A Zoho Invoice alternative built around your hours
Zoho Invoice is free invoicing software from the Zoho suite, for up to two users. Involets is free too, with time tracking at its center, and a company plan for teams of up to 30. Here is how they compare.
Zoho Invoice’s prices checked on 27 October 2026.
Involets and Zoho Invoice, feature by feature
| Feature | Involets | Zoho Invoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Free plan | Every feature, unlimited projects, clients and invoices | Up to 2 users and 500 invoices a year |
| More people | $6 a month or $60 a year, up to 30 people in each company | Zoho’s paid billing software |
| Tracking and billing | ||
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Invoices from tracked time | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring invoices | Yes | Yes |
| Estimates | No | Yes |
| Emails invoices to clients | No | Yes |
| Takes online payments | No | Yes |
| Client portal | No | Yes |
| Where you use it | ||
| Apps | Web desk, Chrome extension, Mac menu bar app | Web, phone apps |
| Integrations | No | The Zoho suite and more |
Involets and Zoho Invoice on price
Zoho Invoice is free, for up to two users and 500 invoices a year; bigger businesses are pointed to Zoho’s paid billing software. Involets is free for one person with no invoice limit, and $6 a month for a company of up to 30.
From Zoho Invoice’s pricing page, checked 27 October 2026.
Where Zoho Invoice is ahead
Sending and getting paid
Zoho Invoice emails invoices, sends reminders, takes online payments and gives clients a portal. Involets makes the PDF and leaves sending and payment to you.
The Zoho suite
Zoho Invoice connects to Zoho’s CRM, books and other apps. Involets has no integrations.
Where Involets is different
Time tracking you can reach from anywhere
The Involets timer runs on the desk, in Chrome’s toolbar and in the Mac menu bar, and reports show your effective hourly rate.
Room for a company
Zoho Invoice’s free plan has two users. Involets’ Company plan is $6 a month for up to 30 people.
A desk you arrange
Involets is drawn as a desktop: windows side by side, a dock, widgets and thirty small add-on apps.
Choose Zoho Invoice if you want free invoicing with online payments and a client portal, or already use Zoho. Choose Involets if time tracking is where your invoices start, or you need more than two people in one space.
Involets and Zoho Invoice: what people ask
Is Involets a good Zoho Invoice alternative?
For people who bill their time, yes: both are free, and Involets puts the timer, timesheet and effective hourly rate first. For online payments and a client portal, Zoho Invoice does more.
Is there an invoice limit in Involets?
No. Personal has no limit on clients, projects or invoices.
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Start with the timer. The invoice follows.
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