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Pancake?
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It's an online invoicing, project management, time tracking and proposal tool that you pay for once and install on your own server.
It costs $149 and doesn't have any limitations on the number of clients/invoices/users, unlike many other invocing tools like Freshbooks, that costs $12-40 a month.
I've been using Pancake for over a year and it's made my life a lot easier. I highly recommend it.
I use Pancake App. It was created by a Redditor and it is self hosted with a one time small fee. I live by this software now and have used it since version 3. It does everything you need. https://www.pancakeapp.com/
I used pancake app and it was awesome! It’s not open source, but at only $49, it was pretty cheap. You selfhost it and it integrates with stripe plus a number of others.
I switched away from it for the sole reason of being able to accept ACH. While I used it, I loved it! https://www.pancakeapp.com
I've been using pancakeapp.com. It does seem to check all your boxes, including the file delivery. I'm not sure about wire transfer though, you'd have to check their payment processors. I use paypal and stripe.
What I like it for is adding expenses to projects. I buy things, create the expense to the project, upload receipts. I also bill time to tasks on a project. Then later, I can just auto-generate an invoice and all the time and expenses get added. There's also a discussion area where I keep lots of notes about the project. I can choose on each note to share with the client or not. I use this to track when I talk them on the phone or I'll paste in an email.
I can send the invoice, and they get the invoice and a link to their client area (no usernames or passwords). From there, they can view all their invoices and payment history. If you shared any notes with them, they can see those as well.
Check pancake if that something fits with your need. It is a self hosted invoicing system but also have contacts and proposal system inbuilt. Have option to get approved from clients and signature.
Goodluck to your wife for new Venture.
PS: if you need contract docs too let me know I have few in my system (-:
I've been using Pancakeapp for many years and it sounds like it would suit your needs paired with Nextcloud or similar. Very simple interface for task management, time tracking and even has invoicing and pretty reports. Would appreciate using my affiliate link if you're interested, it's only a one off payment (of $60ish when I got it), then free to selfhost forever. https://www.pancakeapp.com/ref/DvjMWk
Highly recommend Pancake App! It's self-hosted, customizable, and a one-time fee rather than constant monthly costs. It's perfect for your use, plus client-facing invoices, reports, etc.!
Ah I see. Yeah, Harvest doesn't have any recurring tasks. =\
I've loved Harvest so far. I really only use it for time tracking and invoicing for side work, since I already have a full-time job.
If you're willing to install on your own hosting, you can check out Pancake App - https://www.pancakeapp.com/
I highly recommend looking at Pancake App! (https://www.pancakeapp.com/) If you turn down the 2 included priority support tickets when checking out, it's only $149 total. No monthly subscription, self hosted, and they'll even do the install if you don't feel comfortable. It's super easy though.
It allows for easy and official quotes, billing, time tracking, multiple users, and more!
I've been looking at https://www.pancakeapp.com/ on and off over the years, but now that I'm being forced to migrate to the new version of FreshBooks I might actually jump ship - the new version looks terrible and seems to have some glaring deficiencies (not to mention they want to charge me more for the same features with an inferior UI).
Not technically with WordPress. I have a WordPress website for my consulting business, but on a subdomain I installed Pancake, a PHP based project management and billing app that my clients can access. I use it to track time spent on projects, track tasks/milestones, and invoice clients. They can pay online as well. It was really affordable, but it is a little clunky sometimes. It's the best self-hosted solution I've found so far.
Not free (it's a one time $179) and you'd have to make your own docker container, but check out pancakeapp. It supports manual payments and stripe. Recurring invoices for web hosting is basically just a flag for an invoice. Each customer gets a payment portal for their invoices and history.
Did you try their contact page? That has a form and an email address.
I just checked my installed. I was on 4.13.18 and when I clicked update, it took me to 4.13.19. I see on their blog they did release 3.6.21, but my version says "Pancake is up to date (4.13.19)". I wonder if I can't update unless I update PHP.
My login also still works at pancakeapp.com. Now.. I just bought pancake last year (jan 2018). I did a support request in late august and did get a response then.
While it is possible they vanished between August and now, I suspect it's really just an issue with your account, especially if your initial purchase pre-dates the current login screen. Hopefully they do get back to you via emails. I would also try to see if you have ever used an alternate email account (basically try and all and do the password reset link). Your license number should be in the settings -> general page.
Good luck. If you don't hear anything within 3-5 days, do a chargeback with your bank/cc issuer/paypal.
I use Pancake App. It installs on your web host and provides support ticket system, invoicing, estimating, proposals, client area, stripe integration, complete customization, and much more.
