Invoice2go Alternative for Contractors: The Whole Loop, Not Just the Invoice
ShowTheReceipts gives a contractor more than an invoice — it's the whole quote-to-paid loop in one place: quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, cash and Venmo tracking, automatic follow-up, and tax-ready books, all on the Pro plan at $39/month with every feature included. A document-first invoicing app produces a clean invoice but leaves the quoting, payment tracking, and follow-up as separate steps you stitch together. For a contractor who wants the job quoted, done, and paid from one place, the whole loop in a single tool beats a standalone invoice.
ShowTheReceipts vs Invoice2go at a glance
ShowTheReceipts — $39/mo (Pro — everything included) · Invoice2go — from $9.99/mo, tiered by features
| ShowTheReceipts | Invoice2go | |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | Quote to invoice to payment to books | Invoicing and basic estimates |
| Quoting that becomes the invoice | Accepted quote converts in one tap | Estimates and invoices as separate documents |
| On-site payment | Card in the driveway, cash & Venmo in one ledger | Payment links; cash/other tracked manually |
| Automatic follow-up | Overdue nudges send themselves | Reminders depend on the tier |
| Tax-ready books | Every payment method in one export | Invoice records; not a full ledger |
| Cut of your payments | None — processor rate only | None — processor rate only |
The gap between an invoice and getting paid
A clean invoice is table stakes. The work that actually eats a contractor’s week is everything around it — turning a quote into that invoice, chasing the overdue ones, and reconciling the cash job against the card job against the Venmo job at tax time.
A document-first invoicing app is good at the document. But the quote lives somewhere else, the follow-up is manual, and the cash payments live in a notebook. You become the integration between your tools.
One place, quote to paid
ShowTheReceipts closes the whole loop: the accepted quote converts to an invoice in one tap, overdue nudges send themselves, and cash and Venmo land in the same ledger as card. On the Pro plan, $39 covers all of it, with nothing useful locked in a higher tier.
Where each fits
If you genuinely only ever need to email one simple invoice and nothing else, a bare invoicing app does that. But most contractors are quoting, following up, and juggling payment methods — and for that, the whole loop in one tool beats a standalone document you bolt other apps onto.
Switching without losing your history
Export your clients as a CSV and import them directly — the importer handles client lists and job history, and duplicate detection keeps a re-import from doubling your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.
Which one should you actually pick?
Choose ShowTheReceipts if…
- You want quoting, payment, and books in one place, not just an invoice
- You take payment on-site and mix cash, card, and Venmo
- You want overdue follow-up to happen without you
- You want every feature at one flat price
Choose Invoice2go if…
- You only ever need to email a simple invoice and nothing else
Frequently asked questions
Can I run my whole contracting business on ShowTheReceipts?
Yes. Quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, cash and Venmo tracking, automatic follow-up, and tax-ready exports are all included on the $39/month Pro plan. It's built to be the one place the job goes from quoted to paid, not a single-purpose invoice app you pair with three other tools.
What do I get with ShowTheReceipts for $39/month?
Every operator feature at one flat price — unlimited invoicing, quoting that converts to an invoice, on-site card payment, automatic follow-up, cash and Venmo tracking, and tax-ready exports — with nothing gated behind a higher tier.
Does it track cash and Venmo, not just card?
Yes. Cash, card, and app payments all land in the same ledger, so a mixed week reconciles into one tax-ready record instead of a card app plus a notebook. That single ledger is a big part of why the whole-loop tool saves time over a document-only one.
Can I switch without losing my invoice history?
Yes. Export your clients as a CSV and import them directly — the migration importer handles client and job history, with duplicate detection so a re-import doesn't double your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.