[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":444},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fcompare\u002Fvs-mollie":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"competitor":431,"date":432,"description":433,"extension":434,"logo":435,"meta":436,"navigation":437,"path":438,"pricingChecked":439,"seo":440,"stem":441,"updated":442,"__hash__":443},"comparisons\u002Fcompare\u002Fvs-mollie.md","Billebly vs Mollie Invoicing: which is right for freelancers?",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":410},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,141,145,148,151,155,158,162,165,168,171,175,291,299,303,306,317,320,323,327,330,333,337,340,344,347,350,354,357,361,364,368,371,375,378,382,385,389,392,396,400,403],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Mollie is a large European payments company (Amsterdam-based, serving\nmerchants across the EU and UK) whose invoicing tool is one feature\nlayered on top of its payment processing, built to help existing Mollie\nmerchants turn a payment link into a proper invoice. Billebly is built\nthe other way around: a client and billing workflow first, with Stripe\nunderneath handling the actual money movement. This comparison is for\nfreelancers and consultants deciding whether they need a payments\ncompany's invoicing add-on or a dedicated billing tool built around\nclients and time.",[10,14,15],{},"The headline difference: Mollie Invoicing exists to support a payments\naccount that already processes transactions. Billebly exists to run the\nclient-to-invoice-to-payment loop as the main product, with no payments\naccount required first.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"quick-comparison","Quick comparison",[22,23,24,39],"table",{},[25,26,27],"thead",{},[28,29,30,33,36],"tr",{},[31,32],"th",{},[31,34,35],{},"Billebly",[31,37,38],{},"Mollie Invoicing",[40,41,42,54,65,76,87,98,108,119,130],"tbody",{},[28,43,44,48,51],{},[45,46,47],"td",{},"Starting price",[45,49,50],{},"Free",[45,52,53],{},"Free (cost is per-transaction)",[28,55,56,59,62],{},[45,57,58],{},"Pricing model",[45,60,61],{},"Free plan with no subscription and a 0.5% fee on payments processed; optional Premium at €9\u002Fmonth (0.2% fee)",[45,63,64],{},"No subscription, per-transaction processing fees",[28,66,67,70,73],{},[45,68,69],{},"Client & prospect tracking",[45,71,72],{},"Basic client list",[45,74,75],{},"No client list",[28,77,78,81,84],{},[45,79,80],{},"Time tracking",[45,82,83],{},"Yes, feeds invoices directly",[45,85,86],{},"Not available",[28,88,89,92,95],{},[45,90,91],{},"E-invoicing (EN 16931 UBL 2.1)",[45,93,94],{},"Yes, auto-generated on every invoice",[45,96,97],{},"Yes",[28,99,100,103,106],{},[45,101,102],{},"Peppol network delivery",[45,104,105],{},"No (XML emailed alongside the PDF)",[45,107,97],{},[28,109,110,113,116],{},[45,111,112],{},"Payment methods supported",[45,114,115],{},"Cards, iDEAL, SEPA, Klarna, Amazon Pay, bank transfer",[45,117,118],{},"Cards, iDEAL, SEPA, Klarna, Bancontact, PayPal, and more",[28,120,121,124,127],{},[45,122,123],{},"Country focus",[45,125,126],{},"No restriction",[45,128,129],{},"Strongest in NL\u002FBE\u002FDE and broader EU",[28,131,132,135,138],{},[45,133,134],{},"Best for",[45,136,137],{},"Just invoicing, time tracking, and getting paid",[45,139,140],{},"B2B\u002FB2G compliance and merchants already on Mollie",[17,142,144],{"id":143},"what-is-mollie","What is Mollie?",[10,146,147],{},"Mollie (mollie.com) is a major European payment service provider founded\nin the Netherlands, processing payments for businesses across the EU and\nUK through a wide range of local and international methods: cards,\niDEAL, SEPA Direct Debit, Bancontact, Klarna, PayPal, and more. Invoicing\nis a feature within the broader Mollie dashboard rather than a\nstandalone product: merchants who already process payments through\nMollie can generate and send invoices, set up recurring billing, and\nissue e-invoices in the UBL\u002FPEPPOL format used for B2B and B2G compliance\nin countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, where\nelectronic invoicing mandates are increasingly