Legal, Account and Invoicing

Bench combines bookkeeping software with professional human bookkeepers to handle small business bookkeeping, tax filing, and financial reporting.

Blinksale is a cloud-based invoicing and payment tool that lets users create and send professional invoices, accept online payments, set up recurring billing, and automate payment reminders.

Clear Books is cloud-based accounting software for UK small businesses, covering bookkeeping, invoicing, tax compliance, payroll, and CIS. It supports Making Tax Digital submissions to HMRC and multi-currency accounting.

Alternative toXero|QQuickBooks|FreeAgent

Online legal document service for startups that handles incorporation, fundraising documents, hiring paperwork, and ongoing corporate maintenance. It is software, not a law firm, and focuses on Delaware C corporations and seed-stage fundraising.

Cloud invoicing and basic accounting software for freelancers, sole traders, and small businesses, covering invoices, expenses, and financial reporting. Debitoor was acquired by SumUp and rebranded as SumUp Invoices in 2021, and the standalone Debitoor product has been retired.

Alternative toFreshBooks|QOQuickBooks Online|ZBZoho Books

Docracy was a repository of open, community-trusted legal documents where users could find or upload a document and sign it for free. The product has been discontinued and former users are pointed to eversign for esignature needs.

Alternative toEeversign|DocuSign|PPandaDoc

UpCounsel offers a library of free, attorney-drafted business legal documents and templates that users can download as needed, alongside a marketplace to hire lawyers for paid legal work.

Y Combinator provides free, standardized startup legal documents, most notably the SAFE (simple agreement for future equity), a one-document security that converts to equity at a future priced round.

Alternative toClerky|CCarta|Stripe Atlas

Docsumo is an AI-powered intelligent document processing platform that automates document intake, data extraction, validation and decision routing with agentic workflows for high-volume operations teams.

Docusign is an electronic signature and intelligent agreement management platform for creating, signing, automating and managing contracts across an organization.

Equity management platform for founders to run their cap table, get defensible 409A valuations, model fundraising and exit scenarios, manage option pools, and keep shareholders updated. Basic cap table management is free, with paid tiers based on funding raised.

Expense management platform that scans receipts, tracks expenses, manages corporate cards and reimbursements, books travel, and pays bills. Includes AI categorization and policy compliance, with accounting integrations.

FreeAgent is a cloud accounting platform for small businesses, freelancers, contractors, and landlords that handles invoicing, expenses, tax filing, payroll, and cashflow forecasting.

Alternative toFreshBooks|QQuickBooks|Xero

FreshBooks is cloud accounting software for small businesses that handles invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, payroll, and financial reporting.

Alternative toQQuickBooks|Xero|FreeAgent

A curated product for startup teams.

iubenda's GDPR kit provides auto-updating privacy and cookie policies, consent management banners, consent logging, and tools to handle data subject rights and processing records.

Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) is a cloud eSignature platform for preparing, sending, signing, and tracking legally binding electronic signatures, with templates and an API.

Alternative toDocuSign|PPandaDoc|SSignNow

Hubdoc captures bills and receipts via photo, upload, email forwarding, or scanning, extracts the key data, and syncs it to accounting software, eliminating manual data entry. Owned by Xero.

Invoiced (by Flywire) is an accounts receivable automation platform that streamlines the invoice-to-cash process, automating collections, payments, and AI-powered reconciliation for B2B. It helps finance teams lower DSO and reduce manual follow-ups.

Invoice Home is a cloud-based invoicing platform that lets users create, customize, and send professional invoices from over 100 templates with online payment collection. It targets freelancers and small businesses wanting simple PDF invoicing.

Alternative toIInvoicely|Wave|ZIZoho Invoice

Invoicely is a cloud-based invoicing platform that lets small businesses create and manage invoices, estimates, and bills with online payments, time and expense tracking, and financial reporting. The free tier offers unlimited invoices.

Alternative toIHInvoice Home|Wave|ZIZoho Invoice

InvoiceOcean is a cloud-based invoicing platform for creating and sending invoices, tracking income and expenses, managing inventory, and running financial reports. It offers mobile apps and integrates with payment processors.

Invoices by Square lets businesses send invoices and estimates, create contracts, and collect payments online. The invoicing software is free to use, with payment processing fees charged per transaction.

Alternative toPayPal|Stripe|FreshBooks

Bonsai offers free customizable invoice templates plus a full business management platform covering invoicing, project management, time tracking, contracts, and payments. It is aimed at freelancers, agencies, and small businesses.

Alternative toFreshBooks|QQuickBooks|Xero