The short answer
If you have bills to approve, suppliers to pay and an accounting system to sync with, BILL is built for that workflow. If you are a small business that just needs to send an invoice and get paid, it is more than you need.
BILL plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $49 per user a month | Payables and receivables, standard approval policies, accounting sync by CSV import and export |
| Team | $65 per user a month | Adds automatic two-way sync with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier and Xero, and custom user roles |
| Corporate | $89 per user a month | Adds sync with Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics, custom approval policies, checks and international payments |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Adds QuickBooks Enterprise sync, multiple entities, API access and single sign-on |
Checked on 18 September 2026 on BILL's own pricing page. Prices are per user per month. Prices change; their page has the live numbers.
BILL vs InvoiceTools, side by side
| What | InvoiceTools | BILL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to make documents; optional Pro and Business plans | From $49 per user a month |
| Approval workflows | No | Yes, approval policies on every plan |
| Accounts payable | Purchase orders only; money out on the dashboard for signed-in users | Yes, the core of the product |
| Accounting sync | Export PDF, CSV or JSON. QuickBooks and Xero import files with Business reports | CSV on Essentials; automatic sync from Team |
| Paying suppliers | No | ACH ($0.59 each), virtual card, card; checks and international payments on Corporate |
| Invoicing clients | Yes, several document types with trade line items | Yes, as part of receivables |
| Best for | A sole trader or small firm sending invoices | A finance team with approvals and volume |
| Account needed | No, unless you want saved clients and sending | Yes, with users, roles and approval rules to set up |
BILL facts from its own pages, checked on 18 September 2026.
Who BILL suits better
BILL solves a problem this site does not touch. If money is going out as well as coming in, if bills need approving by more than one person, if everything has to land in QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite without rekeying, that is a real workflow and BILL automates it. Once you have a finance function rather than a shoebox, it is the right tool.
Who this site suits
This site suits the business whose only finance workflow is sending invoices and chasing them. The free invoice generator loads your trade's line items with starting prices you edit, the account statement generator and the AR aging calculator cover the chasing, and the payment links tool puts a pay link from your own processor on the invoice. Chasing is the real cost either way: the late payment statistics show how long invoices take to clear.
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Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Bill.com?
For making and sending invoices, yes. This site does that free with no account. It does not do approval workflows, supplier payments or accounting sync.
Does Bill.com have a free plan?
Not for payables and receivables. When checked on 18 September 2026, those plans started at $49 per user a month (Essentials). BILL's separate spend and expense product was listed at $0 per user.
How much does Bill.com cost?
On 18 September 2026: Essentials $49, Team $65 and Corporate $89 per user a month, with Enterprise priced on request. ACH payments to suppliers were $0.59 each and mailed checks $1.99.
Can this site sync with QuickBooks like Bill.com?
Not today. You can export documents as PDF, CSV or JSON and bring them in yourself, but there is no live sync.
Is Bill.com overkill for a small business?
Often, yes. It is built for approval chains, syncing to an accounting ledger and paying suppliers at volume. If nobody has to approve your invoices before they go out, you are paying for the approval workflow and using the invoice form.
Can I use this instead of Bill.com for receivables?
For producing and sending the documents, yes. For chasing them, the statement generator and the aging calculator cover what most small businesses need. What you will not get is automatic payment capture or a ledger sync.
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