Invio vs InvoiceShelf
Invio and InvoiceShelf are both invoicing software. Invio is open source under Unlicense, with 1.2k GitHub stars. InvoiceShelf is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 1.9k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Invio when
- A freelancer wants simple self-hosted invoicing with European e-invoice output.
- Pick InvoiceShelf when
- You need straightforward invoicing on your own server and do not need full accounting.
Side by side
A small self-hosted invoicing app that creates invoices and exports e-invoice formats including Factur-X/ZUGFeRD, FatturaPA and UBL for PEPPOL.
A self-hosted invoicing app for freelancers and small businesses: estimates, invoices, payments, expenses and customer records, forked from Crater.
Young and the author does not guarantee legal compliance for any country's e-invoicing rules.
No double-entry accounting or tax filing, and AGPL licensed.
Usable (both)
Self-hosted server (both)
TypeScript and Svelte
PHP, Laravel and Vue
Open source, Unlicense (public domain)
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
You can take the code into anything, including a product you sell, with no conditions.
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
1.2k GitHub stars
1.9k GitHub stars
Young: started 14 months ago, latest release v2.4.0.
Established: started 2 years ago, latest release 2.4.7.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.