Invoicing platform self-hosted. No vendor lock-in. No per-transaction fees.
Invoice Ninja gives you full control over your invoicing, time tracking, and client billing. Deploy on your own servers or let Opsily manage it. Join 200K+ businesses invoicing their way.
Why Opsily for Invoice Ninja?
Get all the benefits of self-hosted invoicing without the ops overhead.
Full Data Ownership
Your invoices, client data, and payments stay on your servers. No vendor lock-in. No surprise migrations. Audit the code yourself.
Zero Per-Transaction Fees
Pay once for hosting. No 2.9% + $0.60 per invoice like Wave. No recurring SaaS seat charges. Your revenue stays your revenue.
Unlimited Clients, Users, Invoices
Scale your invoicing without upgrading plans. Add team members for free. Create as many invoices as you need. Grow without paying more.
Built for teams who need reliability
Invoice Ninja vs. Wave: The Real Cost
What you actually pay when you factor in transaction fees and scale.
Wave charges 2.9% + $0.60 per card, 3.4% + $0.60 per Amex. On 50 invoices per month at $500 average, that's $215/mo in fees. Invoice Ninja self-hosted costs your server only (typically $5-50/mo).
What Is Self-Hosted Invoicing?
Self-hosted invoicing means your billing software runs on your own server, not on someone else's cloud. You control the data. You set the backups. You decide where it lives.
Invoice Ninja is an open-source invoicing and expense management platform built with Laravel and React. It powers invoicing, time tracking, expense categorization, recurring billing, and client portals—all under your roof.
Why It Matters for Agencies and Freelancers
No vendor lock-in. SaaS platforms own your data. If they raise prices or shut down, you're stuck. With self-hosted Invoice Ninja, you own everything. You can migrate to another server or modify the code yourself.
No per-transaction fees. Wave charges 2.9% + $0.60 on every invoice you accept. On 50 invoices per month at $500 average, that's $215/mo in fees alone. Invoice Ninja charges zero. Your margin stays intact.
Unlimited scale. SaaS competitors cap clients by plan: FreshBooks limits you to 5 clients at $23/mo, forcing upgrades to $43+. Invoice Ninja (self-hosted) has no artificial limits. Invoice 1,000 clients if you want. Add unlimited team members. Same cost.
GDPR and data residency. Keep invoices and client data on EU servers to meet GDPR requirements. No cross-border data transfers. No Schrems II concerns. Full audit trail for compliance.
Everything You Need to Invoice and Get Paid
Invoice Ninja bundles invoicing, time tracking, expenses, and reporting into one open-source platform. No separate subscriptions. No feature gatekeeping by plan.
Save $360+ per year per team member
Compared to Wave (with transaction fees) or FreshBooks ($23–$70/mo). Self-hosted Invoice Ninja costs just your server.
Managed Invoice Ninja Hosting Plans
Let Opsily run Invoice Ninja so you don't have to. We handle backups, security, and uptime. You focus on invoicing.
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Trust, Compliance, and Data Security
Invoice Ninja on Opsily meets the strictest data residency and compliance requirements for agencies and regulated businesses.
GDPR Compliant
EU data residency. Your invoices never leave German servers. Full compliance with GDPR Article 32 technical and organizational measures.
Data Encryption
End-to-end encryption in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest. Your client data is protected from unauthorized access.
Automatic Backups
Nightly encrypted backups with point-in-time restore. No data loss. You own your data.
Open-Source Auditable
Invoice Ninja source code is public on GitHub. Audit it yourself. No hidden logic. Full transparency.
99.9% Uptime SLA
Managed infrastructure with redundancy. Your invoices are always accessible. 24/7 monitoring.
Frequently Asked Questions
Self-hosted invoicing means your billing software runs on your own servers, not on a SaaS vendor's cloud. You own the data, control backups, and decide where your invoices live. This eliminates vendor lock-in (no surprise price increases or forced migrations), removes per-transaction fees (Wave charges 2.9% + $0.60 per invoice), and gives you full GDPR control for EU compliance. Freelancers and agencies choose self-hosting to keep their revenue and avoid paying recurring SaaS subscriptions.
Start invoicing without vendor lock-in today.
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