The best free invoice generators in 2026, compared honestly
The best free invoice generator depends on what you need: JenVoice for a designed invoice with tax worked out and no sign-up, Zoho Invoice or Wave if you want invoicing tied to accounts, and a Word template only for a one-off with no tax. Below, each option is compared on cost, tax, design and limits, including where JenVoice is not the right pick.
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Free invoice generators side by side
| Tool | Free plan | Tax worked out | Design freedom | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JenVoice | 3 PDFs a day without an account, 50 a day with a free one | Yes: GST, VAT and sales tax, 10 tax systems | Move anything on the page and add your own fields (free account) | Good-looking invoices and other documents, made fast |
| Zoho Invoice | Free, with a yearly invoice cap | Yes, one edition per country | Template settings and custom fields | Invoicing that grows into Zoho Books |
| Wave | Free Starter plan | Yes, US and Canada | Template settings | US and Canadian freelancers who want free accounting |
| Canva | Free plan | No: you type every number | Full design freedom | A one-off invoice where looks matter most |
| Word or Excel template | Included with Microsoft 365 | No: you type or build every formula | Full, by hand | A single invoice with no tax |
Details about other tools are from their public pages, checked October 2026. Prices and plans change, so check each vendor's own site before you decide.
How we judged them
- Can you make and download a real invoice without paying?
- Is the tax worked out for you, or typed by hand?
- How far can you change the design?
- What stops you on the free plan: a cap, a watermark or a sign-up?
JenVoice: best when the document itself matters
JenVoice is a document maker rather than an accounting suite. You can open it and make an invoice without an account, and it works out GST (CGST, SGST and IGST), VAT or sales tax line by line across 10 tax systems and 19 currencies. With a free account, design mode lets you move anything on the page and add your own fields; Pro adds your own letterhead.
It also makes quotations, proforma invoices, receipts, orders, challans, credit notes, letterheads and tender papers, and turns a quotation into an invoice in one click. Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year.
Where it is not the right pick: JenVoice has no ledgers, bank feeds or inventory. If you want your invoices to post straight into full accounts, choose Zoho Invoice, Wave or another accounting tool.
Zoho Invoice and Wave: best when you want accounts too
Zoho Invoice is free up to a yearly invoice cap and leads into Zoho Books for full accounting. Wave's free Starter plan suits freelancers in the US and Canada. Both are good choices if bookkeeping is the main job and the look of the invoice comes second.
Canva and Word: fine for a one-off
Canva and Word templates give you design freedom, but every price, tax figure, total and invoice number is typed by hand. For one invoice that is fine. For an invoice every week, a typed total that is wrong costs more than the time saved.