Invoices are an essential part of running an online store. They’re a legal requirement for B2B sales and a must for selling internationally, not to mention an effective legal record of your financial transactions.
In this article we’ll be comparing Sufio with Shopify’s free Order Printer app to see which one has features you need for your online store.
Shopify Order Printer
Order Printer is a handy free app from Shopify that lets you create and print documents from your orders. Beside invoices, Order Printer also lets you create receipts and packing slips.
You’ll need basic knowledge of HTML in order to customize these documents in any way - even for simple things like adding your business logo.
This is fine if you can code, but if you can’t, you are left with the basic template. This could be an issue for design-lovers and businesses that care about their aesthetics and branding.
Order Printer is simple to install, has an easy-to-navigate user interface, and is embedded directly inside of the Shopify admin.
However, with Order Printer, you can’t send invoices automatically to your customers, and the app has few advanced features.
Order Printer also can’t handle printing or downloading a large number of orders at once. This may not be the best news for stores that deal with hundreds of orders, and need to easily share those invoices with their accountant, or print them out for record-keeping.
Sufio
Sufio is an invoicing app for Shopify that lets you automatically create and send invoices from orders in your online store. It also allows you to create other documents like credit notes, packing slips or quotes.
Having Sufio automatically send out invoices to your customers once they place an order in your store is a huge time-saver, giving you more time to focus on the things that really matter for your business. There are also a range of settings that let you choose which customers receive invoices, and when.
Visually, Sufio aims to be intuitive and minimalistic, striking a balance between ease-of-use and functionality.
You can filter your invoices based on order status or issue date, and then print or download multiple invoices in bulk.
Invoices are translated into more than 30 languages in partnership with local accountants and are compliant with accounting legislation in over 50 countries.
Sufio can also help you capture essential business details such as VAT or GST numbers from your business customers and automatically add them to invoices to make them legislation-compliant.
Sufio includes invoice templates that have been designed by professional print designers in order to help businesses provide an excellent, branded experience to their clients.
For now, you can’t upload your own template or customize the source code. However, Sufio’s Design page allows you to customize layout, colors, add a logo or signature, and modify or re-arrange different elements of the invoice to fit your needs.
Starting at $19/month, Sufio offers great value, even if your business still has room to grow.
Final thoughts
Order Printer might do the job for a small business that is just starting out, but it will not suffice for businesses with a high order volume, or for those who prefer to send their customers great-looking branded documents, rather than plain ones.
Sufio is designed for any business looking to focus more on creating and selling, rather than spending hours and hours on paperwork. The app is legally compliant with worldwide accounting and tax legislation; it can create documents in over 30 languages, and features professionally designed invoice templates.
When you sign-up, you get a free 14-day trial, giving you plenty of time to see if Sufio is right for your business.
Professional invoices for Shopify stores
Let Sufio automatically create and send beautiful invoices for every order in your store.
Install Sufio - Automatic Invoices from the Shopify App Store