The self-hosted Invoice Ninja (hosted) alternative
Invora — Invoicing & Billing System (PHP + MySQL, Self-Hosted) — Self-hosted invoicing you own — no monthly fee, no per-invoice cut.. Own it once, run it on your own server, and stop paying Invoice Ninja (hosted) every month.
Stop renting Invoice Ninja (hosted)
Invoice Ninja (hosted) — rented
Ninja Pro $14/mo, billed monthly
[1]billed every month, forever · your data in their cloud
Invora — Invoicing & Billing System (PHP + MySQL, Self-Hosted) — yours
$34.00
one-time · self-hosted · your data, your server
3 months of Invoice Ninja (hosted) equals this one-time price.
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Assumption: Hosted Ninja Pro; an open-source self-host option also exists free. Enterprise from $18/mo (1-2 users).
Why owning beats renting Invoice Ninja (hosted)
- One payment. No monthly, per-seat, or per-location fees — the license is perpetual.
- Your data stays on your server. It never lives in Invoice Ninja (hosted)'s cloud.
- No plan ceilings. Records and users are limited by your hosting, not a pricing tier.
- It keeps working if the vendor doesn't. Self-hosted software can't be sunset or price-hiked out from under you.
Fair trade-offs: you host it, back it up, and apply updates yourself — see the
product page for honest limitations, and the
full Invora — Invoicing & Billing System (PHP + MySQL, Self-Hosted) vs Invoice Ninja (hosted) comparison.
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- Invoice Ninja (hosted) — price checked 2026-07-05 —
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“$14 per month, billed monthly”
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