Ask HN: Freelancers, what do you use to for time management and invoicing?

by finleymedia on 3/3/2016, 3:00:21 PM with 4 comments
I'm doing more and more freelance work and need a better way of invoicing with time tracking + expenses. One that takes an online payment from a client would be great, but not required.

  • by BjoernKW on 3/3/2016, 6:43:39 PM

    For time tracking, I've been using mite by quirky German company Yolk: http://mite.yo.lk/

    Weird name but the product has a great UX and a no-frills approach with focus on just the essential features including an API. At 5 EUR per user per month it's reasonably priced as well.

    For invoicing I use a plain and simple LibreOffice spreadsheet template and email.

    I do my expense tracking in Evernote.

  • by mcrider on 3/4/2016, 12:57:50 AM

    Check out Cushion App: http://cushionapp.com/. I don't use it, but I follow his blog and he has some very thoughtful posts on design.

  • by anexprogrammer on 3/3/2016, 3:08:13 PM

    I like invoiceninja. No connection, just a happy user.

    It's been going a few years, open source, free (paid option for no branding), payment gateways and so far has been reliable. You can also set scheduled recurring invoices, even on the free tier.