Invoicing · GST-native

Invoices that
handle Indian tax
— without a
single dropdown.

Six PDF layouts. Auto GST split. UPI + Razorpay on every share page. Sequential numbering your CA will accept on first pass.

5 invoices/mo on FreeUPI + Razorpay includedGSTR-1 ready
6
PDF layouts
3
GST splits, auto
7
Indian + foreign currencies
Invoice
Tax Invoice · Original for recipient
From
Priya Nair Design
GSTIN 29ABCDE1234F1Z5
Bengaluru, Karnataka (29)
Invoice ID
HSL/2026/0142
Bill to
Mahindra Tech
Place of supply
Maharashtra (27)
Issue date
14 Apr 2026
GSTIN
27AAACM4567B1Z2
Inter-state
IGST applies
Due date
29 Apr 2026
PO #
MTS-PO-2026-0418
Reverse charge
No
#SACDescriptionQtyRateAmount
01998314Brand identity system · discovery, audit, moodboard195,00095,000
02998314Logo design · 3 directions, refinement rounds175,00075,000
03998314Visual system · type, colour, components11,10,0001,10,000
Subtotal₹2,80,000
IGST · 18%₹50,400
Amount due₹3,30,400
In wordsThree lakh thirty thousand four hundred rupees only
Pay with UPI · scan →
priya@hdfcbank · amount pre-filled
Authorised signatory · Priya Nair
Powered by HourSlip · hsl.in/i/0142
Send invoice
$£¥
1 GBP = ₹118.42
locked at issue
Auto GST split
18%
Inter-state · IGST
Maharashtra (27)
No CGST + SGST
Invoice
HSL/2026/0142 · Tax Invoice
To Mahindra Tech
14 Apr
Place Maharashtra (27)
IGST 18%
Subtotal₹2,80,000
IGST 18%₹50,400
Amount due₹3,30,400
See it work · 15 seconds

Hours to paid,
in one pass.

The invoice builds itself from your tracked time, splits its own GST the moment you set the client's state, renders to the layout the job needs, and gets paid over UPI — no dropdowns, no exports.

  1. 0:0001Builds itself from tracked hours
  2. 0:0302GST splits itself — change the state, watch
  3. 0:0803Six layouts, one click
  4. 0:1004Paid via UPI · UTR captured
15-second loop · no sound · plays as you scroll
Invoice
HSL/2026/0142
To · Mahindra Tech
Pulled from 32h tracked
Brand identity system₹95,000
Logo · 3 directions₹75,000
Visual system · tokens₹1,10,000
Subtotal₹2,80,000
CGST 9%₹25,200
SGST 9%₹25,200
Due₹3,30,400
Place of supply
🇮🇳Karnataka (29)
Intra-state
9 + 9
CGST + SGST
Same-state supply
Six layouts · one engine

A document shaped
like the job.

The same line items render to six genuinely different documents — not six colour swaps of one template. These are the real PDFs, exactly as your client receives them. Pick the shape the job needs; HourSlip keeps the GST, numbering, and payable footer correct across all of them.

CGST · SGST · IGST
01 · DOMESTIC GST

Standard

The default for Indian B2B clients. Full Rule-46 compliance — HSN/SAC, GSTIN, place of supply, auto IGST or CGST+SGST, bank + UPI QR + signature.

0% · LUT · dual-currency
02 · FOREIGN · LUT

Export

For overseas clients. IEC + LUT reference, the RBI/CBIC rate, billed in their currency with the INR equivalent printed for FIRC reconciliation.

mono · single-page
03 · RETAINER

Compact

Dense, mono-set, one page. For repeat retainer clients who just want the number — no cover letter, no fluff.

pulled from timer
04 · HOURLY AUDIT

Timesheet

Embeds the day-by-day breakdown pulled straight from your time tracker. For clients who want to see the hours behind the total.

phase · % complete
05 · FIXED PRICE

Milestone

A project progress bar across phases, milestone cards, and a focus block for the phase being billed. For fixed-fee project work.

valid 30d · accept
06 · QUOTE

Proforma

"Not a tax invoice." Validity window, payment schedule, and an acceptance signature. Convert to a real invoice in one click.

