Free Small Business
Invoicing. Forever.
Everything QuickBooks Self-Employed charges $20/mo for — free.
Send unlimited invoices via email or text. Accept card payments. Get paid 5× faster than waiting for checks. Built for small businesses, sole proprietors, and freelancers who want to bill and get paid — without the $20-30/mo subscription.
Used by solo operators and growing small businesses
Six things every small business needs to get paid
All six, free forever. No upsells, no monthly fee, no credit card on file.
Unlimited invoices
Send as many invoices a month as you want. No per-invoice fee, no monthly cap, no upgrade nag when you hit 20.
Card payments built in
Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Customer taps a link, pays in 30 seconds. Money in your bank next business day.
Email or SMS delivery
Send via email, text message, or both. SMS gets the fastest payment — most customers tap the Pay Now link within minutes.
Auto payment reminders
Customer hasn't paid? Menutize politely nudges them on a schedule you set. No more awkward “did you get my invoice?” texts.
Estimates to invoices
Quote first, customer accepts online, convert to an invoice with one tap. No double entry, no re-typing line items.
Customer database
Every customer, every invoice, every payment — saved forever. Repeat customers re-bill in one tap, not a fresh form.
Menutize vs QuickBooks Self-Employed
Honest side-by-side. QuickBooks Self-Employed costs $20/mo (and $40/mo with TurboTax). Menutize is $0/mo. Here is exactly what you get with each.
| Menutize | QuickBooks Self-Employed | QB Self-Employed + TurboTax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited invoices | |||
| Online card payments | |||
| SMS invoice delivery | |||
| Auto payment reminders | |||
| Estimates that convert to invoices | Limited | Limited | |
| Customer database with job history | Basic | Basic | |
| Mileage tracking | |||
| Schedule C / tax estimation | |||
| Monthly cost | $0/mo | $20/mo | $40/mo |
| Annual cost | $0/yr | $240/yr | $480/yr |
Reflects publicly advertised QuickBooks Self-Employed pricing as of May 2026. QuickBooks is a trademark of Intuit Inc. and is referenced here for comparison only. Menutize is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Intuit.
When does QuickBooks Self-Employed make sense?
If you specifically need mileage tracking, Schedule C estimation, or one-click TurboTax filing, QuickBooks Self-Employed is built for that. If you mostly need to invoice and get paid, Menutize covers that piece — the same way QuickBooks does it — for $0/mo. Many small business owners run Menutize for invoicing and bring their accountant the CSV export at tax time.
How can this stay free?
Menutize takes a 0.5% fee on payments processed through the platform — on top of standard card processing rates. That is it. We make money when you make money, and nothing if you don't. There is no subscription, no “starter” tier, no “upgrade to unlock” trick.
The math: a $500 invoice paid by card costs you about $0.50 of Menutize on top of the card processor's percentage. Compare that to $20/mo flat for QuickBooks Self-Employed whether you bill $500 or $50,000 in a month.
Stop paying $240/yr to send invoices.
Send your first invoice in 60 seconds. $0/mo. No credit card.
Free forever. How does that work?