Time tracking + invoicing for freelancers

The invoicing tool that actually works for freelancers

Track your hours as you work, then generate a professional invoice in seconds. No team features, no bloat — just the workflow you actually need.

Start tracking free

Free for 14 days. No credit card required.

12,000+

freelancers trust Billnest

$48M+

invoiced through the platform

Billnest — Client Project
Current Session Recording

02:47:33

UX audit — Acme Corp

This Week Nov 2025

UX audit

Acme Corp

6.5 hrs

Brand refresh

Studio North

4.0 hrs

Dev handoff

Acme Corp

2.25 hrs

Ready to invoice

Acme Corp — $1,912.50

Invoice sent

Paid in 2 days

12K+

independent freelancers
using Billnest daily

$48M

invoiced through
the platform in 2024

4 min

average time to send
a professional invoice

98%

of users get paid
within 7 days

Step one

Start a timer when
the work begins

One click and your session is running. Name the task, pick the client, set your rate. Billnest stays out of your way while you do the actual work.

  • Works in your browser, desktop, or mobile — wherever you work
  • Pause and resume without losing a second of billable time
  • Add notes inline — no switching between tools
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Active Timer Live

02:47:33

Website redesign

Acme Corp • $125/hr

02
November 2025 38.75 hrs

UX audit

Acme Corp

14.5 hrs

$1,812.50

Brand refresh

Studio North

12.0 hrs

$1,800.00

Dev handoff

Acme Corp

8.25 hrs

$1,031.25

Copywriting

Bloom Digital

4.0 hrs

$480.00

Total earned $5,123.75
Step two

Every hour logged,
every dollar accounted for

Your time log fills itself as you work. Review sessions by client or project, edit entries if needed, and always know exactly what you have earned before the invoice goes out.

  • Group by client, project, or date range — your choice
  • Earnings totals calculated live — no spreadsheet required
  • Edit past entries without losing the original record
Step three

Send a professional
invoice in four minutes

Select a client, choose a billing period, and Billnest builds the invoice from your logged hours. Review it, add your payment terms, and send — all without touching a spreadsheet.

  • Polished PDF invoice, branded with your name and logo
  • Line items pulled automatically from your time log
  • Send by email or share a payment link directly
03

INVOICE

#INV-2025-047

Sent

Billed to

Acme Corp

billing@acmecorp.com

Due date

Dec 01, 2025

Net 30

UX audit (14.5 hrs @ $125) $1,812.50
Dev handoff (8.25 hrs @ $125) $1,031.25
Total Due $2,843.75

Built differently

Tools built for teams are wrong
for solo work

Harvest, Toggl, and Clockify all started as freelancer tools and grew into corporate dashboards. You pay for seat management you never use and navigate menus designed for project managers.

Other tools

  • Team dashboards you have no team for
  • Invoicing buried behind a paywall upgrade
  • Separate apps for tracking and billing
  • Pricing per seat — paying for ghosts
  • Complexity added quarterly, nothing removed

Billnest

  • Built for one person: you
  • Invoicing included in every plan, always
  • Timer and invoicing in one seamless workflow
  • Flat monthly price — one freelancer, one bill
  • We remove features that slow you down

"I tried three other tools before Billnest. They were all built for a team I don't have. Billnest was the first one that matched how I actually work."

MR

Marcus R.

Freelance UX designer, Austin TX

Simple pricing

One price. No per-seat math.

Freelancers shouldn't need to justify a software subscription. Pick the plan that fits where you are today.

Starter

$0 /month

Free forever. No credit card.

  • Time tracking — unlimited sessions
  • Up to 3 active clients
  • 5 invoices per month
  • Billnest branding on invoices
  • No late payment reminders
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Pro

$12 /month

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Unlimited clients and projects
  • Unlimited invoices, your branding
  • Automatic late payment reminders
  • Expense tracking + CSV export
  • Priority email support
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No credit card required to start

All plans include data export. We never sell your client data. Cancel from your account at any time.

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Stop leaving money
in your notebook

If you track time in a spreadsheet or guess your hours at month's end, Billnest will immediately earn its keep. Free to start. Takes 3 minutes to set up.

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