5 Best Invoice2go Alternatives for Agencies & Freelancers in 2026

Invoice2go is fast. That's the whole pitch... and honestly it's a good one.

You're on-site, job's done, you pull out your phone and a professional invoice is in the client's inbox before you've packed up the van. For a sparky, a photographer, a one-off gig — that's exactly the tool you want. No mucking about.

(It's now "Invoice2go by Bill", since BILL bought them. Same simple, mobile-first app underneath.)

But here's where a lot of people land on this page. You started simple... then the work got bigger. Now you're running multi-month projects. You're billing 30% upfront, 40% at delivery, the rest on sign-off. Clients keep adding "just one more small thing." And every couple of weeks you're typing "hey, just following up on that invoice from a few weeks back..." for the third time.

Invoice2go can't help you with any of that. No milestone billing. No scope tracking. No project tool integrations. The automation is thin. It was never built for project-based work — it was built for tap-and-send.

So you've outgrown it. That's not a knock on Invoice2go, it's just... that's not what it's for.

I've run agencies for 20+ years and I built Handl because this exact problem never got solved properly. So yeah — I'm biased. But I'll be straight with you about what each of these does and doesn't do, including mine.

Here's the quick version if you want to skip ahead.

Pricing as of June 2026 — these change constantly. Always check the vendor's site before you commit.

1. Handl — Best for Agencies That Need Milestone Billing & Payment Automation

Best for: Freelancers and agencies running project-based work — milestones, scope changes, retainers — who are sick of chasing payments by hand.

Where Invoice2go stops at "send invoice, get paid," Handl picks up the whole billing relationship.

The big one is the AI billing agent. It drafts, sends, and chases invoices for you — automatically, before and after the due date, professionally worded, with a payment link attached. You stop being the person who has to send the awkward third reminder. You can run it from the dashboard, from Slack, or via MCP if you're into that.

Milestone billing is built in, not bolted on. Structure a $20k project as 30/40/30 and Handl bills each phase as it lands. Invoice2go just... can't do this at all.

Scope creep gets a paper trail. When a client adds "one more thing," you fire off a change order, get it signed, and it's billable — not absorbed into your margin.

It pulls project status straight from the tools you already use — Monday, Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Trello — so your invoices match reality. There's a branded client portal with no login, one-click pay and auto-pay. And cash-flow forecasting on the Team plan and up, so you can actually see what's coming.

Accounting-wise it syncs with Xero and MYOB, plus Stripe for payments and Harvest/Toggl/Hubstaff for time.

Pricing: From $29/mo. Freelancer is $29 (1 user, 1.5% on payments). Team is $99 (up to 3 users, 1.2%). Agency is $199 (unlimited users, 1.0%). Priced by plan, not per seat — so adding people doesn't keep growing the bill. 7-day free trial.

Pros:

• AI billing agent that drafts, sends, and chases — genuinely cuts late payments
• Milestone billing built in
• Change order / scope tracking with sign-off
• PM integrations: Monday, Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Trello
• Branded client portal — no login, one-click pay, auto-pay
• Cash-flow forecasting (Team+)
• Priced by plan, not per seat

Cons (the honest bit):

• Newer and smaller than Invoice2go — less of a track record, smaller community
• Not full accounting — pairs with Xero/MYOB, doesn't replace them
• No native time tracking — you connect Harvest, Toggl, or Hubstaff
• No slick "tap-to-invoice-on-your-phone" experience — if mobile-first invoicing on a job site is your main need, Invoice2go genuinely does that better

So look — if you're a sole trader who lives in the field app, Handl probably isn't your tool. If your work has phases, scope changes, and clients who go quiet at invoice time, it's built for exactly that.

Deeper breakdown: Handl vs Invoice2go.

2. FreshBooks — Best for Simple Invoicing With Built-In Time Tracking

Best for: Solo freelancers and small shops who want clean invoicing plus time tracking and expenses in one place.

FreshBooks has been around since 2003 and it shows — in a good way. The core invoicing, time tracking, and expense management is polished and easy. The mobile app is solid. If you bill hourly and want everything in one familiar tool, it's a comfortable step up from Invoice2go without a steep learning curve.

Where it runs thin for project work: no milestone billing, no client portal, no change order workflow, and no PM tool integrations. Reminders exist but they're basic and you set them up manually — no AI doing the thinking. And the pricing is tiered by billable client count, so the cheap plan caps you at 5 active clients. Add team members and it costs extra per head.

Pricing: From $15/mo (Lite — capped at 5 billable clients). Plus and Premium go up from there, and team members are an add-on. Verify at freshbooks.com — 2026 pricing moves around.

Pros:

• Mature, polished, easy to learn
• Built-in time tracking and expense capture
• Good mobile app
• Your accountant probably already knows it

Cons:

• No milestone billing
• No client portal or change order management
• No PM tool integrations
• Reminders are manual and basic — no AI
• Per-client caps and per-user charges add up

More detail: Handl vs FreshBooks.

3. Wave — Best Free Option for Solo Freelancers

Best for: Solo freelancers on a budget who need free invoicing plus genuinely solid accounting.

Wave is free. Properly free — not a trial that expires. You get invoicing, double-entry accounting, expense tracking, and bank reconciliation without paying a cent. The accounting foundation is the real strength here — it's not a toy, it's actual bookkeeping. For an early-stage freelancer who invoices occasionally and wants their books in order, it's hard to argue with.