common.",[10,149,150],{},"Mollie doesn't charge a separate subscription for invoicing. Its revenue\ncomes from per-transaction processing fees, which vary by payment method\nand typically include a small percentage plus a fixed component for card\npayments, and a lower flat fee for local bank methods like iDEAL. The\ninvoicing feature itself has no client relationship management, no time\ntracking, and no dashboard oriented around clients, since it's designed\naround transactions rather than a client-and-work workflow.",[17,152,154],{"id":153},"what-is-billebly","What is Billebly?",[10,156,157],{},"Billebly is a free invoicing and payments tool for freelancers, coaches,\nand consultants, built around the part of the job that actually\ndetermines whether you get paid: a client list, one-off and recurring\ninvoices, time tracking that becomes invoice line items automatically,\nand a dashboard showing paid, pending, and overdue amounts. It's\ndeliberately built as a billing-and-payment workflow first, so there's a\nclient record behind every invoice rather than a payment link with\npaperwork attached. Payments run through Stripe underneath, which keeps\nsetup simple while still supporting cards, iDEAL, SEPA, Klarna, Amazon\nPay, and bank transfers depending on the client's location.",[17,159,161],{"id":160},"billebly-vs-mollie-key-differences","Billebly vs Mollie: key differences",[10,163,164],{},"The clearest structural difference is what each tool is built around.\nMollie Invoicing is an add-on to a payments account: it exists to turn a\ntransaction into a paper trail. Billebly is built around a client\nrelationship first, so a client list, logged hours, and invoice history\nall live in one place rather than being reconstructed from a transaction\nlist.",[10,166,167],{},"That client-and-billing-workflow-first structure is the main practical\ngap on Mollie's side: Mollie Invoicing has no client list at all, since\nit's built on top of a payment link rather than a client record. Time\ntracking is absent too, so hourly work has nowhere to flow into an\ninvoice automatically.",[10,169,170],{},"Billebly's side of the tradeoff is narrower now than it used to be:\nevery invoice already generates an EN 16931 UBL 2.1 e-invoice\nautomatically, emailed alongside the PDF. What it doesn't do is\ntransmit that XML over the Peppol network itself, which is a specific\nrequirement for some B2B and B2G billing in the Netherlands, Belgium,\nand Germany, and Mollie is built for exactly that need. Freelancers and\nconsultants without a Peppol-network delivery obligation get a\ncompliant e-invoice either way; those who need Peppol delivery\nspecifically should treat that as the deciding factor.",[17,172,174],{"id":173},"features-comparison","Features comparison",[22,176,177,188],{},[25,178,179],{},[28,180,181,184,186],{},[31,182,183],{},"Feature",[31,185,35],{},[31,187,38],{},[40,189,190,198,207,216,225,235,243,251,260,270,280],{},[28,191,192,194,196],{},[45,193,69],{},[45,195,72],{},[45,197,75],{},[28,199,200,203,205],{},[45,201,202],{},"Time tracking → invoice line items",[45,204,97],{},[45,206,86],{},[28,208,209,212,214],{},[45,210,211],{},"One-off invoices",[45,213,97],{},[45,215,97],{},[28,217,218,221,223],{},[45,219,220],{},"Recurring \u002F subscription billing",[45,222,97],{},[45,224,97],{},[28,226,227,230,232],{},[45,228,229],{},"Quotes\u002Festimates",[45,231,97],{},[45,233,234],{},"Not a core feature",[28,236,237,239,241],{},[45,238,91],{},[45,240,94],{},[45,242,97],{},[28,244,245,247,249],{},[45,246,102],{},[45,248,105],{},[45,250,97],{},[28,252,253,256,258],{},[45,254,255],{},"Payment methods",[45,257,115],{},[45,259,118],{},[28,261,262,265,267],{},[45,263,264],{},"Payment dashboard (paid\u002Fpending\u002Foverdue)",[45,266,97],{},[45,268,269],{},"Basic transaction view",[28,271,272,275,278],{},[45,273,274],{},"Client portal",[45,276,277],{},"Payment link, no login",[45,279,277],{},[28,281,282,285,288],{},[45,283,284],{},"Multi-currency",[45,286,287],{},"Depends on payment method",[45,289,290],{},"Yes, wide currency support",[292,293,296],"callout",{"title":294,"type":295},"When Mollie's Peppol delivery