The best free invoice generators in 2024

Are you looking for a free and easy way to send invoices? With an invoice generator you can create professional-looking invoices for free. We’ve tested the top 10 invoice generators on the market.

There are many free invoice generators on the market. We’ve tried them out to give you the pros and cons of each one. Read on to find out which invoice generator comes out on top. 👇 

What is an invoice generator?

An invoice generator is a website where you can create invoices for your business, whether you use a phone, a laptop or a tablet. You can type directly into the invoice and download a PDF that looks like what you see on screen. 

Unlike invoice templates, you don’t need to use Word, Excel, Google Docs or Google Sheet or a PDF creator like Adobe Acrobat. You don’t need to set up an account, like you do with invoice software. But keep in mind that there are some free invoice softwares on the market!

Which businesses can use an invoice generator?

All businesses can use an invoice generator. The invoice generators we’ve tried work for small businesses, freelancers or the self-employed, no matter what products or services you’re selling. However, if you send a lot of invoices per year, you should look into invoice software, which gives you benefits such as:

• All your information is saved, so there’s less manual work
• All your invoices are stored safely in one place
• You get notified when payments are overdue so that you can follow up with your customers. And more! 

Comparing the top invoice generators on Google

1. Conta

The invoice generator from Conta lets you create and download invoices quickly and easily. It’s free to use, and tax and discounts are calculated automatically. Here’s what the invoice looks like:

✅ Pros

• Upload your own logo and add terms and conditions
• Supports several currencies
• Taxes and discounts are calculated automatically

❌ Cons

• Not possible to change layout

2. Zoho

Zoho’s free invoice generator gives a good first impression, the website looks sleek. I was able to make an invoice in a couple of minutes and this what the invoice ended up looking like:

✅ Pros

• Easy to use and looks good
• Customization options for colors, layout, business logo and text fields

❌ Cons

• The invoice date was set to today’s date, but didn’t appear on the invoice unless I went to the calendar and manually selected it
• You can’t preview the different colors and invoice types before downloading
• Big watermark on the final invoice
• If you use the tab function to make invoices quickly, it moves through the items in the wrong order

3. Invoice-generator

At first glance the invoice generator from Invoice-Generator looks alright, but there are a lot of ads on the website. But the actual invoice generator works well and it only took a couple of minutes to make the invoice:

✅ Pros

• The invoice is saved in your browser, so you can edit it if you’ve made a mistake. However, if you clear your cookies and cache, all your saved invoices disappear.
• You can edit the headers to make the invoice more tailored to your business

❌ Cons

• Many distracting ads and pop-ups on the website, which even cover part of the screen
• More bare-bones invoice, not possible to customize the colors or the layout.
• You cannot add tax per product. If you have items with different tax rates, then you need to make one invoice per tax rate.

4. Invoice Simple

This one is very similar to Invoice-Generator. However, you can’t actually download the invoice without making an account.

✅ Pros

• A lot of customization options, like color and design
• It’s possible to send via email straight from the generator. However, there’s no preview of what the email will look like.

❌ Cons

• You can only make one invoice
• You need an account to download the invoice

5. Wise

Wise has a really easy-to-use invoice generator, all the fields are clearly labeled and it’s quick to fill out. However, the logo I uploaded didn’t actually appear on the invoice.

✅ Pros

• Easy to use
• No watermark on the invoice
• Plenty of room to add notes and messages to your client

❌ Cons

• No customization options and bare-bones design
• The logo I uploaded wasn’t added to the invoice
• Not possible to add tax rate per item

6. Adobe

Adobe has actually created their own invoice generator, and there’s many templates to choose from. Here’s what my invoice ended up looking like: 

✅ Pros

• Over 500 templates to choose from 
• Nice designs
• No watermarks on the invoice

❌ Cons

• Difficult to edit the templates. If you want to add other fields, you have to move things around. I ended up searching through a lot of templates to find one that included company details
• Prices, taxes and discounts aren’t calculated automatically, so if you use Adobe you have to do more manual work

7. Canva

Canva has a free invoice generator, but there’s only one template. You can play around with this to make it your own, but you’ll need to sign up to Canva. Here’s what the invoice ended up looking like: 

✅ Pros

• Easy to use
• No watermark on the invoice

❌ Cons

• They only have one template, and if you want to make large changes to the design, including uploading your own logo, you have to make an account
• I had to add a tax field to the template, as it wasn’t included
• Prices, taxes and discounts aren’t calculated automatically

8. Online Invoices

The invoice generator from Online Invoices doesn’t look that professional, but the actual invoice looks good. It was easy to use, but it’s missing some essential information like tax and due date – which I had to add manually. 

✅ Pros

• Easy to understand design
• Clean and professional-looking invoice

❌ Cons  

• Not possible to add tax at all
• Due date isn’t a default field, I had to add it manually

9. Free Invoice Builder

It looks like you have to log in to use this one, but you can click Continue as guest to be able to make an invoice:

 ✅ Pros

• A lot of customization options, you can add a logo as well as additional fields. 
• Relatively quick to use

❌ Cons

• The logo turned out very small
• To be able to download the invoice, you have to fill in your name, country and company size
• The layout is a bit more complicated, for example, in order to add tax you have to create a tax rate with name and percentage instead of just typing it into the invoice

10. Invoice Home

This invoice generator is easy to use, but you need to enter and verify your email address to be able to download the invoice. You can’t invoice for more than $1000 without signing up for a paid plan, so I wasn’t able to make an invoice with Invoice Home. 

In conclusion: Which invoice generator should you choose? 

Which invoice generator you should choose depends on your needs. If you want something that’s quick and easy to use, Conta, Zoho or Invoice-Generator are probably the best options out of all of these, but note that Invoice-Generator has a lot of distracting ads on the site. 

Some of these have more options to customize your invoice, but require you to create an account, or even pay to be able to download the invoice. Whichever solution you choose, make sure to include all the necessary information on your invoice.

Good luck with your invoicing!