easybill alternatives
The 5 best easybill alternatives in 2026
The short answer: people leave easybill for one of two reasons — either the tier gating (recurring invoices only from Professional at €25, automatic dunning only in Premium at €37) or because they are service businesses that never needed the marketplace strengths in the first place. In both cases Billy (from €9/month) is our pick: invoices from an AI prompt, automatic dunning from the entry plan. Billy is our own product — where it does not win, we say so just as plainly below.
To be fair: easybill’s permanently free plan (50 documents/month, e-invoicing included) is the most generous in the field. If it covers your needs, staying is legitimate. This roundup covers all five serious alternatives — with verified pricing (as of July 2026) and honest weaknesses.
All alternatives at a glance
| Billy | sevDesk | Lexware Office | FastBill | Odoo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Invoices from AI prompts & automatic dunning | Full bookkeeping (EÜR, VAT filing) with invoicing | Full bookkeeping with ELSTER, Germany only | VAT returns straight from the tool, deep template design | Growing companies with ERP needs (inventory, CRM, manufacturing) |
| Document limit | from 50/month; unlimited on Pro | Free: 3 invoices/month; paid unlimited | No limit stated (fair use per T&Cs) | No invoice limit stated | No limit — even on "One App Free" |
| Price | from €9 / month | Free (3 invoices/month); from €12.90 / month | from €12.90 / month (plan M) | from €9 / month (Solo) | "One App Free"; then per user/month |
| Invoice from AI prompt | Yescore feature | No | No | No | No |
| All features via AI assistant | Yesassistant reaches every feature | Nosuggestions only (receipts, bookings) | Nosuggestions you must accept | NoOCR; receipts checked manually | NoAI in places (documents) |
| Professional templates | Yesdesigned templates | Yes11 layouts, 6 of them Premium | Partially5 base layouts | Partiallyeditor with own fonts; Solo: 1 template | Partiallyconfigurable layouts |
| Live preview | Yes | – | Nopreview is a separate step | Yes | – |
| Recurring invoices | Yesset up in one sentence | Yes | Yesseries invoices | PartiallyPro (€27) and up | Yes |
| Automatic email sending | Yesinvoices & reminders, from the entry plan | Partiallyseries invoices optionally automatic; dunning manual | Partiallyseries invoices optionally automatic; no automatic dunning | Partiallydunning as a paid add-on | Partiallyfollow-up reminders automatic once configured |
| Bookkeeping | Nodeliberately not | Yesin the accounting plan | Yesplan L and up | PartiallyVAT filing yes, EÜR no | Yesaccounting module |
| E-invoicing | NoPDF invoices | Yeseven in the free tier | Partiallysending from plan M | Yesin every plan | Yes |
All pricing and feature claims per the vendors, verified on August 2, 2026. Prices net; subject to change.
Billy
The AI invoicing appBilly is the alternative for service businesses and freelancers who would have to climb to easybill’s Premium plan (€37) for automatic dunning and to Professional (€25) for recurring invoices. The AI assistant creates invoices, quotes and reminders from one sentence, sends them after your confirmation, and chases late payers automatically — from the entry plan, not a premium tier.
Full transparency, since Billy is our product: it has no marketplace import and is deliberately NOT accounting software. If you bill Amazon and eBay orders automatically, easybill remains the better home.
Strengths
- Invoices from an AI prompt — none of the other tools here can (as of July 2026, per their own sites)
- Automatic dunning from the entry plan
- Germany AND Austria in one account (§14 UStG / §11 öUStG)
- Professionally designed templates with live preview
- Set up in minutes, cancel monthly
Weaknesses
- No bookkeeping: EÜR, VAT filing and DATEV export are deliberately absent
- No e-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) — PDF only
- No permanent free plan (7-day trial, no credit card)
- Web app rather than a native mobile app
sevDesk
The all-in-one accounting solutionsevDesk is the easybill alternative for anyone missing the bookkeeping: EÜR, VAT filing and receipt management — things easybill offers on no plan. Add 11 invoice layouts (6 of them Premium), native iOS and Android apps and e-invoicing even in the free tier. For Austria there is a separate offering (sevdesk.at).