is the right call","tip",[10,297,298],{},"Billebly already generates a compliant EN 16931 UBL 2.1 e-invoice for\nevery invoice you send. If you invoice businesses or government\nentities in the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany and specifically need\nthat XML delivered over the Peppol network rather than emailed\nalongside the PDF, Mollie is built for that requirement. That's a\nnarrower need than \"e-invoicing\" in general, but for the freelancers,\ncoaches, and consultants who have it, it's worth checking before\npicking either tool.",[17,300,302],{"id":301},"pricing-comparison","Pricing comparison",[10,304,305],{},"Mollie: no subscription fee for the core account or invoicing feature.\nCost is per-transaction and varies by payment method, typically a small\npercentage plus a fixed fee for card payments, and a lower flat fee for\nlocal methods like iDEAL. Check Mollie's current pricing page for exact\nrates by method and country, since they vary and change over time.",[10,307,308,309,316],{},"Source: ",[310,311,315],"a",{"href":312,"rel":313},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mollie.com\u002Fen\u002Fpricing",[314],"nofollow","Mollie's pricing page",".",[10,318,319],{},"Billebly: free plan, no subscription. A 0.5% platform fee on payments\nactually processed, plus Stripe's standard processing rate (roughly 1.5% +\n€0.25 for cards, less for bank methods like iDEAL\u002FSEPA). No monthly\nminimum, and you choose whether you or the client absorbs the platform\nfee. An optional Premium plan costs €9\u002Fmonth (excl. VAT) and lowers the\nplatform fee to 0.2%.",[10,321,322],{},"Mollie and Billebly's free plan share the same basic shape: no\nsubscription, cost tied to transactions. The practical difference is what\nthat cost buys. With Mollie, it buys broad payment-method coverage and\nPeppol network delivery layered onto a transaction. With Billebly, it buys\na client-centered workflow (a client list, time tracking, and a payment\nstatus dashboard) built around the invoice rather than around the\ntransaction.",[17,324,326],{"id":325},"invoicing-and-billing","Invoicing and billing",[10,328,329],{},"Both support one-off and recurring invoices, and both generate a\ncompliant UBL-format e-invoice alongside every invoice: Billebly builds\nan EN 16931 UBL 2.1 file automatically and emails it with the PDF,\nwhile Mollie can additionally push that file over the Peppol network\nfor automated processing by business and government recipients that\nrequire delivery through it. Billebly's invoicing also leans on the\nclient relationship: quotes convert directly into invoices once\naccepted, and logged time against a client pulls straight onto an\ninvoice as billable line items, neither of which Mollie Invoicing\noffers.",[10,331,332],{},"Where Mollie pulls ahead: Peppol network delivery for B2B\u002FB2G billing\nin NL\u002FBE\u002FDE, and the broadest payment-method coverage of the two. Where\nBillebly pulls ahead: a client list and time tracking built directly\ninto the same flow, so invoicing starts from \"who is this for and what\ndid I do\" rather than from a transaction record.",[17,334,336],{"id":335},"payments","Payments",[10,338,339],{},"Mollie processes payments directly as a licensed payment service\nprovider, supporting a wide range of methods (cards, iDEAL, SEPA,\nBancontact, Klarna, PayPal, and more) at per-transaction rates that vary\nby method and merchant volume. Billebly processes through Stripe, adding\na 0.5% platform fee (0.2% on Premium) on top of Stripe's rate, supporting\ncards, iDEAL, SEPA, Klarna, Amazon Pay, and bank transfers depending on the\nclient's location. Mollie's method coverage is broader in some markets,\nparticularly for local European methods beyond iDEAL and SEPA; Billebly's\ncoverage is intentionally focused on the methods most relevant to\nfreelance and consulting clients.",[17,341,343],{"id":342},"ease-of-use","Ease of use",[10,345,346],{},"Mollie's dashboard is built primarily for merchants managing payment\nvolume, with invoicing as a secondary feature inside that view. Setting\nup Peppol delivery correctly involves some