# Free Invoicing Software > Free invoicing for service businesses: send unlimited invoices by email with a pay link, take card and bank payments, no monthly fee and no card to sign up. Canonical: https://brickbyclick.ai/free-invoicing Last updated: 2026-10-27 ## What is BrickByClick Free? It is the invoicing and payments part of the BrickByClick [CRM](https://brickbyclick.ai/crm), on its own, for $0 a month. You sign up yourself at crm.brickbyclick.ai/start and choose **Start free**. ### What is included - **Customers:** add and edit the people you bill. - **Invoices:** create them and send them by email. Each invoice has a private link the customer opens on their phone, with no login and no app. - **Card and bank payments:** the customer pays by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, or from a US bank account, through your own Stripe account. A paid invoice marks itself paid. - **Get paid:** show a QR code on your phone and the customer pays on theirs, on the spot. - **Record other payments:** cash, check or anything else, by hand. - **One login** for the owner. *Image: The Invoices tab listing six invoices with customer, job, due date, amount and status chips for Overdue, Sent and Paid* The Invoices tab: what is paid, what is waiting and what is late (sample data, shown on a paid plan, so the menu has more items than Free). ### What is not included Estimates, the job tracker, the calendar and online booking, the crew app and team logins, automatic follow-up and reminder emails, review requests, reports, the AI features and the free website are part of [Starter](https://brickbyclick.ai/starter-plan). On Free they show with a lock, so you can see what each one does. Invoices sent on Free carry a small "Powered by BrickByClick" line. Starter and the full-service plans do not. ## Why is it free? We earn 0.5% on card payments (max $25 a payment), on top of Stripe's own processing fee. If you do not get paid by card, we do not earn anything, and you pay nothing. Many owners who start on Free move to Starter once they want estimates, scheduling and follow-ups in the same place. Your customers and invoices stay when you do. ## How do you start invoicing for free? 1. Go to crm.brickbyclick.ai/start, choose **Start free** and pick a password. No card needed. You are signed in straight away. 2. Click the link in the email we send to confirm your address. Sending invoices and connecting Stripe turn on once you do. 3. Add your business name, logo, address and tax rate in Settings. 4. Connect Stripe under **Get paid** to take card and bank payments. Only the owner can do this, with two-step sign-in on. 5. Add a customer and send your first invoice. *Image: * Short video: making and sending an invoice (sample data). *Image: * Short video: connecting Stripe for card and bank payments (sample data). The customer gets an email from your business with a button to the invoice. They pay on their phone, and the invoice turns to Paid by itself. *Image: An invoice on a phone showing the total, a Pay now card button, a Pay from bank button, a Zelle option with a Copy button, and an I have already sent payment button* What your customer sees: the invoice on their phone with Pay now and Pay from bank (sample data). ### Getting paid on the spot Open **Get paid**, choose the customer and the amount, and tap **Show QR code**. The customer scans it with their phone camera and pays. Paid in cash or by check? Tap **They paid another way** and record it. *Image: The Get paid sheet on a phone showing three invoice lines, the tax rate, and a button that reads Show QR code* Get paid on your phone: lines, tax and the QR code button (sample data). *Image: The Get paid sheet after the customer paid, showing a green tick, the word Paid, the amount, the method and the time* It turns to Paid by itself when a card payment lands (sample data). Need help? The [help guide](https://brickbyclick.ai/help#invoices) has short videos and steps for invoices, online payments and Get paid. Or call us at [(888) 533-5784](tel:+18885335784). Sending limits To keep spam off our email, new Free accounts can send a limited number of invoice emails a day until card payments are set up. If you hit a limit, the app tells you. ## Free vs Starter *What Free and Starter include.* | | Free | Starter | | --- | --- | --- | | Price | $0 a month | $99 a month | | Customers and invoices | Yes | Yes | | Card and bank payments | Stripe's processing + 0.5% per card payment (max $25) | Stripe's processing + 0.5% per card payment (max $25) | | Estimates with online accept | No | Yes | | Job tracker, calendar, online booking | No | Yes | | Crew app and team logins | No, one login | Yes | | Email follow-ups, payment reminders, review requests | No | Yes | | Free website on a brickbyclick address | No | Yes | | "Powered by BrickByClick" on invoices | Yes | No | The AI receptionist, texting, a website on your own domain and SEO come with the full-service plans, from Front Office at $399 a month. See [all plans](https://brickbyclick.ai/plans-comparison). ## Just need one invoice? Use the [free invoice generator](https://brickbyclick.ai/free-invoice-generator) to make a PDF in your browser, with no account. Free is for when you want to send invoices by email, take card payments and keep track of who has paid. Templates by trade: [plumbing](https://brickbyclick.ai/plumbing-invoice-template), [HVAC](https://brickbyclick.ai/hvac-invoice-template) and [cleaning](https://brickbyclick.ai/cleaning-invoice-template). ## Questions people ask ### Is BrickByClick Free really free? Yes. There is no monthly fee and no card needed to sign up. When a customer pays by card, the fee is Stripe's processing plus 0.5% (max $25 a payment). There is no BrickByClick fee on bank payments. ### Do I need a Stripe account? To take card and bank payments, yes. You connect your own Stripe account from the Get paid screen, and the money goes straight to it. You can still send invoices and record cash or check payments without one. ### Can I send estimates on Free? No. Estimates, with online accept and deposits, are on Starter at $99 a month. ### How many invoices can I send? There is no monthly invoice limit. To stop spam, there are daily limits on invoice emails, lower for new accounts until card payments are set up. ### Can my team use it? Free has one login, for the owner. Team logins and the crew app are on Starter. ### What happens to my data if I upgrade? It stays. Upgrading from Settings moves the same account to Starter, with your customers and invoices. ### Can I remove the Powered by BrickByClick line? It is removed when you move to Starter or a full-service plan. ### Does it send payment reminders? Not on Free. Automatic payment reminders and follow-up emails are on Starter. ### Do invoices go to QuickBooks? No. Invoices are not sent to QuickBooks on any plan. ## Related - [Free invoice generator](https://brickbyclick.ai/free-invoice-generator): Make one invoice as a PDF, no account. - [Starter plan](https://brickbyclick.ai/starter-plan): Estimates, jobs, scheduling, crew app and a free website for $99 a month. - [Estimates and invoices](https://brickbyclick.ai/estimates-and-invoices): Everything the full invoicing tools do. - [Compare plans](https://brickbyclick.ai/plans-comparison): What each plan includes and costs.