INVOY
Free, unlimited invoice creation for Japanese freelancers and small businesses
About INVOY
INVOY is a Japanese cloud invoicing platform that lets freelancers and small businesses create and send invoices, quotes, purchase orders, delivery notes, and receipts for free with no document limit. It is compliant with Japan's Qualified Invoice System and the Electronic Bookkeeping Act (JIIMA-certified), digitizes received invoices, and lets users pay business invoices by credit card. A low-cost Standard plan adds bank account sync and cash-flow statements.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Invoice creation is free with no document limit
- Compliant with Japan's Qualified Invoice System and JIIMA-certified for the Electronic Bookkeeping Act
- Covers quotes, POs, delivery notes, and receipts with one-click conversion
- Paid plan is inexpensive at ¥980/month
- Exports to freee, Money Forward, and Yayoi
- Mobile-friendly, so invoices can be issued from a smartphone
Cons
- Japanese-language only and built around Japanese tax rules, so it does not suit businesses outside Japan
- Card payment of invoices and postal mailing carry separate fees
- Bank sync and cash-flow features require the Standard plan
- Lighter on full accounting features than freee or Money Forward, so it typically needs a separate bookkeeping tool
Key Features
Unlimited free invoicing
Create and issue Qualified Invoice System-compliant invoices for free with no cap, by filling in fields step by step.
Quotes, POs, delivery notes, and receipts
Issue other business documents and convert between them in one click, for example quote to invoice or invoice to receipt.
Recurring invoice scheduling
Automatically generate invoices that go out on a regular schedule so none are forgotten.
Email sending and postal mail service
Send invoices to clients by email from INVOY, or use the paid one-click postal mailing service.
Received-invoice digitization
Turn incoming invoices into structured data in about five seconds and store them in the cloud.
Electronic Bookkeeping Act storage
JIIMA-certified scanner storage keeps received paper and PDF invoices compliant with Japan's Electronic Bookkeeping Act.
Pay invoices by credit card
Pay received or issued invoices by card for a fee, which can extend payment cycles.
Bank sync and cash-flow statements
Standard plan links corporate bank accounts via Moneytree LINK, reconciles payments, and builds downloadable cash-flow tables.
Accounting software export
Export billing data in CSV formats for freee, Money Forward, and Yayoi Accounting.
Team members and permissions
Invite members and assign roles so a team can split billing work and double-check documents.
Pricing
- Unlimited invoice creation and issuing
- Recurring invoice scheduling
- Email sharing of invoices
- Received-invoice digitization and cloud storage
- Pay invoices by card
- Bank statement CSV upload
- Everything in Free
- Automatic bank account sync (Moneytree LINK)
- Cash-flow statement with Excel export
- 16% discount on annual billing
- Free trial through the end of the following month
Best For
Freelancers moving off Excel invoices
Sole proprietors replace spreadsheet templates with guided, tax-compliant invoices that avoid 8%/10% consumption tax mistakes.
Small teams standardizing documents
Small companies give every employee the same invoice and quote format and share past data across the team.
Invoice System and e-bookkeeping compliance
Businesses meet Japan's Qualified Invoice System and Electronic Bookkeeping Act storage rules without checking requirements manually.
Extending cash flow with card payments
Businesses pay supplier invoices by credit card to defer cash outflow.
Cash-flow tracking
Standard plan users sync bank accounts, reconcile incoming payments, and build cash-flow tables.
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