.

That self-serve approach is handy when business buyers need invoices for their records. They can add their own company name, address, and VAT number, so you’re not fielding requests to reissue an invoice with different details.

On your side, you can add your logo, an accent color, and your tax details. You can also put a View Invoice link in the purchase receipt email.

Pros:

• Customers create their own invoices
• Buyers can add billing details and VAT numbers
• Invoices can be exported in bulk
• Sell digital products and create invoices
• Integrates with popular payment methods

Cons:

• The free version doesn’t include Invoices and adds a 3% fee

Pricing: The Personal pass costs $99.50 for the first year and includes Invoices. The 3% fee goes away on the Extended pass, at $199.50 for the first year.

Why I recommend it: It’s the right choice if you sell digital products and your buyers need invoices.

6. WPForms

WPForms is a drag-and-drop form builder with more than 2,100 templates, and payment forms are one of the many things it can build. If you already use it for your contact forms, its PDF addon can turn a payment form entry into an invoice.

The PDF addon comes with invoice templates that fill in the totals and line items for you. You can attach the PDF to any notification email, and customers can download it from the confirmation page.

Pros:

• Invoices and every other form on your site in one plugin
• Invoice templates that fill in payment totals
• Takes Stripe, PayPal, and Square

Cons:

• The PDF addon needs the Pro plan
• It’s a form builder first, so there are no quotes or client dashboards

Pricing: Paid plans start at $49.50 for the first year, but PDF invoices need Pro, at $199.50 for the first year.

Why I recommend it: It’s worth it if you already run WPForms Pro and want invoices from the forms you have.

Getting WooCommerce Orders Into QuickBooks

Once a WooCommerce order is paid and invoiced, someone still has to get it into your accounting software.

LedgerPort takes care of that for WooCommerce stores. It syncs orders, refunds, and payouts into QuickBooks Online, so you don’t have to match deposits by hand at the end of every month.

The free plan syncs up to 30 orders a month, and paid plans start at $29 a month.

Which Invoice Plugin Should You Choose?

After testing all of these, WP Simple Pay is the one I’d recommend for most freelancers, consultants, and service businesses.

Every invoice ends the same way, with a client who needs to pay it, and WP Simple Pay handles that step well. One page takes payment for every invoice you send, whether you made it in QuickBooks, Stripe, or a template, and the invoice number follows each payment into Stripe.

It’s also the most affordable way to take those payments without an extra plugin fee. The Personal plan is $49.50 for the first year. By comparison, Sliced needs a paid extension and Sprout needs its Plus plan before clients can pay through Stripe, and WPForms adds a processing fee on plans below Pro.

The trade-off is that WP Simple Pay doesn’t create the invoice document. If you’d like that inside WordPress too, one of the honorable mentions below pairs well with it.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is WP Simple Pay better than Sliced Invoices for a freelancer?

WP Simple Pay is better if you already create invoices somewhere else and need clients to pay them online. Sliced Invoices is better if you want to create quotes and invoices inside WordPress, but it needs a paid extension to take Stripe payments.

2. What is the best free WordPress invoice plugin?

Sliced Invoices and Sprout Invoices both create unlimited invoices for free. Sliced’s free version takes PayPal, while Sprout’s only records cash and check payments. For WooCommerce stores, WebToffee’s free PDF Invoices plugin creates an invoice for every order.

3. Which WordPress invoice plugin works with Stripe?

WP Simple Pay takes Stripe payments on every plan, and its paid plans add ACH Direct Debit and digital wallets. Sliced Invoices needs its Stripe extension, Sprout Invoices needs its Plus plan, and Easy Digital Downloads and WPForms add a 3% fee on their free versions.

4. Do I need an invoice plugin if I use WooCommerce?

WooCommerce emails customers an order summary, but it doesn’t create PDF invoices by itself. A free plugin like WebToffee’s PDF Invoices adds an invoice to every order, and customers can download it from their account.

5. Can WordPress invoice plugins handle recurring invoices?

Several WordPress invoice plugins handle recurring billing. WP Simple Pay bills subscriptions through Stripe, which creates an invoice for each renewal, while Sprout Invoices includes recurring invoices from its Basic plan and Sliced Invoices sells them as a paid extension.

Final Thoughts

The best invoice plugin is the one that gets you paid without adding more admin to your week.

If you already send invoices from QuickBooks, Stripe, or a template, a payment page on your own site is often the only piece you’re missing. From here, you can learn how to collect those unpaid invoices or accept freelance fees with Stripe and WordPress.

What are you waiting for? Get started with WP Simple Pay today!

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