Hours to invoice
Unbilled hours and expenses become line items in one click.
NewRecurring invoices
Get paid on time, without the follow-ups
Create a branded invoice in under a minute, let clients pay by card or bank transfer, and let Duebird send polite reminders until it's settled. Expenses and cash-flow reports live in the same place.
- Card and bank payments
- Automatic reminders
- Free for up to 3 clients
9 daysaverage time to paid
Used by 18,000 freelancers and studios
Invoices sent by
- Halden & Co
- Ferngrove
- Ottoline
- Quarry Lane
- Pixel Mill
- Brisk Audio
Back office
The back office of a five-person studio, for one
All the admin between finishing the job and the money landing in your account.
Average time to paid, down from 27.
Your terms
Payment terms, currencies and methods per client.
Encrypted, PCI-compliant
Card data never touches our servers. 2FA on every plan.
Spreadsheet to invoice
Same numbers, now a document clients take seriously.
Bring your accountant
Invite a bookkeeper or partner with their own role.
Examples
Invoices clients actually pay on time
Sample invoices and reports below are illustrations; swap in screenshots of your own.
4.9
Average rating from 2,600 reviews
$410M invoiced
By freelancers and studios, 2025.
Encrypted, PCI-compliant
Card data never touches our servers. 2FA on every plan.
Your terms
Payment terms, currencies and methods per client.
Why it works
Built for people who'd rather not think about billing
Invoices, reminders, payments and the numbers behind them — without a spreadsheet in sight.
Reminders
The follow-up emails you never have to write
Invoice sent, invoice viewed, a friendly reminder three days after the due date, then paid. Duebird runs the whole sequence on your schedule and stops the second money arrives, so nobody gets nudged after paying.
Payments
A Pay now button on every invoice
Clients pay by card or bank transfer straight from the invoice, no login required. The invoice is stamped Paid, the payment is matched to it, and your books stay in sync without any copy-paste.
Reports
Know what's coming in before it lands
A cash-flow chart shows money in, money out and what's still outstanding, month by month. Filter by client to see who pays on time and who should pay a deposit next time.
- Invoices in a minute. Pick a client, add line items or pull in tracked hours, and send.
- Reminders on autopilot. Set a schedule once: a nudge 3 days before the due date, one on the day, then weekly.
- Card and bank payments. Clients pay by card, digital wallet or ACH bank transfer from a Pay now button.
- Recurring invoices. Retainers and subscriptions bill themselves on the 1st, the 15th or any schedule.
- Expenses and receipts. Snap a receipt, tag it to a client and mark it billable.
- Cash-flow reports. See what's paid, what's due and what's late, plus a 90-day forecast built from recurring invoices and open balances.
Less chasing, more cash in the bank
- freelancers and studios
- 18k
- invoiced last year
- $410M
- average time to paid
- 9 days
- average rating
- 4.9/5
Pricing
Simple monthly pricing. No per-invoice fees.
Every plan includes unlimited invoices and automatic reminders. Payment processing is passed through at cost.
Starter
For your first few clients.
$0forever
Start free- Up to 3 active clients
- Card and ACH payments
- Branded invoices
- Manual expense tracking
Pro
Most popularFor full-time freelancers.
$15per month
Choose Pro- Unlimited clients
- Recurring invoices
- Receipt scanning
- Cash-flow reports and forecast
- Remove Duebird branding
Studio
For small teams of up to 10.
$35per month
Choose Studio- Everything in Pro
- 5 team members included
- Approval rules
- Multi-currency invoicing
- Accountant access
Prices in USD, billed monthly. Card payments 2.9% + 30¢; ACH 0.8%, capped at $5. Cancel anytime.
Testimonials
Freelancers who stopped chasing
Sample reviews written for this template. Replace them with your own.
“My biggest client always paid 40 days late. With automatic reminders it's down to 12, and I never sent an awkward email.”
Aisha BelloIllustrator“I bill six retainers on the 1st. Recurring invoices plus saved cards means they're paid before I've finished my coffee.”
Ben HartleyFractional CMO“Tax season used to mean a shoebox of receipts. Now every expense is tagged to a client and exported in one CSV.”
Mei Lin ZhouWedding Photographer“We're a four-person studio. Approval rules mean nothing over $10k goes out without a second pair of eyes.”
Jonas BeckerStudio Partner“Moving clients to bank transfer cut my card fees by about $1,900 last year. Same invoice, one extra button.”
Carmen OrtizUX Consultant“In January the forecast told me March would be thin. I asked for a deposit on the next project and slept fine.”
Tunde AdeyemiVideo Producer
FAQ
Questions, answered
Can't find what you're looking for? Our support team replies within a few hours on weekdays.
- How do clients pay me?
- Every invoice has a Pay now button. Clients pay by credit or debit card, digital wallet or ACH bank transfer without creating an account. Card payouts reach your bank in 2 business days, ACH in 4. You can also record checks and wires manually.
- What do payments cost?
- Duebird charges no per-invoice fees. Card payments cost 2.9% + 30¢ and ACH transfers 0.8%, capped at $5 per payment — the processor's cost, passed through. Where local law allows, you can add card fees to the invoice as a surcharge.
- Can I customize the reminder emails?
- Yes. Every reminder in the sequence has an editable subject and body with placeholders for client name, amount, due date and payment link. Turn reminders off per client if you prefer; they stop automatically once an invoice is paid or marked paid.
- Can I move over from a spreadsheet or another tool?
- Import clients, products and past invoices from CSV in a few minutes — we provide templates and map the columns for you. Open invoices keep their original numbers and due dates, so your numbering and reports stay continuous.
- Does it handle sales tax and VAT?
- Add multiple tax rates per line item, show tax IDs on invoices, and apply reverse-charge VAT for EU business clients. Tax totals appear in reports by period. We don't file returns, but the export your accountant needs is one click away.
- Is my financial data secure?
- Card details are handled by a PCI DSS Level 1 payment processor and never stored on our servers. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, two-factor authentication is available on every plan, and you can export or delete all your data at any time.
- What happens if I cancel?
- Cancel anytime from billing settings; there's no contract or cancellation fee. You drop to the free Starter plan, keep read access to every invoice you've sent, and can export everything as CSV and PDF. Recurring invoices pause rather than disappear.
Your next invoice could be paid by Friday
Send your first invoice in five minutes, then let the reminders do the rest.
Free for up to 3 clients · No card required