Comparison

A Stripe Invoicing alternative built for B2B invoicing

Stripe Invoicing is a payment product with invoicing bolted on. JupiterInvoice is an invoicing product with a payment record. Which you want depends on what you're actually selling and who pays you.

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Why JupiterInvoice exists

Stripe Invoicing optimizes for one thing: send an invoice, the customer clicks Pay, money hits your Stripe balance. It's great when the customer is a consumer or small business that will pay with a card. It falls down the moment someone needs to add a PO number, route to AP, pay by wire, or even just correct a typo in the billing address.

JupiterInvoice treats the invoice as a shared document between sender and recipient. The recipient edits what's theirs (PO, billing entity, AP contact). The sender sees every change, reverts anything wrong, and keeps the full version history. Wire transfer details are first-class citizens. Nothing is gated behind "accept a card payment."

What Stripe Invoicing does well

We want to be fair. Stripe is the right tool for plenty of invoicing jobs:

  • •If your customer pays by card, Stripe's Pay button is a single click and the money moves instantly.
  • •Built-in subscription billing. If you're running a SaaS with recurring charges, Stripe's native tooling is hard to beat.
  • •Deep integration with the rest of Stripe: customers, tax, reporting, disputes all in one place.
  • •Automatic revenue recognition for accrual accounting, which matters if you're running a real finance function.

Feature by feature

Feature JupiterInvoice Stripe Invoicing
Recipient can add or edit PO number on the invoice Yes No
Recipient can correct billing entity or address Yes No
Recipient can forward invoice to AP with a note Yes No
Two-way comment thread on the invoice Yes No
Wire transfer / bank details on the invoice itself Yes
Partial
Via invoice PDF; not in the online pay flow.
Version history with one-click revert Yes No
Card payment in one click No Yes
Automatic tax and compliance No Yes
Subscription billing No Yes
Free tier with no per-invoice fee Yes
0.4% to 0.5%
Per paid invoice.
Anonymous invoice creation (no signup) Yes No

Pricing

JupiterInvoice

Free

  • Unlimited invoices
  • Unlimited recipients
  • Custom invoice numbering and multiple sender profiles included
  • No per-invoice fees
  • "Powered by" footer on invoices

Stripe Invoicing

0.4% - 0.5% per paid invoice

  • Plus standard Stripe payment processing fees (~2.9% + 30c for cards)
  • Per-invoice fee applies when the invoice is marked paid
  • Includes Stripe Tax on top (additional %)

Don't switch if...

  • Your customers pay by card and you want that Pay button front and center. Stripe is better at this.
  • You need automatic sales tax or VAT calculation per-transaction. Stripe Tax does it; we don't.
  • You're running subscription billing. Stripe's recurring infrastructure is in a different league for that workflow.
  • You already have Stripe deeply integrated and the cost of re-plumbing outweighs the collaboration win.

We'd rather you stay where you are than switch and regret it.

Common questions about the switch

What makes JupiterInvoice an alternative to Stripe Invoicing?
Stripe Invoicing is built around a card payment flow. JupiterInvoice is built around the invoice as a shared document: the recipient adds the PO number, fixes the billing entity, forwards to AP, and approves, with every change versioned. If your invoicing is more conversation than checkout, that is the difference.
Can I use both?
Yes. Plenty of freelancers use Stripe Invoicing for card-paying clients and JupiterInvoice for enterprise clients who pay by wire and need PO numbers. Nothing breaks if you run them side by side.
Can JupiterInvoice accept card payments?
Not directly. The invoice is the record of what's owed; the recipient pays via whatever method you specify on the invoice (wire, ACH, etc.). If card payment is critical, Stripe Invoicing is the right call.
How does the 'recipient editing' actually work?
The recipient clicks the invoice link (no login), sees the invoice in the browser, and can inline-edit fields that belong to them: PO number, billing entity, billing address, tax ID, AP contact, comment thread. Every change creates a new version snapshot, emails you a diff, and you can revert.
Do you charge per invoice like Stripe?
No. JupiterInvoice is free, with unlimited invoices and a small 'Powered by' footer on each one. No per-invoice fees, no percentage cut of invoice value.
Is there a migration from Stripe Invoicing?
Not automated yet. Existing customers and invoices can be re-entered manually, or imported via the API.

Last updated June 1, 2026

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