Landing the job is great, but getting paid—especially across borders—can be an administrative nightmare. Between currency conversions, VAT compliance, and late payments, you can spend hours on "paperwork" instead of code. These are the tools I found that automate the boring stuff.
- Merchant of Record (MoR) Platforms
If you don't want to register a formal company yet, these platforms act as the "legal seller" of your services. They handle the taxes and compliance so you don't have to.
- Ruul: My go-to for global invoicing. It resells your services to clients in 190 countries, managing the invoicing and collection for you.
- Remotify.co: Excellent for European-based freelancers. It helps you issue VAT-compliant invoices without needing a registered company, cutting admin time significantly.
- Native Teams: A powerful all-in-one app that handles work payments and employment compliance in over 55 countries.
- Xolo: This is essentially "business-as-a-service." They provide full accounting, tax compliance, and legal agreements for solopreneurs.
- Open-Source & DIY Solutions
For the developer who wants to host their own tools or keep costs at zero.
- Crater: A beautiful, open-source invoicing app built with Laravel and Vue.js (perfect for our tech stack!). It lets you track expenses and send professional estimates from your own server.
- Free Invoice Generator (prolab.sh): A fast, lightweight tool for when you just need to create and send a professional PDF invoice in minutes without a subscription.
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