Zoho Billing
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Features
60 features across 22 categories
Analytics(3)
Comprehensive business analytics with forecasting and AI insights for enterprises
Access actionable reports, granular metrics, and 360-degree visibility into business finances
Access key subscription metrics like net revenue, MRR, churn rate, activations, and cancellations
Automation(4)
Send automated reminders for abandoned carts
Set up automated payment reminders for invoices
Customize and automate business workflows based on triggers with timely notifications
Schedule automated tasks and reports like monthly sales performance reports
Billing(8)
Enterprise-level controls for complex usage-based billing scenarios
Create invoices automatically with precise tax calculations and custom branding
Manage in-app purchase billing
Consolidate multiple invoices into a single document
Charge customers based on their usage or add extra charges to a base fee with automated workflow
Support for progress-based invoicing for projects
Streamline recurring billing with flexible options supporting billing configurations for yearly, monthly, or custom periods
Automate billing for usage-based pricing models with metered billing
Catalog Management(1)
Create, update, modify, and manage multiple products with pricing models, discounts, and price lists
Compliance(5)
Secure architecture compliant with EU-GDPR for personal data collection, storage, and processing
HIPAA-compliant features for security and protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI)
PCI-DSS Level 1 certified with encryption and protection of sensitive payment information
Set sales tax preferences for items and contacts to create compliant transactions with automatic calculations
Generate detailed tax reports for compliance
Core(1)
Core billing functionality for managing invoices and billing operations
Customer Management(2)
Share quotes, manage subscriber lifecycles, handle discount rules, and optimize customer journeys
Personalized platform for customers to view quotes, manage transactions, edit information, receive notifications, and access timesheets
Customization(5)
Use custom domains for customer portal and branded pages
Add custom fields to modules for enhanced customization
Use custom functions to extend functionality
Create custom modules for unique business requirements
Customize invoice templates with branding and layout options
Expense Management(1)
Convert billable expenses into invoices, track team mileage and convert billable miles into money
Globalization(2)
Accept payments in customers' preferred currency, record multi-currency transactions, and get automatic exchange rate updates
Customize for local languages and create multilingual invoicing
Integration(1)
Receive real-time updates on subscriptions, payments, and invoices through webhooks
Mobile(1)
Mobile apps for iOS and Android to access billing anywhere, anytime
Payment Processing(7)
Handle bulk payment processing flexibly
Prevent payment declines by automating dunning management, reminders, card updates, expiration alerts, and failed payment notifications with recovery metrics
Secure, branded, PCI-compliant payment pages for hassle-free payment collection
Accept global payments through more than 10 integrated payment gateways including credit/debit cards, online banking, and ACH
Support partial payment collection from customers
Recover revenue with automated payment retries for failed payments
Handle payments with multiple payment methods and automated reminders through secure payment links and hosted pages
Platform(1)
Desktop access for billing operations
Product Management(2)
Set custom rates for specific customers or items with ability to adjust prices up or down
Support diverse pricing strategies including flat, volume, tiered, and usage-based pricing models
Project Management(3)
Track hours spent on projects, bill clients, and monitor project expenses and work hours through centralized dashboard
Allow customers to review timesheets before invoicing
Track hours spent on projects and convert to billable amounts for clients
Reporting(4)
Generate aging reports with consolidated view of customer transactions, unpaid invoices, overdue amounts, and payment due dates
Create and customize reports for specific products or time periods with data from multiple modules
Flexible revenue recognition configurations for enterprise needs
Accurate revenue recognition with detailed metrics
Sales(2)
Create one-time, unlimited, or time-defined coupons with percentage or flat discounts tailored to specific products
Create and customize quotes using templates and client-specific currency options, convert accepted quotes into invoices
Security(2)
Robust encryption with industry-leading security measures to protect data
Create customized roles and assign users with defined permissions to control data access
Subscription Management(3)
Manage the entire customer subscription lifecycle including creation, pausing, cancellation, reactivation, and extensions
Handle proration calculation for subscription changes
Set up, customize, and extend free trials with automated reminder emails to maximize conversion opportunities
Support(1)
Priority support with dedicated account manager for enterprise customers
User Management(1)
Support for multiple users with customizable roles and access levels
Pricing
Standard
- ✓Create quotes and invoices
- ✓Customize for local languages and tax laws
- ✓Multi-user access for up to 3 users
- ✓Handle multi-currency transactions
- ✓Set up automated payment reminders
- ✓Manage projects & timesheets
- ✓Enable self-service customer portal
- ✓Customize your transaction templates
- ✓Use custom domains
- ✓Customize business workflows
- ✓Generate detailed tax reports
- ✓Progress invoicing
Premium
Popular- ✓Everything in Standard
- ✓Manage subscription billing
- ✓Multi-user access for up to 10 users
- ✓Use hosted payment pages
- ✓Automate billing for usage-based pricing models
- ✓Handle proration calculation
- ✓Manage in-app purchases
- ✓Send abandoned cart reminders
- ✓Allow customers to review timesheets
- ✓Reduce failed payments with dunning management
- ✓Use custom modules and custom functions
- ✓Customize and schedule reports
- ✓Access advanced business analytics
Enterprise Edition
- ✓Engineered for operational scale and deep customization
- ✓Handle high volume customers and transactions
- ✓Advanced usage-based billing controls
- ✓Flexible revenue recognition configurations
- ✓Analytics with forecasting and AI insights
- ✓In-depth customization for reports and modules
- ✓Priority support and dedicated account manager
- ✓All Standard and Premium features
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Buying Zoho Billing saves ~$37,440 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 60 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
25 known integrations