The catch is the same story as Invoice2go, just with better accounting attached. No milestone billing. No client portal. No proposals or change orders. No PM integrations. Reminders are basic and manual. And they make their money on payments — 2.9% + 60c per card transaction, so the "free" gets less free the more you collect through it.

Pricing: Free for invoicing and accounting. Payments cost 2.9% + 60c (cards), 1% (bank transfer). Verify at waveapps.com.

Pros:

• Genuinely free invoicing + accounting
• Real double-entry bookkeeping and bank reconciliation
• Expense tracking included
• Quick to learn

Cons:

• No milestone billing
• No client portal, proposals, or change orders
• No PM tool integrations
• Reminders are manual and basic
• Payment fees stack up as volume grows

More detail: Handl vs Wave.

4. Zoho Invoice — Best Free Option With More Features Than Wave

Best for: Freelancers who want free invoicing with more automation and a client portal — especially if they're already in the Zoho world.

Zoho made Invoice free back in 2021 and it's stayed that way. For free, you get a surprisingly full kit: recurring invoices, scheduled reminders, a basic client portal, multi-currency, and basic time tracking. If you already run Zoho Books or Zoho CRM, it slots right in. As free tools go, it's more capable than Wave on the invoicing side.

But it's still invoicing, not project billing. No milestone structure. No change order workflow. No AI anywhere — the reminders are "send on day 14," not adaptive. And no integrations with Jira, Asana, or Monday. The free tier caps at one user and 1,000 invoices a year, which a busy agency can actually bump into.

Pricing: Free — up to 1 user and 1,000 invoices/year (2026). Heavier needs push you to paid Zoho Books. Verify at zoho.com/invoice.

Pros:

• Free with a strong feature set
• Recurring invoices and scheduled reminders
• Basic client portal and multi-currency
• Great if you already live in Zoho

Cons:

• No milestone billing or change orders
• No AI — reminders are fixed schedules
• No PM tool integrations
• Best value really only inside the Zoho ecosystem

More detail: Handl vs Zoho Invoice.

5. QuickBooks — Best If You Need Full Accounting in One Place

Best for: Agencies whose accountant insists on QuickBooks and who want their books and basic invoicing under one roof.

Quick heads-up: QuickBooks is a different animal from everything else on this list. It's accounting software — bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, payroll, tax prep — and it's genuinely best-in-class at that. Most accountants already know it.

But that's also the point. It's accounting software that added invoicing, not invoicing software. There's no milestone billing, no client portal, no change orders, no PM integrations, and the payment reminders are basic. The interface carries 20 years of features, so it can feel heavy if all you wanted was to bill a client.

Worth being straight here: Handl doesn't sync natively with QuickBooks yet (it syncs Xero and MYOB). So the common setup for agencies is to run both — Handl facing the client for billing and chasing, QuickBooks behind the scenes for the books. They solve different halves of the problem.

Pricing: From $15/mo (Simple Start), up through Essentials, Plus, and Advanced. Heavily discounted for the first few months, then it climbs. Verify at quickbooks.intuit.com.

Pros:

• Best-in-class accounting — payroll, tax, reconciliation
• Your accountant almost certainly knows it
• Massive integration ecosystem
• Scales from solo to mid-sized business

Cons:

• Invoicing is basic — no milestone billing
• No client portal, proposals, or change orders
• No PM tool integrations
• Interface feels heavy for simple billing
• No native Handl sync (run them side by side)

More detail: Handl vs QuickBooks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a free alternative to Invoice2go?

Yep — Wave and Zoho Invoice are both genuinely free for invoicing. Wave throws in real accounting too. Zoho has more automation (scheduled reminders, a basic client portal). Neither does milestone billing or PM integrations though, so if you've outgrown Invoice2go because of project complexity, free won't fix that. Handl starts at $29/mo with a 7-day free trial.

What's the best Invoice2go alternative for agencies?

Handl, if your work is project-based — milestone billing, scope tracking, automated chasing, and Monday/Asana/Jira/ClickUp integrations. FreshBooks if you just want simpler hourly invoicing with time tracking. QuickBooks if your accountant runs everything through it and you want the books and billing roughly in one place.

Does Invoice2go do milestone billing?

No. Invoice2go is built for quick, one-off invoices and basic estimates — there's no way to structure a project as 30% upfront, 40% at delivery, 30% on completion and have it bill each phase automatically. For that you need a tool with milestone billing built in, like Handl.

Can I move my data off Invoice2go?

Most tools support CSV import for clients and invoices, so getting the data across usually isn't the hard part. The bit that takes a day is rebuilding your templates and your automation — your reminder rules, your milestone structures. Budget an afternoon for setup and you're fine.

Bottom line

Invoice2go is great at one thing — fast, mobile, tap-and-send invoicing. If that's all you need, stay where you are. No shame in the simple tool that works.

But if you've outgrown it... if you're billing by milestone, fighting scope creep, and losing your Mondays to chasing payments... you need something built for project work.

That's the whole reason Handl exists. Milestone billing, an AI agent that drafts and chases invoices for you, scope/change orders, a branded client portal, and it plugs into the PM tools you already run. From $29/mo, priced by plan not per seat, 7-day free trial.

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More reading: Handl pricing · Handl for freelancers

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