effitrio
Built for solo professionals

Get paid on time — without chasing every client yourself

Effitrio's Effi watches your invoices, spots overdue payments before they become a problem, and drafts the follow-up message for you to approve. You decide what gets sent.

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  • No credit card
  • EU-hosted data & AI
  • ZUGFeRD-ready
  • Late payment reminders drafted for you
  • Recurring invoices & retainers
  • Receipt OCR
  • ZUGFeRD & PDF
  • Free tier

Freelancing is great. Losing money to admin is not.

Every day an invoice sits unpaid is a day the money is in someone else's account. And every receipt you lose is a tax deduction you paid for but never claimed.

A 20-day late invoice is a 20-day interest-free loan to your client

Effitrio surfaces overdue invoices the moment they go late — not when you notice cash is tight. Effi drafts the follow-up. You approve in one click.

Every awkward reminder email you don't send costs you the payment date

Clients push payment when nobody chases. Effi drafts a professional, timed reminder the moment an invoice is overdue — you review and approve. No awkward writing required.

Lost receipts are lost deductions — you pay tax on money you didn't keep

Drop a receipt photo into Effitrio. OCR reads vendor, amount, and date in seconds. Every deductible expense is logged before tax season becomes a crisis.

What Freelancers use most

Invoices, expenses, and Effi's Action Center — connected in one workspace.

Action Center

Effi catches what you miss

Overdue invoices, stale drafts, and missing receipts surface in one approval queue. Effi drafts the next step — you approve before anything sends.

Invoices

PDF, email, and ZUGFeRD in one send

Recurring invoices, hourly-rate projects, and one-off bills. Track status — sent, viewed, paid — without switching tabs.

Expenses & OCR

Receipt capture with AI

Photograph a receipt and OCR fills vendor, amount, and date automatically. Every deductible expense is logged in seconds.

Clients & Projects

Bill against project work

Save client details once. Track project hours or milestones. Invoice directly from a project — no copy-pasting.

How Effitrio works

Effi prepares. You control every outbound action.

  1. Step 1

    Watch

    Monitors invoices, receipts, drafts, and due work in the background.

  2. Step 2

    Detect

    Flags risk, delay, or missing information before it becomes costly.

  3. Step 3

    Draft

    Prepares reminders, follow-ups, and next steps — ready for your review.

  4. Step 4

    Approve

    You review and send with one click. Nothing goes out automatically.

Start with the workflow. Upgrade when the watcher matters.

Try the approval-first workflow on Free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited records, DATEV export, and the full Effi watcher. Need one invoice now? Use free tools — no account. Billing regularly? Create a free workspace below, then upgrade to Pro for unlimited records, DATEV export, and the full watcher.

Free

Occasional invoicing and trying the workflow

€0/month

Includes 30-day Pro trial — full Pro features, no card

  • 10 invoices, expenses, clients & projects/month
  • 50 AI actions — watcher proposals & receipt scans
  • AI chat assistant
  • PDF templates & Custom logo
  • 10 emails/month
  • Standard PDF & E-invoice
  • CSV export
Start Free — 30-Day Pro Trial

Pro

Full Effi watcher, DATEV export, and higher limits

€14.99
€11.99/month

30 days free, then €11.99/month

✓ Save 20% — Regular price €14.99

Or €180.00 €144.00/year after trial

  • Unlimited invoices, expenses, clients & projects
  • 250 AI actions — watches your workspace, expense OCR, and more
  • Full AI chat assistant
  • Custom invoice numbering
  • Custom PDF templates & Custom logo
  • Bulk receipt upload — AI scans & automatically categorises
  • 100 emails/month with delivery tracking
  • Standard PDF & Advanced E-invoices
  • CSV export
Coming Soon

ZUGFeRD e-invoices · DATEV export · GDPR-native EU architecture. Germany E-Rechnung guide

Questions from freelancers

Straight answers about what Effitrio does for freelancers. Full FAQ →

Do I need a VAT number to use Effitrio?
No. Effitrio works for both VAT-registered freelancers and those under a small-business exemption (e.g. German Kleinunternehmerregelung). Invoice templates adapt to your setup.
Will Effi send emails to my clients without me knowing?
Never. Every action — reminder emails, invoice sends, follow-ups — waits in the Action Center until you approve it. Nothing sends automatically.
Can I use Effitrio for recurring monthly retainers?
Yes. Set up a recurring invoice once — amount, client, cycle — and Effitrio generates it on schedule. You approve before each one sends.
Does it support German e-invoices (ZUGFeRD / XRechnung)?
Yes. ZUGFeRD PDF is available on all plans. XRechnung XML is on Pro. Both meet the 2025–2026 German e-invoice mandate requirements.
Is Effitrio free for freelancers just starting out?
Yes. The free tier covers the core workflow — invoices, expenses, and Effi's watcher — with no time limit and no credit card required.

Stop being your own unpaid collections department

Create a free workspace. Effi watches your invoices from day one — you approve every action before it reaches a client.

  • Free tier — no time limit
  • No credit card required
  • EU-hosted data & AI
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