The Timesheet layout pulls hours straight fromthe time tracker →Your logo · brand colour · custom formula columnsPRO
Auto GST split · no dropdowns

Set the client's
state once.

From then on, every invoice picks its own split — intra-state, inter-state, composition, or export. The PDF prints the right header. GSTR-1 classifies it into the right table (B2B / B2CS / B2CL / EXP / CDNR) when you file.

You
Priya Nair Design
GSTIN 29ABCDE…F1Z5
Place of supply
Karnataka (29)
If client is
≠ client's state
Karnataka → Maharashtra
inter-stateIGST 18%
IGST 18% on subtotal
Files into
GSTR-1 · B2B
If client is
= client's state
Karnataka → Karnataka
intra-stateCGST 9% + SGST 9%9 / 9
CGST + SGST split shown
Files into
GSTR-1 · B2B / B2CS
If client is
composition scheme
Quarterly · category-based
composition1% or 6%no ITC
Bill of Supply, no GST line
Files into
GSTR-4
If client is
export · with LUT
Karnataka → United States
export · LUT0% with LUTLUT ref printed
Tax-free under LUT footer
Files into
GSTR-1 · EXP / WPAY
If client is
export · without LUT
Karnataka → United States
export · IGSTIGST refundableclaim later
IGST shown · refund flagged
Files into
GSTR-1 · EXP / WOPAY
If we ever get it wrong

One-click GST fix re-computes line items + totals on a sent invoice and emits an automatic CDNR (Credit/Debit Note · Registered) entry. No re-issuing, no re-numbering, no awkward client email.

Reverse-charge flag (3.1d) · supported
Share page · client side

A pay button
your clients
actually press.

Every invoice gets a share link — no login, no signup, no app. Your client lands on a single page with the PDF, a UPI button that deep-links into their UPI app with the amount pre-filled, and a Razorpay fallback for card or netbanking.

  • UPI deep-link
    Tap → GPay / PhonePe / BHIM opens with VPA and amount filled in. One tap. UTR auto-captured.
  • Razorpay fallback
    Card, netbanking, wallet — your Razorpay key, your bank account, our share page.
  • QR in PDF
    Even printed invoices are payable. The UPI QR auto-embeds in every PDF layout.
  • Mark paid · UTR
    Records UTR / NEFT reference against the invoice for ITR reconciliation later.
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Invoice
HSL/2026/0142
From Priya Nair · to Mahindra Tech
Issued 14 Apr · Due 29 Apr
Amount due₹3,30,400
Download PDF
Pay this invoice
Powered by HourSlip · made in Bengaluru
Multi-currency · FX locked at issue

FX losses
are not
your problem.

Bill in INR, USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, or SGD. The FX rate is fetched at the moment you issue the invoice and frozen. If the pound drops next week, your invoice still bills at the rate you locked in.

7 currencies
INR · USD · EUR · GBP · AUD · CAD · SGD
Live FX, frozen
Open exchange rate at issue · stored forever
PDF shows both
£2,800 → ₹3,31,576 at issue
Dashboard in ₹
Every total back to INR for FY P&L
Export invoice · 14 Apr 2026
HSL/2026/0148
Currency
GBP
Phase 02 · Design1£1,200
Brand book delivery1£800
Visual system handoff1£800
Amount due (GBP)£2,800
FX at issue
1 GBP = ₹118.42
Source · live market rate · 14 Apr 09:00 IST
INR equivalent
₹3,31,576
Now · 1 GBP = ₹117.83−₹1,652 had we waited
Locked at issue
Long-tail · the bits you'll only need monthly

The things you'd
otherwise track
in a notebook.

The features you reach for once a quarter — recurring invoices, an advance against a project, a pile of billable expenses to attach — work the same way as the daily ones. Same engine, same GST math, same share link.

