DuePress vs Easy Invoice
Easy Invoice is the most visible WordPress invoicing plugin of 2026, and it earned that position with a genuinely generous free tier. We build DuePress, so this comparison comes with the bias disclosed — and with the places Easy Invoice beats us stated plainly. Every claim verified June 2026.
At a glance
| DuePress | Easy Invoice | |
|---|---|---|
| Free card payments | Stripe + Square (Apple/Google Pay) | No — PayPal only |
| Free deposits / partial payments | Yes, balance-tracked | No — Pro |
| Free quotes/estimates | No | Yes |
| Recurring invoices | Pro | Pro |
| Accounting sync | Pro (QuickBooks/Xero) | Pro (QuickBooks/Xero) |
| Pricing model | $79/year | One-time lifetime license |
| Added transaction fees | None | None |
| WooCommerce required | No | No |
Payments — the biggest practical difference
On free tiers the gap is decisive. Easy Invoice collects through PayPal; card processing — Stripe, Square, and the rest of its 9-gateway Pro pack (Authorize.Net, Mollie, and others) — requires the upgrade. DuePress ships Stripe and Square free, with Apple Pay and Google Pay appearing automatically on supported devices, and adds no fee of its own on either plugin’s tier.
Why it matters: PayPal-only checkout measurably loses payers who expect to type a card or double-tap a wallet. If “client clicks the invoice and pays by card in one minute” is the experience you want on day one, that line alone decides this comparison.
Deposits and installments
Service work runs on money up front. Easy Invoice gates partial payments behind Pro; DuePress treats deposits (fixed or percentage) and installment tracking as core free functionality — the outstanding balance updates itself as payments land. If you take deposits, the free-tier comparison isn’t close.
Where Easy Invoice genuinely wins
- The lifetime license. Pay once, own Pro forever. Against our $79/year, their model is cheaper from roughly year two onward if you need Pro features on both sides. That’s a real, durable advantage and we won’t pretend otherwise.
- Quotes in the free tier. Proposal-style quote documents alongside invoices, free. DuePress doesn’t do quotes yet.
- Gateway breadth at Pro. Nine gateways — if you need Mollie or Authorize.Net specifically, that’s your answer.
- Track record. Larger install base, longer public history.
Where DuePress wins
- The free payment stack: both major card gateways + wallets + deposits, $0.
- The client payment experience: a modern, mobile invoice page on your domain with one-tap wallets.
- Overdue automation free: detection + reminder emails without an upgrade.
- Engineering posture: zero external dependencies, PHP 8.2+, payment secrets encrypted at rest. Full feature list.
Verdict
Pick Easy Invoice if PayPal is fine to start, you want quote documents free, and a one-time license fits your long horizon. Pick DuePress if getting paid by card — with deposits and automatic chasing — should work the day you install, for free. Try DuePress · the full 7-plugin comparison.