Demo here: https://demo.pancakeapp.com
If you check it out and like it please give me referral credit. https://www.pancakeapp.com/ref/M1CNv1qb
I use pancakeapp and it works pretty well with responsive devs. Cheap one-time fee and free updates for life. I believe the company was started by a bunch of reddittors if I remember correctly. Just reduce support credits to 0 on the checkout page to get it for $149. Anyway, here is a referral link, https://www.pancakeapp.com/ref/tRbJm8
If it's hosted, I use waveapps... and if not then pancake app is a one time cost which quite honestly, has a ton of features and is updated constantly (I think there was only 1 lull of a few months)
- Invoicing (duh)
- Estimates
- Project Management (with a timer!)
- Expense tracking
- Proposals (great interface on this too!... and you can tie in your Estimate INTO your proposal).
- Tickets (this is kind of a sore part frankly)
- Notifications of client activity (useful for when you just sent out that invoice/etc)... and someone's saying they viewed it.
- Credits
The... interface is pretty outdated IMHO, but after a bit of CSS it's not as janky to look at. I've found it easy to get into systems that end up having monthly costs to them, but they add up fast. A little here and a little there and it's $200/mo (2400/year).
Not free, but a one time fee and completely self hosted. I've use it before and it's a beautiful interface for both admin and clients. Not what this sub normally goes for but I can honestly say this purchase was worth it for me.
I use Pancake. It's a self hosted PHP software that does pretty much everything i need. Also you can link to stripe and PayPal to take Credit cards etc.
Another cool feature i like is that it gives you notifications when clients open invoice emails etc.
It's a one off $179 and they can install for you.
I have been meaning to make a tutorial on it but haven't gotten around to it. However I did do one on using Fail2Ban with it http://techtutes.net/fail2ban-pancake-app/
I actually made a comment about this over in r/smallbusiness recently.
Check out Pancake
It's an online invoicing, project management, time tracking and proposal tool that you pay for once and install on your own web server.
It's a one time payment of $149 and doesn't have any limitations on the number of clients/invoices/users, unlike many other invocing tools like Freshbooks, that costs $12-40 a month.
I've been using Pancake for over a year and it's made my life a lot easier. I highly recommend it.
Have you looked into https://www.pancakeapp.com/ ?
It's a one-time purchase of $179 and you self-host it. It has most of the features you mentioned, if not all.
I purchased it several years ago for $50, still use it today.
Hmmm, I do see that app, however I'm not seeing anywhere that it actually integrates with Pancake Project Management System:
As I told one of the previous commenters, this app isn't a generic timer app, it's a specialized add-on for a project management system. Please see my other comment:
I'm kind of curious at this point though, are you the developer for the Pomodoro Timer you linked?
Depending on your technical savvy and what kind of business you are running, Pancake App might work for you. I use it for a small consulting business and have found it works really well (as well as Freshbooks) without continuous monthly fees. You just download and install it on your website. It's a PHP / MySQL app.
One feature I really like is the ability to make estimates and proposals and then convert them into a project if the client approves. It's also got time tracking and invoicing built in. If it's just you or a handful of people I think it might work well for you.
It isn't douchey if its laid out; I have two sections in my contract, one for communication methods / standards, and one about minimum billable increments and mentioning that it includes e-mails (initiated by the client). Its good to lay this stuff out, because it protects both of you. This is how you set a standard, or a SLA for what to expect. A client needs to know when they should expect a response to an e-mail.
Also if you are looking for a good Client /project management App that includes a client site I HIGHLY recommend Pancake App
This looks awesome. I'm currently on https://www.pancakeapp.com/, but the Cockpit dash looks much more usable. Unfortunately it's missing one of my favorite Pancake features: Timesheets. Pancake auto populates when you stop and start timers, then generates invoices based on the timesheet with one click. Total timesaver.
I'm a fan of Pancake, but their price went way up with the most recent version. It does offer the dual benefits of a hosted service without monthly fees though (self-hosted). It also generates invoices, as well as some other things for which I don't use it.
You might also try The Pancake App. Basically a self hosted freelance project management and invoicing system. But it has some elegant features. You can create repetitive tasks for new projects, invoice clients, provide client area access for payments. Control access to files based on the paid invoices, and a slew of other things. Might fit your needs:
Flip,
I use Pancake (referral). It's one time payment and I've been using it for about 3 years now.
It doesn't automatically create your hosting accounts but I absolutely love the fact that I don't have to pay monthly fee (SaaS). I love owning (the license) and having it on MY server.