Template · Mahindra Retainer · monthly
₹84,000 + 18% IGST · 1st of every month
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Draft ready · HSL/2026/0156
06:00 IST · 1 May
Send →
01Recurring

Set it Monday. Forget it.

Monthly or quarterly. Auto-generates from a parent template. You get a 'draft ready' alert at 06:00 IST on the due date — one tap to review, one tap to send.

Pro featureLearn more →
On file · Northwind Labs
Retainer balance₹2,00,000
This invoice · HSL/2026/0150
Gross₹1,18,000
Less · advance applied−₹84,000
Net₹34,000
IGST · 18% on net₹6,120
Balance due₹40,120
Remaining advance · ₹1,16,000
02Advance · Retainer

Pulled in. Math done.

Track advances per client. Pull one onto an invoice and the math — advance offset, GST on net, balance due — is done for you. No client-side spreadsheets.

Pro featureLearn more →
Unbilled · pulled into HSL/2026/0150
ExpenseAmountGST
AWS · April hosting₹2,400₹366
Figma · seat reimbursable₹1,200₹183
Domain · northwind.dev (annual)₹890₹136
Reimbursable₹4,490₹685
ITC keptClient sees gross + GST breakdown
03Billable expenses

Hosting and AWS, attached.

Pull unbilled expenses into the invoice with their original GST. ‘Hosting · ₹2,400 (incl. ₹366 IGST)’. ITC stays intact, client sees the breakdown.

Pro featureLearn more →
CA-grade · ITR-defensible

Built to clear
your CA's first
review.

Sequential numbering with no gaps. An audit log on every state change. Void / Write-off / Dispute states that never delete a number. Accountant access via magic link, so your CA doesn't need your password.

Ledger · FY 2026–27

Sequential · no gaps

Compliant
#ClientDateStateAmount
HSL/2026/0140Bluedot Capital11 AprPaid₹1,18,000
HSL/2026/0141Northwind Labs12 AprSent₹84,000
HSL/2026/0142Mahindra Tech14 AprSent₹3,30,400
HSL/2026/0143Acme Inc (US)14 AprSent£2,800
HSL/2026/0144Northwind Labs15 AprVoid₹84,000
HSL/2026/0145Mahindra Tech15 AprReplaced₹84,000
142 invoices YTD · zero gapsVoid preserves the number · always traceable
Audit timeline

HSL/2026/0142

5 events
  • Created · draft
    Priya · 14 Apr 09:14 IST
  • SAC code added
    Priya · 14 Apr 09:18 IST
  • Sent to client
    Priya · 14 Apr 09:22 IST
  • Share link opened
    Mahindra Tech · 14 Apr 12:48 IST
  • Marked paid · UTR ******5118
    Priya · 18 Apr 11:02 IST
Accountant access · Pro

Magic link · 30-day session

Grant your CA a read-only seat. They land in a dedicated CA cockpit — invoices, GSTR exports, 26AS reconciliation — without your password.

OTP-protected·Full audit log·Revoke anytime
What you get

Free for 5 invoices
a month.

The Free plan gives you GST handling, all six layouts, UPI + Razorpay, and the audit log. Pro unlocks recurring, advances, billable expenses, accountant access, and the cap on monthly invoices.

Feature
Plan A
Free
forever
Plan B · most popular
Pro
₹2,699 / yr
GST auto-split
All 6 PDF layouts
Multi-currency · FX lock
UPI + Razorpay share page
Sequential numbering · audit log
Invoices per month
5 / month
Unlimited
Recurring invoices
Advance · Retainer ledger
Pull billable expenses
Accountant access · magic link
Logo · brand colours · formula columns
If you're still on something else

An honest
side-by-side.

These are good tools — Refrens and Zoho especially. Most of them do GST, UPI, multi-currency and recurring perfectly well. The honest difference isn't a feature they lack; it's that none of them put a freelancer's timer, Pomodoro and GST invoice in one tool shaped around ₹/hour, TDS and FY April–March.

