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SolidInvoice Cloud
From $9/month(annual saves 2 months)
Solo $9/mo · Pro $19/mo · Business $39/mo
Fully managed. Automatic updates, daily encrypted backups, email delivery, and monitoring, all handled. Invoice and quote templates on Business plans. You focus on invoicing.
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Self-Hosted
$0software
The do-it-yourself alternative. Free, MIT-licensed software. You provide the server and a few hours per quarter for maintenance.
Download for freeWhat each option actually costs
"Free" isn't quite free. Here's the honest math.
Cloud, per year
- Software + infrastructurefrom $90/yr
- Server hostingIncluded
- Email deliveryIncluded
- Cash totalFrom $90
- Setup~2 minutes
- MaintenanceZero
Best for most freelancers and small businesses.
Self-hosted, per year
- Software$0
- Server hosting (VPS or home)$60 to $240
- SMTP / transactional email$0 to $60
- Cash total$60 to $300
- Setup~2 to 4 hours one-time
- Maintenance~8 to 16 hours/year
Best if you already run servers or want full data sovereignty.
| Feature | Cloud | Self-Hosted |
|---|---|---|
| Core invoicing features | ||
Unlimited invoices and quotes | ||
Client and contact management Cloud: 10 active clients on Solo, unlimited on Pro and Business. | ||
Recurring invoices and subscriptions | ||
Multiple user accounts and roles Cloud seats: 1 on Solo, 3 on Pro, 10 on Business. | ||
Multi-currency support | ||
REST API access Cloud: Pro and Business plans (REST API + MCP). | ||
Payment integrations (Stripe, PayPal) | ||
| Time & maintenance | ||
Software updates Self-host: you apply them (~30 min/month). Cloud: automatic, we do it. | DIY | |
Database backups Self-host: set up cron or managed backups yourself. Cloud: daily and encrypted. | DIY | |
Email delivery setup Self-host: configure SMTP (Postmark, SendGrid, etc). Cloud: works out of the box. | DIY | |
Server monitoring & uptime | DIY | |
| Customization & branding | ||
Remove "Powered By" text from invoices Professional invoices with your branding only. Cloud: Pro and Business plans. | ||
Invoice and quote template selection Business plan. Pick a template set for invoices, quotes, and their emails. | ||
Custom company branding (logo, colors) Cloud: Pro and Business plans. | ||
| Support | ||
Priority email support Cloud: Pro and Business plans. Business includes dedicated support. | ||
Community support (GitHub) | ||
| Data & control | ||
Full source code access Same open-source codebase for both. | ||
Deploy on your own infrastructure | ||
GDPR-compliant EU hosting Self-host: depends on where you deploy. Cloud: hosted in the EU. | DIY | |
Data export (CSV/PDF) anytime Move to self-hosted or another tool whenever you like. | ||
Included DIY = you configure it yourself Not available
Cloud is for you if…
- • You'd rather invoice clients than maintain a server.
- • You want updates, backups, email delivery, and uptime handled for you.
- • From $9/mo is less than an hour of your billable time.
- • You might switch to self-hosted later, that's fine, your data moves with you.
Self-hosted is for you if…
- • You already run servers, or you enjoy it.
- • Data sovereignty matters (HIPAA, GDPR, internal policy).
- • You want to modify the source code.
- • Your clients or compliance team require on-premises hosting.
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