If you’re self-employed or running a small business in France, you need to send invoices. That part is unavoidable.

What’s avoidable: spending too much time creating them — or overpaying for software that does the bare minimum.

We looked into 5 online invoicing tools that let you create and send invoices without installing anything. Some are free. Some say they are. Some are clearly not made for French users.

Here’s what we found.

1. Zervant

Zervant has a clean interface and does the basics well: you can create an invoice, download it, even set up recurring billing.

But it’s clearly built for Northern Europe. You’ll need to manually enter legally required lines for France (like SIRET, “TVA non applicable, art. 293 B du CGI”, etc.). There’s no Chorus Pro support either.

Good for: Fast international invoicing
Not great for: French tax compliance
Price: Free plan, paid starts at ~8€/month

2. Facture.net (Henrri)

This is a rare tool that’s actually made for French businesses. It includes proper invoice structure, legal mentions, and handles VAT and SIRET numbers the way it should.

The downside? The interface feels a bit dated. Not hard to use, just not very modern. But if you want legal French invoices without paying, this gets the job done.

Good for: Auto-entrepreneurs in France
Not great for: Anyone needing Chorus Pro / PEPPOL
Price: Free

3. Invoice Simple

As the name suggests, it’s simple. You can generate invoices quickly on desktop or mobile, and the layout looks decent.

The free version adds a watermark, which might be fine for casual use, but looks unprofessional if you’re billing real clients. Also, no French-specific fields or legal structure unless you add them manually.

Good for: One-off or international invoices
Not great for: French freelancers or VAT-registered SMBs
Price: Free with watermark, paid starts around 6€/month

4. QuickBooks (France)

QuickBooks is overkill if you’re only looking to send invoices. It’s accounting software with invoicing features built in. You can track expenses, VAT, reports — but you’ll pay for it.

It handles French formatting correctly, and some accountants like it. But you probably don’t need it unless you’re managing payroll or preparing full declarations in-house.

Good for: Businesses with in-house accounting
Not great for: Freelancers who just want clean invoices
Price: Paid only (starts at ~10€/month)

5. Maginvoice

Maginvoice was designed for freelancers and small teams working in France. It takes care of legal formatting out of the box — SIRET, TVA, mentions légales, sequential numbering — and supports both PEPPOL and Chorus Pro if you invoice the public sector.

The free version lets you create unlimited invoices with no watermark. You can also send quotes and convert them into invoices later. It’s lightweight, but does the essentials right.

Good for: Freelancers, consultants, anyone working with French clients
Not great for: Full accounting or payroll (it’s not built for that)
Price: Free to start

Online Invoice Tools Comparison (Free Plans)

Final Thoughts

If you just want to generate a few invoices now and then, and don’t mind doing the formatting yourself, Zervant or Invoice Simple will do.

If you care about compliance in France — especially legal mentions, VAT, and public invoicing — it’s down to Facture.net or Maginvoice.

Facture.net is solid and free, but a bit old-school.
Maginvoice is cleaner, more modern, and supports public-sector invoicing, which you’ll eventually need if you work with institutions.

Both are free. Choose the one that fits how you work.