configuration, since the\ndelivery requirements are regulatory, not just cosmetic.",[10,348,349],{},"Billebly's setup has no equivalent configuration step: add a client,\nbuild an invoice, send a link, check the dashboard. There's no\ntransaction-first interface to navigate, because the whole product is\norganized around clients and invoices from the start.",[17,351,353],{"id":352},"which-is-better-for-freelancers","Which is better for freelancers?",[10,355,356],{},"A freelancer or consultant who invoices businesses or government clients\nin the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany and needs that e-invoice\ndelivered specifically over the Peppol network will get real,\nnecessary value from Mollie. A freelancer, coach, or consultant without\nthat Peppol-delivery requirement, who logs time against client work and\nwants a client list alongside billing, will find Mollie Invoicing's\nlack of a client record and time tracking a real gap, and Billebly\ncloser to the actual job, while still getting a compliant EN 16931\ne-invoice on every invoice.",[17,358,360],{"id":359},"which-is-better-for-small-businesses","Which is better for small businesses?",[10,362,363],{},"Mollie's broader payment infrastructure and multi-method support suit a\nsmall business already built around processing volume across several\npayment methods and markets. Billebly is built for a single operator by\ndesign, with a client list and invoice-and-payment workflow sized for one\nperson's client roster rather than high transaction volume across a\nteam. For a freelancer, coach, or one-person consultancy, that focus is\nexactly the point: one client list, one invoice flow, nothing extra to\nconfigure.",[17,365,367],{"id":366},"who-should-choose-mollie","Who should choose Mollie?",[10,369,370],{},"A freelancer, consultant, or small business that needs its e-invoices\ndelivered over the Peppol network for B2B or B2G compliance in the\nNetherlands, Belgium, or Germany, or that already processes payments\nthrough Mollie and wants invoicing bundled into the same account.",[17,372,374],{"id":373},"who-should-choose-billebly","Who should choose Billebly?",[10,376,377],{},"A freelancer, coach, or consultant without a Peppol-delivery\nrequirement who wants a client list, time tracking, and a payment status\ndashboard built directly into the invoicing flow, without a subscription\nand without needing a broader payments account first, while still\ngetting a compliant EN 16931 UBL 2.1 e-invoice automatically on every\ninvoice.",[17,379,381],{"id":380},"is-billebly-a-good-mollie-alternative","Is Billebly a good Mollie alternative?",[10,383,384],{},"For the client-and-billing workflow, yes: if what you actually need is a\nclient record, time tracking that becomes invoice line items, and a\nclear view of what's paid and outstanding, Billebly does that job more\ndirectly than a payments account's invoicing add-on, and it already\ngenerates a compliant EN 16931 UBL 2.1 e-invoice for every invoice. For\nPeppol network delivery specifically, no, that's Mollie's strength and\nBillebly doesn't transmit over Peppol itself, so anyone with an active\nB2B\u002FB2G Peppol-delivery requirement in NL\u002FBE\u002FDE should stay with Mollie\nor pair Billebly with a Peppol-delivery tool.",[17,386,388],{"id":387},"mollie-alternatives","Mollie alternatives",[10,390,391],{},"Mollie competes with other European payment service providers like\nAdyen, Stripe, and Klarna's own merchant tools, each with different\ninvoicing features layered on top of payment processing. If the appeal is\nspecifically e-invoicing compliance or broad local payment-method\ncoverage, those are worth comparing directly. If the appeal was mainly\n\"invoicing bundled with payments\" but the daily need is closer to\n\"track clients, log time, and get paid,\" a client-first tool like\nBillebly is worth trying alongside or instead of a payments account's\ninvoicing feature.",[393,394],"faq-block",{":faqs":395},"[{\"question\":\"Does Mollie charge a subscription fee for invoicing?