# Refrens Accounting vs Zoho Invoice Comparison | | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 121 | 361 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (95.6% of reviews) | Small-Business (86.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $15.00 1 Business Per Month | $0 100% free. Forever. | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Refrens Accounting Pros: - Ease of Use (50 reviews) - Invoice Management (45 reviews) Cons: - Missing Features (27 reviews) - Limited Customization (14 reviews) ### Zoho Invoice Pros: - Ease of Use (15 reviews) - Invoicing (12 reviews) Cons: - Missing Features (3 reviews) - Limited Customization (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (103 reviews) | 9.3 (284 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.4 (107 reviews) | 9.2 (287 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.4 (102 reviews) | 9.1 (160 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.6 (28 reviews) | 9.5 (129 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 9.4 (103 reviews) | 9.1 (227 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.4 (27 reviews) | 9.5 (123 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (101 reviews) | 9.4 (277 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Refrens Accounting #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Accounting Price: Starting at $15.00 1 Business Per Month Key Features: - Automated Bookkeeping - Create unlimited documents - Payment gateway integration [Learn more about Refrens Accounting](https://www.g2.com/products/refrens-accounting/reviews) #### Free Trial Yes ### Zoho Invoice #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Free Price: $0 100% free. Forever. Description: Ideal for small businesses and freelancers. Key Features: - Bill multiple customers - Create invoices, retainers, and credit notes - Create multi-currency & multi-lingual invoices [Learn more about Zoho Invoice](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-invoice/reviews) #### Free Trial No --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Accounting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Refrens Accounting** | 9.2/10 | 36 | | **Zoho Invoice** | N/A | N/A | #### General Ledger | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Journal Entries** | 9.4 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Tags / Dimensions** | 9.2 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Audit Trail** | 9.2 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Accounts Receivable | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Invoice Customization** | 9.4 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AR Automation** | 9.2 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Collections Automation** | 9.3 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Accounts Payable | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **AP Automation** | 9.3 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Payment Processing** | 9.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Purchase Orders** | 9.3 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Other Functionality | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Inventory Tracking / Ordering** | 9.4 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Inventory Pricing and Costing** | 9.4 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Inventory Reporting** | 8.9 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Multi-Entity / Consolidation** | 9.2 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Recognition Rules** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reconciliations** | 9.1 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Payroll** | 9.1 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Time and Expense** | 9.0 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Reporting & Analytics | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Financial Statements** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Custom Reporting** | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Budgeting / Forecasting** | 9.2 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboards** | 9.6 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Platform | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Customization** | 9.1 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflow Capability** | 9.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | 9.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Internationalization** | 9.5 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Performance and Reliability** | 9.7 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Output Document Generation** | 9.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Integration | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Data Import and Export Tools** | 9.4 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integration APIs** | 9.3 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Breadth of Partner Applications** | 9.4 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Cash Flow | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Track Cash Flow** | 9.4 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Income and Expenses** | 9.5 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Exports** | 9.3 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Budgeting & Forecasting | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Budgeting / Forecasting** | 9.2 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Import** | 9.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Versioning** | 9.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Historical Data** | 9.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Revenue | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Revenue Types** | 9.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Revenue Allocation** | 9.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Scheduling** | 8.8 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Payroll | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Direct Deposit** | 9.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Check/W-2 Printing** | 9.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Tax Calculation** | 9.2 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reporting and Dashboards** | 9.5 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | #### AI | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Data Extraction** | 8.4 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Invoice Processing** | 9.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Expense Management** | 9.0 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Fraud Detection** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Tax Compliance** | 9.0 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Support Chatbots** | 8.3 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Bank Reconciliations** | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Report Generation** | 9.0 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Customizable Alerts** | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Predictive Analytics** | 8.8 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Mobile Applications - Accounting | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Integration** | 9.0 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Notifications** | 9.0 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | | **UI** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Offline** | 8.3 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Expense Tracking** | 9.2 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Invoice Management** | 9.4 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Accounting | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Billing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Refrens Accounting** | 9.0/10 | 90 | | **Zoho Invoice** | 8.7/10 | 169 | #### Bill Generation | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Templates** | 8.7 (60 reviews) | 9.0 (153 reviews) | | **Digital Billing** | 9.3 (47 reviews) | 9.4 (143 reviews) | | **Recurring Billing** | 9.3 (42 reviews) | 8.9 (124 reviews) | #### Bill Processing | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Consolidation** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Batch Invoicing** | 9.2 (44 reviews) | 8.4 (111 reviews) | | **Management** | 9.4 (65 reviews) | 9.1 (134 reviews) | #### Integration | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Accounting** | 9.2 (48 reviews) | 8.7 (116 reviews) | | **Payments** | 8.8 (36 reviews) | 8.8 (120 reviews) | | **ERP** | 8.8 (34 reviews) | Feature Not Available | #### Agentic AI - Billing | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 9.2 (13 reviews) | 6.9 (17 reviews) | ### Accounting & Finance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Refrens Accounting** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Invoice** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance | Feature | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Billing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/billing) **Unique to Refrens Accounting (1):** [Accounting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/accounting) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Refrens Accounting | Zoho Invoice | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 95.6% | 86.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 2.6% | 9.0% | | **Enterprise** | 1.8% | 4.5% | ### By Industry #### Refrens Accounting - **Information Technology and Services:** 18.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 15.2% - **Computer Software:** 6.3% - **Accounting:** 5.4% - **Apparel & Fashion:** 4.5% - **Construction:** 3.6% - **Food & Beverages:** 3.6% - **Entertainment:** 2.7% - **Human Resources:** 2.7% - **Architecture & Planning:** 1.8% - **Other:** 35.7% #### Zoho Invoice - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 11.9% - **Computer Software:** 8.2% - **Accounting:** 6.8% - **Management Consulting:** 3.7% - **Financial Services:** 2.3% - **Construction:** 2.0% - **Consumer Services:** 2.0% - **Design:** 2.0% - **Consulting:** 2.0% - **Other:** 43.2% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Refrens Accounting - [Zoho Books](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-books/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (328 reviews) - [Xero](https://www.g2.com/products/xero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1619 reviews) - [FreshBooks](https://www.g2.com/products/freshbooks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (975 reviews) - [NetSuite](https://www.g2.com/products/netsuite/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (4804 reviews) - [QuickBooks Online](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (3831 reviews) - 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Digital invoice helps in keeping information about your clients and helps In adequate accountability." - Title: [What is Zoho Invoice?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-zoho-invoice) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It's an invoicing software with multiple applications. You can customize it to fit your needs. For example, I use it for automotive billing. It works great,..." - Title: [Can we get triplicate invoice?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36531-can-we-get-triplicate-invoice) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hi Deepak! Thanks for reaching out. In Zoho Invoice, you have the option to choose your default print preference under Settings > Preferences > General..." - Title: [When will the VAT summary table be displayed in the Invoice PDFs? What should I do to enable it?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/vat-in-zoho-invoices) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "VAT Summary table is an option that is available in the UK edition of Zoho Invoice. It will be shown when a customer’s currency is not GBP and if VAT was..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/refrens-accounting-vs-zoho-invoice)