Feature
This page
HourSlip
Bengaluru · SaaS
Refrens
India edition · free
Zoho Invoice
US/UK · contract-first
Bonsai
the honest baseline
Word · Excel
Auto GST split · CGST/SGST/IGST
UPI / QR on the invoice
Multi-currency billing
Partial
FX rate locked at issue
Partial
Partial
Recurring invoices
e-invoicing IRN · GSTR-1 export
Partial
Native timer + Pomodoro
Partial
Partial
Free · no per-doc cap or branding
Partial
Partial
In a sentence
Timer + Pomodoro + GST invoice in one. Built around ₹/hour, TDS, and FY April–March.
Genuinely strong, and also Bengaluru-built — GST split, e-invoicing (IRN), UPI/QR, multi-currency, recurring, audit trails. Free tier caps at 50 documents/yr; Premium ₹1,200–4,900/yr. Now a full accounting + inventory + CRM suite — heavier than one freelancer needs, and no focus timer.
Forever-free up to 500 invoices/yr, excellent GST, basic time tracking. But it prints a “Powered by Zoho” line on free invoices and nudges you to paid Zoho Books past the cap. Built for everyone, not the freelance tax year specifically.
Beautiful and contract-first, but US/UK-built. No free plan (7-day card-required trial), ~$9–49/user/mo + 3% on payments. Stripe isn’t supported in India — PayPal only — and GST/UPI aren’t native.
Free and endlessly flexible. But no sequential-numbering enforcement, no audit log, no payable PDF, no GST automation — one fat-finger and the FY totals quietly drift.
fullPartial limited or via add-on not offered
Verified from each tool's public pricing & feature pages, May 2026 · plans change often, confirm before switching. QuickBooks India closed 2023; FreshBooks remains US-focused.
Questions, answered

The fine print, up front.

What freelancers and their CAs ask us before switching — answered plainly.

  • Yes. Sequential numbering with no gaps, correct CGST/SGST vs IGST split based on place of supply, SAC codes, HSN where needed, reverse-charge flag, and amount-in-words. Void and Replaced states preserve the number so your CA sees an unbroken series at filing.
  • No dropdowns. You set the client's state once; every invoice then chooses its own split — intra-state CGST+SGST, inter-state IGST, composition, or zero-rated export under LUT — and files into the right GSTR-1 table automatically.
  • When you issue a foreign-currency invoice, a live market reference rate is fetched and frozen onto it. If the pound or dollar moves next week, that invoice still bills and reports at the rate you locked — and the PDF shows both the foreign amount and the INR equivalent for FIRC reconciliation.
  • Every invoice gets a no-login share link with a UPI button that deep-links into GPay / PhonePe / BHIM with the amount pre-filled, a Razorpay fallback for card, netbanking and wallets, and your NEFT/IMPS bank details. The UPI QR is auto-embedded in the PDF too, so even printed invoices are payable.
  • The Free plan sends 5 invoices a month with all six layouts, full GST split, multi-currency, and UPI + Razorpay — no card, no expiry, and no “Powered by” branding on your PDF. Pro (₹2,699/yr) lifts the monthly cap and adds recurring invoices, advances, billable expenses and accountant access.
  • Yes. Accountant access (Pro) sends your CA an OTP-protected magic link to a read-only cockpit — invoices, GSTR exports, 26AS reconciliation — with a full audit log, revocable any time. They never need your login.
  • A Refrens / Zoho CSV importer is on our roadmap. For now, set your starting invoice number during setup and HourSlip picks up sequential numbering from there — so your series stays unbroken across the switch. Your clients and contacts can be bulk-imported via CSV today.
Under 60 seconds

Send a GST-perfect
invoice today.

Free plan: 5 invoices a month, all 6 layouts, full GST split, UPI + Razorpay included. No card required, no trial expiry, no Indian-tax oversights.

No card required5 GST-ready invoices a month, foreverMade in Bengaluru
Under 60 seconds
00:54
typical first invoice