\",\"answer\":\"No. Mollie doesn't charge separately for invoicing or e-invoicing. Cost comes from per-transaction payment processing fees, which vary by method and typically include a small percentage plus a fixed fee for cards, and a lower flat fee for local methods like iDEAL.\"},{\"question\":\"Does Mollie Invoicing have a client list or CRM?\",\"answer\":\"No. Mollie Invoicing is built on top of a payment link rather than a client record, so there's no client list, prospect tracking, or client-level history. Billebly is built the other way around, with a client list behind every invoice.\"},{\"question\":\"Does Billebly support UBL or Peppol e-invoicing?\",\"answer\":\"Yes for UBL: every Billebly invoice automatically generates an EN 16931 UBL 2.1 e-invoice, emailed alongside the regular PDF, at no extra cost. What Billebly doesn't do is transmit that file over the Peppol network itself. Freelancers who specifically need Peppol-network delivery in the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany should use Mollie or another Peppol-delivery tool for that requirement.\"},{\"question\":\"Does Billebly have time tracking like Mollie doesn't?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Billebly includes time tracking that turns logged hours into invoice line items automatically, which Mollie Invoicing doesn't offer since it's built around transactions rather than client work.\"},{\"question\":\"Is Billebly cheaper than Mollie?\",\"answer\":\"Mollie and Billebly's free plan have a similar shape: no subscription, cost tied to transactions. On that plan, Billebly charges a 0.5% platform fee plus Stripe's processing rate (an optional Premium plan costs €9\u002Fmonth excl. VAT and lowers the fee to 0.2%), while Mollie's per-method rates vary by payment type and country, so the cheaper option depends on which payment methods you use most and whether you need Peppol network delivery.\"}]",[17,397,399],{"id":398},"final-verdict","Final verdict",[10,401,402],{},"For most freelancers and consultants, the daily bottleneck isn't\ne-invoicing compliance, it's keeping track of clients, logging hours\nagainst the right one, and knowing what's been paid. Billebly does\nexactly that for free, with a client list and time tracking built\ndirectly into the invoicing flow, which Mollie's invoicing add-on\ndoesn't offer at all, and it already generates a compliant EN 16931\nUBL 2.1 e-invoice automatically on every invoice. If you have an active\nPeppol-network delivery requirement for B2B or B2G billing in the\nNetherlands, Belgium, or Germany, that's a genuine, non-negotiable\nreason to use Mollie, or pair Billebly with a Peppol-delivery tool.\nEveryone else billing clients without that specific delivery\nrequirement will likely find Billebly's client-first workflow a better\ndaily fit.",[404,405],"cta-banner",{"button-label":406,"description":407,"href":408,"title":409},"Start for free","Billebly builds the client list and time tracking into the invoicing flow from the start, for free.","https:\u002F\u002Fapp.billebly.com\u002Fregister","Need clients and time tracking behind your invoices, not just a payment link?",{"title":411,"searchDepth":412,"depth":413,"links":414},"",2,3,[415,416,417,418,419,420,421,422,423,424,425,426,427,428,429,430],{"id":19,"depth":412,"text":20},{"id":143,"depth":412,"text":144},{"id":153,"depth":412,"text":154},{"id":160,"depth":412,"text":161},{"id":173,"depth":412,"text":174},{"id":301,"depth":412,"text":302},{"id":325,"depth":412,"text":326},{"id":335,"depth":412,"text":336},{"id":342,"depth":412,"text":343},{"id":352,"depth":412,"text":353},{"id":359,"depth":412,"text":360},{"id":366,"depth":412,"text":367},{"id":373,"depth":412,"text":374},{"id":380,"depth":412,"text":381},{"id":387,"depth":412,"text":388},{"id":398,"depth":412,"text":399},"Mollie","2026-08-19","A comparison of Billebly and Mollie Invoicing for freelancers and consultants who need client management and time tracking alongside billing, not just a payment link.","md","\u002Fimages\u002Fcompare\u002Fmollie.png",{},true,"\u002Fcompare\u002Fvs-mollie","2026-09",{"title":5,"description":433},"compare\u002Fvs-mollie","2026-09-28","P6J7Q59D5ikC9Qj_yhET-gznwgFMDi3lHeDW0zd94Vg",1792840628970]