Free invoicing for freelancers who bill by the project
You shouldn't pay a monthly subscription just to send an invoice. Tillage gives freelancers free, professional invoicing — plus quoting, contracts, and payments — at $0/month, with the option to pass card and platform fees to clients so the full amount lands in your account.
The freelancer billing grind
When you're the whole business, every hour spent on invoices and chasing payment is an hour you're not earning. The usual tools make it worse.
Subscriptions for software you barely use
You send a handful of invoices a month, but the popular tools still charge $15–$30 every month — or cap the free tier so low you hit a wall the moment you get busy. You end up paying to bill your own clients.
You guess your rate and undercharge
Without a clear number, you quote what feels safe, anchor low to win the job, and realize months later you've been working below what you need to actually make a living. There's no signal telling you a project is unprofitable until it already is.
Late payers and silent processing fees
An invoice goes out, then nothing for six weeks while you awkwardly decide whether to follow up. And when it finally clears, a 3% card fee quietly shrinks what you actually keep — on top of taxes you still owe on the full amount.
Your records live in five places
Invoices in one app, payments in your bank, contracts in your inbox, and a spreadsheet you update when you remember. When a client disputes a charge or tax season arrives, reconstructing the truth means an afternoon of cross-referencing instead of one clean export.
How Tillage helps freelancers
Look professional, price with confidence, and get paid in full — without a subscription.
Professional invoices, free
Send branded, professional invoices with your logo in minutes — unlimited, with no monthly fee and no per-invoice limit. Clients pay through a secure link without creating an account.
Price every job with confidence
Use the built-in rate and margin tools to set a floor you never quote below, and let Tillage flag when a project is priced too thin before you send it.
Keep the full amount
Turn on fee pass-through and the client covers the card fee and the 1% platform fee at checkout, so the number you invoiced is the number you receive.
Stop chasing payments
Automatic reminders go out before and after the due date, and recurring clients can be billed on autopilot — so you spend your time on the work, not the follow-up.
Tillage vs. subscription invoicing apps
Most invoicing apps charge a monthly fee or cap the free tier. Here's how a free, full workflow compares.
| Capability | Tillage | Subscription apps |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $0 | $15–$30 |
| Invoices on the free tier | Unlimited | Often capped |
| Quotes & contracts included | Yes | Usually extra |
| Pass card + platform fees to client | Yes | Rarely |
| Rate & margin guidance | Yes | No |
| Full bookkeeping & taxes | No — export to your accountant | Some do |
Honest take: Where paid apps win: polished mobile apps, deep accounting integrations, and large support teams. If you want bookkeeping and invoicing in one paid tool, an all-in-one may suit you better — Tillage focuses on billing and getting paid in full.
Made for a business of one
No bloat, no seat fees, no setup project — just the billing essentials done well.
Everything included, free
Quotes, contracts with eSignatures, invoices, and payments are all in the free plan. No upsell wall when you start getting busy.
Your data stays yours
Export your clients and invoices any time. No lock-in, no hostage data.
Freelance invoicing FAQ
Quick answers about billing with Tillage.
Send your first invoice free
Professional invoices, confident pricing, and payments that land in full. Start free — no credit card required.