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Zoho Invoice vs Joist Comparison (2026)

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Zoho Invoice

Joist

Overview

Zoho Invoice is an online invoicing software that helps you craft beautiful invoices, automate payment reminders and receive payments faster.

Joist is a billing and invoicing platform, which assists contractors in insulation, masonry, drywall, electrical, fencing, flooring, carpentry, and other sectors with customer management, online payments, work orders, and more. Professionals can create estimates with cost markups, deposit requests, payment schedules, and job images.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

823

637

152

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

90%

would recommend this app

4.2

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

65%

would recommend this app

Pros

“I like Zoho because it helps us in the invoicing of our small firm, we can make recurring invoices, charge to clients, and they can make payments through the invoice or portal.”

Deyaneyra L.

Accounting Assistant

“Zoho invoice is free and help us to paperless and we offer digital invoices to save time and eliminate errors in data keeping.”

Sotis J.

Account Executive

“Also, invoices made to reimburse expenses made, appears as revenue in the sales report.”

Deyaneyra L.

Accounting Assistant

Pros

“Allows for both estimates and invoices and you can also collect and post payments.”

Brandi S.

Office Manager

“We use it to send invoices for remodeling and construction projects to our clients and their insurance adjusters.”

James M.

General manager

“It helped us stay organized and operate efficiently. While we eventually outgrew it and moved to a more advanced system, we still believe Joist is a great option for small to mid-sized contractors looking for a simple and effective invoicing and estimating app.”

Amanda W.

OFFICE ADMIN

Cons

“We have CRM and Invoice integrated but it does not always sync up quickly.”

Sherry M.

Executive Manager

“I wish it was a standard part of all small business training and the endless business podcasts by bankrolled people who do not understand what starting from scratch really means.”

Mary C.

Managing Director

“I have ended up just choosing to manually enter invoice data to save time messing with bulk uploads that get nowhere.”

Phillip P.

Director

Cons

“Not enough options like project managing, customer portal, messaging, no calendar, no integrations with marketing suite.”

Konstantin P.

ceo

“They increase the price while they hold your information hostage and customer support when present is a chat screen that is hit and miss hours or days of AI style support with a serious breakdown in communication like talking to a bot”

Michelle F.

Owner

“Unfortunately, we had to change to something that would work for our business in project management as that seriously lacked.”

Cindy M.

Owner