Freelance Billing and Time Management

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    After three days of research, comparing, trying, logins and pain...
    Biggest conclusion:
    I really don't need more than a free plan.

    Still, after comparing FreshBooks with Invoicera, I prefer FreshBooks time-tracking but Invoicera's free plan seems more interesting for my needs.
    It would be practical to have the time tracking info in a document for the client.

    So, my all-free setup for my small freelancing needs:

    For my three regular clients and because I live in the Netherlands and it's practical to use with my bank and bookkeeper:
    http://factuursturen.nl/

    Other needs:
    http://invoiceable.co/

    Time-tracking:
    https://www.toggl.com/

    My biggest annoyance is the template design possibilities...
    And that's why my research lasted so long.
    I have a template in InDesign that I've used so far.

    I also came to the conclusion that, together with a good customize template option, a service that costs around 5€/month or a one-fee-only service is more suitable for my needs if I were to make an upgrade.

    The apps I've bookmarked for the future investment are:

    http://cashboardapp.com/pricing
    http://www.invoice2go.com/Pricin…

    If you know another one in this last group type please let me know.

    There's also:
    http://www.kedisoft.com/totals/

    But I can not really say anything.

    I've also tried the following:
    http://www.nutcache.com/web/
    I actually enjoyed to play around.

    http://www.paymo.biz/
    The time tracking is interesting. But only allows one invoice per month in the free account.

    http://curdbee.com/
    Interesting plan but not appealing.
    Does anyone recommend?

    https://www.waveapps.com/
    Lots of potential but totally not for the Dutch accounting system.

    http://invoicemachine.com/
    Seems also a good option as the free plan allows three clients and three invoices per month.

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