Authorize.net vs. Invoice Ninja

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Authorize.net
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Authorize.net is a payment gateway software solution offered by Visa featuring secure data processing and fraud protection.
$25
monthly gateway
Invoice Ninja
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Invoice Ninja is a source-code available suite of apps focusing on SMB invoicing & payments, from the small company of the same name. The service boasts users among 200,000+ businesses, who use Invoice Ninja to invoice clients, track payments, expenses, and time billable tasks.
$0
Pricing
Authorize.netInvoice Ninja
Editions & Modules
All-in-One Option
25 & 2.9% + $0.30
monthly gateway/per transaction
Payment Gateway Only
$25
monthly gateway
Invoice Ninja - Self-hosted
$0
Invoicing, Quotes, Expenses, Time-Tracking built with Laravel & Flutter
Forever Free
$0
Unlimited Invoices & Quotes for 20 clients
Ninja Pro Plan
$10
per month
Enterprise Plan
$14
per month 1-2 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Authorize.netInvoice Ninja
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing. Higher volume plans available for an enterprise subscription.
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Features
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Payment Gateways
Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Product A and Product B
Authorize.net
9.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Invoice Ninja
-
Ratings
Fraud Detection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
API or SDK9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Recurring Payment Support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Authorize.netInvoice Ninja
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(31 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Authorize.netInvoice Ninja
Likelihood to Recommend
Visa
Authorize.net is reliable and I feel confident that customers' information is protected. The security protocols used by Authorize.net appear to be as good, and probably better than many credit card payment processors. However, the initial setup process was very difficult. I distinctly recall getting up and running as being very cumbersome and time-consuming. I also was disappointed with how the processing and deposit of payments were not consistent. I distinctly remember regretting the decision to go with Authorize.net. However, as mentioned before, with the time and effort required to get the account set up and running, I refused to go through the process again and try a different provider.
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Invoice Ninja
I think Invoice Ninja is well-suited for small businesses or freelancers with this software you can track your expenses bill and get paid using a friendly user interface, it is easy to set and configure. They have a paid version but with the open-source self-hosted version it's free and this is a great advantage over other similar softwares.
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Pros
Visa
  • Very smooth workflow to authorizing, capturing, voiding, and refunding charges. This can all be done via API calls, or through their online dashboard.
  • Their AVS settings for validating credit cards are substantial and have been reliable in ensuring that our customers cards are being used safely and properly.
  • Their uptime and response times are very good in general. The only issues we ever have communicating with their services is when our connection quality is compromised.
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Invoice Ninja
  • Invoicing
  • Billing
  • Track expenses
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Cons
Visa
  • The lack of data portability is a big issue for me.
  • Authorize.net uses the same $49.00 gateway setup fee to scam merchants out of money, which is no better than any of the other gateways out there.
  • Their customer service is not up to the mark. You can get stuck if you need any help from their end.
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Invoice Ninja
  • Should be able to produce a SAF-T file
  • Better reports
  • More invoice templates
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Likelihood to Renew
Visa
Authorize.net has been a useful system for our Chamber. We appreciate the ease of use and access to our Main Frame. Connecting Authorize.net to our system for membership, event and other payment ease has been excellent and we have experienced no problems whatsoever.
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Invoice Ninja
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Usability
Visa
Except for some of the back of the house issues with settings the overall usability was great
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Invoice Ninja
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Visa
I have no experience directly with the support offered by Authorize.Net.
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Invoice Ninja
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Visa
Authorize.net is a reliable and affordable payment processing service that offers more robust security than other services, such as Stripe or PayPal with their monthly fees at $25 dollars month lot of people may be turned off by these high prices but you get what you pay for - protection against fraud in risky transactions so I would recommend using Authorize.net if this matters to your business!
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Invoice Ninja
I changed from Fresh Books to Invoice Ninja because Invoice Ninja while being free and open source still offers all the Fresh Books features. Also, we were able to change the estimate module to work exactly as we needed and now it allows us to do consignations to our clients that after we can convert to invoices.
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Return on Investment
Visa
  • Lets us charge cards so we can get paid on time, every time.
  • It was very difficult to setup the DocuSign integration the first time, but after we got it setup, it's made the onboarding process very easy. That probably saves about 30 minutes every time we get a new client.
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Invoice Ninja
  • Save me 200 euros per year on a invoice system
  • Save me time by automatically send late payment reminder
  • Saves me time wend I have to do my tax declaration
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