Refrens review (2026): is the free plan enough?
GST invoicing, accounting and lead tracking for Indian firms
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Refrens report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for GST invoicing for Indian firms
Refrens is GST invoicing, accounting and lead tracking for Indian firms, with a free plan that stops after 15 documents. Paid plans start at ₹8,900 a year excluding GST, bookkeeping and bank reconciliation only arrive at Pro, ₹30,900, and the site contradicts itself on whether there's an app.
Who Refrens is for
- Fits if you're an Indian business that needs GST invoices, e-way bills and GSTR reports
- Works for freelancers who share invoices over WhatsApp
Who Refrens is not for
- Tight if you use Free: 15 documents, then a paid plan
- Not for you if you're outside India, as it's rupees and GST
- Pricey if you want bookkeeping: that's Pro at ₹30,900 a year, and e-invoices and e-way bills need Plus at ₹16,900
- Watch out: prices exclude GST, and extras such as custom templates and digital signatures cost more
- Watch out: the pricing FAQ says there's no downloadable app, while the footer links Android and iOS apps
Why Refrens gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money₹8,900 a year for Lite, ₹16,900 for Plus and ₹30,900 for Pro, excluding GST. Lite is about ₹742 a month, but bookkeeping sits on Pro, around the middle.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan of 15 documents, then you need a paid plan to keep creating them.
- CFeaturesGST invoices and quotations, e-invoices, GSTR reports, inventory and AI bill capture. Bookkeeping starts at Pro, and custom templates and digital signatures cost extra.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You set up inventory, GST details and clients before it saves time.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with IndiaMART, Google Calendar and WhatsApp sharing. The footer links Android and iOS apps but the FAQ says there's none, so we don't count them.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Refrens's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Refrens's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 22 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 65) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at about $7.81 a month, against a middle price of $18.09 for the category: 9 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 66 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Refrens’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 65, level with 34
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 65, level with 34
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 65, level with 46
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 65, level with 56
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 65, level with 46
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Refrens, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Refrens you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $93.73 a year.
What you could make
- Invoicing, inventory, quotes and estimates, expense tracking and sales pipeline: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, IndiaMART, Google Calendar and WhatsApp among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Refrens’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Refrens?
Refrens is a web-based accounting and invoicing platform for businesses in India. It covers invoices, quotations, e-invoices and e-way bills, GSTR reports, inventory and bookkeeping, with a sales lead tracker on the side. A free plan allows 15 documents, and paid plans are sold by the year in rupees.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in rupees and exclude GST; the page lists 3-month, 1-year and 3-year terms.
- The Free plan stops at 15 documents, and extras such as custom templates and digital signatures are charged on top.
- Built for Indian tax rules, with GSTR reports and e-way bills at its core.
- The pricing page FAQ says there is no downloadable app, while the footer links Android and iOS apps.
Key features
- Invoices and quotations
- Create, customize and share invoices, quotations and purchase orders, with recurring invoices and payment reminders.
- GST compliance
- E-invoices, e-way bills, GSTR-1 and GSTR-2B reports with reconciliation, from the Plus plan.
- Accounting
- Automated bookkeeping, charts of accounts, bank reconciliation and financial statements, from the Pro plan.
- Inventory
- Stock tracking across locations, with batch and serial tracking and expiry reports on higher plans.
- AI bill capture
- OCR scanning and a WhatsApp and email assistant turn vendor bills into draft entries; 100 to 500 scans a year by plan.
- Leads and vendors
- Track sales leads across pipelines, and run vendor approval and onboarding workflows on Enterprise.
Refrens pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Refrens has a free plan, and paid plans start at ₹8,900 per year, excl. GST (₹742 a month effective).
- Starts at
- ₹8,900 per year, excl. GST (₹742 a month effective)
- Free plan
- 15 documents free, then a paid plan is needed to keep creating new ones.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | ₹0 | Create up to 15 documents, such as invoices and quotations, before a paid plan is needed. |
| Lite | ₹8,900per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹10,680) | Unlimited documents, inventory, recurring invoices, WhatsApp sharing and OCR scanning; 2 users. |
| Plus | ₹16,900per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹20,280) | Adds e-invoices, e-way bills, GSTR-1 and GSTR-2B reports and lead management; 3 users. |
| Pro | ₹30,900per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹37,080) | Adds automated bookkeeping, journals, bank reconciliation, balance sheet and batch tracking; 5 users. |
| Enterprise | ₹44,900per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹53,880) | Adds document and vendor approval workflows, RFQ and RFI links and vendor verification; 5 users. |
Read from refrens.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Refrens before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 16% on 1 year and 25% on 3 years
The Premium page marks its 1-year term as 16% cheaper and its 3-year term as 25% cheaper than the shorter terms.
Stated on refrens.com
Works with
- IndiaMART
- Google Calendar
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Common questions
Does Refrens have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Refrens is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Refrens have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Refrens is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Refrens open source?
Refrens is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Refrens have an API?
Yes. Refrens offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.