On dunning, though, you only trade one limitation for another: instead of easybill’s Premium gating, sevDesk sends reminders manually per invoice, with dunning levels only in the accounting plan. And its free tier allows just 3 invoices per month — far less than easybill’s 50 documents.
Strengths
- Mature bookkeeping: EÜR and VAT filing in the accounting plan
- E-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) even in the free tier
- 11 invoice layouts, 6 of them Premium
- Native iOS and Android apps
- Austria via a separate offering (sevdesk.at)
Weaknesses
- Dunning is manual per invoice; dunning levels need the accounting plan
- Free tier limited to 3 invoices/month (easybill Free: 50 docs)
- Colors from a palette only; custom layout only as a paid service
- No AI that creates documents — receipt capture and a support chatbot only
Lexware Office
The accounting classic (formerly lexoffice)Lexware Office is the most established easybill alternative for anyone who wants accounting and invoicing in one tool: EÜR, VAT filing via ELSTER and payroll add-ons included. Note that the cheapest plan S cannot write invoices — realistically you start at €12.90 on plan M, and there is no annual discount.
Two things worth knowing: per its own help center it has no automatic dunning function (it points to a paid third-party extension) — so if you are leaving easybill over the dunning gating, you gain nothing here. And it is suitable for Germany only.
Strengths
- Mature bookkeeping: EÜR, VAT filing via ELSTER (from plan L)
- Over 230,000 customers, very approachable interface
- Native iOS and Android apps
- E-invoicing: receiving on all plans, sending from M
Weaknesses
- No automatic dunning — per the vendor itself
- Germany only; Austria explicitly not supported
- Plan S (€7.90) cannot write invoices
- Only 5 base layouts, no freely placed text fields
FastBill
Invoicing plus VAT filingFastBill is easybill’s closest match on price (both from €9) and scores with what easybill lacks: the VAT pre-registration files via ELSTER in every plan. Add a real template editor with custom fonts and millimetre-precise positioning, plus a live preview while you type — though an official EÜR is missing.
FastBill knows tier gating too, however: automatic dunning is a paid add-on, recurring invoices need the Pro plan (€27), and the Solo plan allows just one template. There is no permanently free plan like easybill’s.
Strengths
- VAT filing via ELSTER in every plan
- Template editor with custom fonts and mm-precise positioning
- Live preview while editing
- E-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) in all plans
Weaknesses
- Automatic dunning only as a paid add-on
- Recurring invoices only from Pro (€27)
- Solo plan: 1 template; the app only scans receipts
- Germany only, no official EÜR, no free plan
Odoo
The open-source ERP suiteOdoo is the right easybill alternative when your shop business outgrows plain billing: the modular suite covers CRM, inventory, manufacturing and projects, and a single app is permanently free. Austria is supported via localization.
The price is complexity: setup takes time (or an implementation partner), billing is per user per month with prices that vary by country, and dunning consists of follow-up rules you configure yourself.
Strengths
- "One App Free": one app permanently free, unlimited users
- Grows with you: CRM, inventory, manufacturing, projects in one suite
- Germany and Austria via localization
- E-invoicing and an accounting module available
Weaknesses
- Setup takes time or a partner — no minutes-to-start
- Per user/month, prices vary by country
- Dunning only as self-configured follow-up rules
- Heavily oversized for pure invoice senders
How we evaluated
All pricing and feature claims come from the vendors’ own pricing and help pages, last verified on 31 July 2026 — including the inconvenient details like tier gating and dunning limitations. Where a vendor does not document something, we do not claim it. Billy is our own product: we rank it #1 for the use case it is built for, and we state its weaknesses as plainly as everyone else’s.