Invoicing and payments
Bill the work, and get paid on time.
Invoices made from the job, the quote or the hours, a Pay by card link on each one, and reminders that chase late invoices for you.
Free plan, no card. Keep QuickBooks Online or Xero for your books: Alori syncs with both.
One app instead of your billing stack.
From finished work to money in the bank.
Here is one project going from tracked hours to a paid invoice, without leaving Alori.
- 1The hours are tracked on the project
- 2Bill hours makes the invoice
- 3The customer pays by card
- 4Late invoices get reminders on their own
- 5You see who still owes you
What changes on Monday.
- 01
BeforeThe quote, the job and the hours get typed into the invoice
With AloriThe invoice comes from the work in one click
- 02
BeforeCustomers wait for a check book to pay you
With AloriEvery invoice has a Pay by card link and turns paid by itself
- 03
BeforeChasing late invoices falls to whoever remembers
With AloriReminders go out on their own, up to 3 times
The invoice comes from the work.
Bill a finished job in one click at its quote's price, bill a project's tracked hours with Bill hours, or make an invoice on its own. Nothing gets typed twice.
- One line per task and person for hours.
- Rates per task, person or project.
- Ask Sam to invoice a job for you.
Card payments with no setup.
Every invoice you email or text has a Pay by card link. You don't need a Stripe account. The invoice turns paid by itself, and the money goes to your bank every day, for Stripe's card fee plus 0.5%.
- Add your bank once in Payments.
- Cash, checks and transfers recorded in a click.
- Already on Stripe? Connect it to bring its invoices in.
Your books stay in QuickBooks or Xero.
Alori isn't accounting software, and it doesn't try to be. Turn on the sync and customers and invoices you add in Alori show up in QuickBooks Online or Xero, and the other way around.
- Customers and invoices sync both ways.
- With Xero, the paid status comes from Xero.
- Your accountant keeps working the way they do.
Add up your tools. See what you save.
Add the tools you pay for. We count their public prices for your team, take off your Alori plan and show what you save.
Today
Work delivery
Clockify
Timers, rates and hours billed in one click
Standard plan, 5 users
$329 a year
Billing
FreshBooksKept for your books
Invoices, card payments and billable time
Plus plan, 5 users
$992 a year
Office time
Calls, emails and paperwork Alori's bots take on
Potential savings
$3,321 a year
45% of what you spend today.
- Work delivery$329Clockify
- Office time$5,9805 h a week at $23 an hour, estimated
- Alori Business plan−$2,988
Estimated from public list prices checked in November 2026, billed yearly when that's cheaper. Your results will vary. Calls, texts, video and AI work use your plan's monthly credits. What Alori replaces, tool by tool
Change it by asking.
Your app isn’t frozen on day one. Write what you need, the way you’d text it. Alori makes the change and shows you before anything goes live.
- Who owes us money?
- Invoice the Lakeview job
- Bill the hours on the Brightline project
- Which invoices are more than 30 days late?
The full guide
Everything above, in detail: how it works, what it replaces and what it does not.
Short answer: Alori makes the invoice from the work you already did: a finished job, its quote's lines, or the hours your team tracked on a project. Every invoice you email or text has a Pay by card link, with no Stripe account to set up, and the invoice turns paid by itself. Late invoices get reminders, and you see who still owes you. Alori is not accounting software: it works with QuickBooks Online and Xero, which keep your books, and with your own Stripe if you already have one.
The problem: the invoice gets typed twice
Getting paid usually takes a stack of tools:
- An invoicing app like FreshBooks, Wave, Invoice2go or QuickBooks invoicing, where someone copies the quote, the job and the hours by hand.
- A payment link tool to let customers pay by card.
- A time tracker for the billable hours.
- A spreadsheet of who owes what, and a calendar reminder to chase them.
- A CRM somewhere else, so a question about an invoice arrives far from the invoice.
Each copy is a chance for a mistake, and every day the invoice isn't sent is a day you aren't paid.
What Alori does for invoicing and payments
| What you need | What Alori does | What it replaces |
|---|---|---|
| Bill the work | Bill a finished job in one click, at its quote's price, or make an invoice without a job | FreshBooks, Wave, Invoice2go |
| Bill your hours | Track time on a project, then click Bill hours: one invoice for the client, one line per task and person | Clockify and copying hours into the invoice |
| Take card payments | A Pay by card link on every invoice email and text. The money goes to your bank, for Stripe's card fee plus 0.5% | Payment link tools |
| Chase late invoices | Reminders by email, text or both, every few days, 3 times at most. Alori also adds a task for each late invoice | Calendar reminders, a spreadsheet |
| Record other payments | Cash, check or transfer, in one payment or several. The invoice turns paid once they cover the total | Notes in a spreadsheet |
| Know what it cost | Team expenses with a photo of the receipt, approved by you, counted in each job's cost and margin | Expense spreadsheets |
| Keep your books | Alori works with QuickBooks Online and Xero: customers and invoices sync both ways | Nothing: your books stay where they are |
How it works
- Finish the work. A job is marked done, or a project's hours are tracked.
- Make the invoice. Bill the job in one click, or click Bill hours on the project. The lines come from the quote or the hours, so nothing is typed twice.
- Send it. Email or text it to the customer. It carries a Pay by card link.
- Get paid. The customer pays by card. The invoice turns paid by itself, and the money goes to your bank every day.
- Chase what's late. Reminders go out on their own. Late invoices show up as tasks until they're paid.
- See where you stand. Ask Sam "who owes us money?" or "how much is overdue?" and get the exact totals.
Card payments with no setup
You don't open a Stripe account or sign in to one. The first time a customer pays, Alori sets up your payments behind the scenes. Click Payments, then Add my bank, and the money goes to your bank every day. The rate is Stripe's card fee plus 0.5%. Already have your own Stripe? Connect it, and its customers, invoices and payments come into Alori. See how card payments work.
Alori works with your accountant's tools
Alori sends invoices and takes payments. It does not keep your books, so QuickBooks Online and Xero stay where they are. Turn on the sync and customers and invoices you add in either place show up in the other. With Xero, the paid status comes from Xero, so money is recorded in one place. Your accountant keeps working the way they do today.
What Alori doesn't do yet
- No bookkeeping, bank connections, profit and loss or tax reports. Use QuickBooks Online or Xero with the sync.
- No recurring invoices or deposits.
- Card payments are in Canadian dollars only, and a customer pays the whole invoice by card at once.
- Refunds are made in Stripe, not from Alori. No tap to pay on a phone.
- Alori has no sync with FreshBooks, Wave or Invoice2go.
Who it is for
Agencies, software companies and consultants who bill projects and hours, and service businesses who bill jobs. See Agencies, Consulting and Tech and SaaS. Billing by the hour? See billable time to invoice.
Questions
Another question? Ask it when you start.
No. Card payments work without one: Alori sets them up for you, and you add your bank in Payments. If you already have a Stripe account, you can connect it to bring its invoices and payments in.
No. Alori replaces the invoicing part and works with QuickBooks Online and Xero for the books. Customers and invoices sync both ways.
Stripe's card fee plus 0.5% on each payment. Alori itself is free to start, no card needed, with unlimited users on every plan. See pricing.
You can record several payments by cash, check or transfer, and the invoice turns paid once they cover the total. Paying part of an invoice by card isn't there yet.
Yes. Track time on a project with a timer or by typing hours, set your rates, then click Bill hours.
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