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SolidInvoice vs Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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SO SolidInvoice Self-hosted invoicing and quoting for small business VS CR Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing Open-source invoicing for freelancers and businesses
FeatureSolidInvoiceCrater Self-Hosted Invoicing
CategoryCRM & Business AppsBudgeting & Finance
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguagePHPPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, source
GitHub stars★ 945★ 1,784
First released20132023
ReplacesFreshBooks, Invoice NinjaFreshBooks, Wave

Why pick each one

Choose SolidInvoice if…

  • Clean interface
  • Payment integrations
SolidInvoice details

Choose Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in PHP
Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing details

Frequently asked questions

Is SolidInvoice or Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing better?

Neither is universally better. Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are SolidInvoice and Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing free and open-source?

Yes. SolidInvoice is licensed under MIT and Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run SolidInvoice and Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing with Docker?

SolidInvoice: yes. Crater Self-Hosted Invoicing: yes.

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