The Refrens Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Refrens in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Refrens
The Insider’s Guide
GST invoicing, accounting and lead tracking for Indian firms
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among accounting and invoicing tools, read from Refrens’s own pages.
Made by Refrens · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Refrens’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Refrens’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 22 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Refrens, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You set up inventory, GST details and clients before it saves time.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $7.81 a month
As its pricing page puts it: ₹8,900 per year, excl. GST (₹742 a month effective).
- 3
There is a free plan
15 documents free, then a paid plan is needed to keep creating new ones.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Invoices and quotations
Create, customize and share invoices, quotations and purchase orders, with recurring invoices and payment reminders.
- 6
GST compliance
E-invoices, e-way bills, GSTR-1 and GSTR-2B reports with reconciliation, from the Plus plan.
- 7
Accounting
Automated bookkeeping, charts of accounts, bank reconciliation and financial statements, from the Pro plan.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 22 of 65
That is against the other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Refrens at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from ₹8,900 per year, excl. GST (₹742 a month effective)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Refrens
- Category
- Accounting & Invoicing
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | ₹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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan of 15 documents, then you need a paid plan to keep creating them. |
| Features | C | GST invoices and quotations, e-invoices, GSTR reports, inventory and AI bill capture. Bookkeeping starts at Pro, and custom templates and digital signatures cost extra. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You set up inventory, GST details and clients before it saves time. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Indian businesses that need GST e-invoices and e-way bills
- Freelancers and small firms that invoice a few clients
- Goods sellers that need billing and stock in one place
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$7.81
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Refrens has a free plan. Paid plans start at ₹8,900 per year, excl. GST (₹742 a month effective).
Free
₹0
Create up to 15 documents, such as invoices and quotations, before a paid plan is needed.
Lite
₹8,900
per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹10,680)
Unlimited documents, inventory, recurring invoices, WhatsApp sharing and OCR scanning; 2 users.
Plus
₹16,900
per 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
₹30,900
per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹37,080)
Adds automated bookkeeping, journals, bank reconciliation, balance sheet and batch tracking; 5 users.
Enterprise
₹44,900
per year, excl. GST (crossed out ₹53,880)
Adds document and vendor approval workflows, RFQ and RFI links and vendor verification; 5 users.
The free plan
15 documents free, then a paid plan is needed to keep creating new ones.
Read from refrens.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
GST invoicing, accounting and lead tracking for Indian firms. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, sales pipeline, invoicing, bookkeeping, expense tracking, inventory, quotes and estimates.
GST invoices and quotations, e-invoices, GSTR reports, inventory and AI bill capture.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- IndiaMART
- Google Calendar
Refrens is made by Refrens.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
22/65
Other accounting and invoicing tools it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 65
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 65
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 65
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 65
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Refrens is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Vyapar, Zoho Books, Zoho Invoice, Odoo and Invoice Ninja
The 5 tools Refrens is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Vyapar
Free trial · from $89.99/yr
GST billing and inventory software for Indian small businesses.
- Refrens has a free plan. Vyapar does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Refrens lists a web app.
- Only Vyapar lists Windows and macOS apps.
- 3.4GPA
Zoho Books
Free plan · from $15/mo
Online accounting from Zoho, with a free plan and six paid tiers.
- Only Zoho Books lists a Windows app.
- Refrens also covers sales pipeline, inventory and quotes and estimates.
- Zoho Books also covers reports.
- 3.6GPA
Zoho Invoice
Free
Free invoicing app from Zoho for freelancers and small businesses.
- Only Zoho Invoice lists Windows and macOS apps.
- Refrens also covers sales pipeline, bookkeeping, inventory and quotes and estimates.
- Zoho Invoice also covers time tracking and reports.
- 3.2GPA
Odoo
Free plan · from $31.10/mo
Business app suite whose Accounting app is free when used on its own.
- Odoo is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Refrens also covers sales pipeline, inventory and quotes and estimates.
- Odoo also covers reports.
- 2.8GPA
Invoice Ninja
Free plan · from $14/mo
Invoicing, expenses and time tracking with a free plan.
- Only Invoice Ninja lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Invoice Ninja is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Refrens also covers sales pipeline, bookkeeping and inventory.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Refrens free?
Refrens has a free plan. 15 documents free, then a paid plan is needed to keep creating new ones.
How much does Refrens cost?
Refrens lists 5 plans. Free: ₹0.
What platforms does Refrens work on?
Refrens is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Refrens offer any discounts?
Refrens publicly lists the following: Save 16% on 1 year and 25% on 3 years.
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.
What does Refrens integrate with?
Refrens's listing names IndiaMART, Google Calendar and WhatsApp. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Refrens?
Refrens is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Refrens?
The closest alternatives to Refrens in our directory are Vyapar, Zoho Books, Zoho Invoice, Odoo and Invoice Ninja.
How does Refrens compare with other accounting and invoicing tools?
Refrens's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 22 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 15.
Is Refrens good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Refrens C for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Refrens?
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.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Refrens’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Refrens. Prices change, so check refrens.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Refrens, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/refrens
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Refrens’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Refrens is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Refrens. Prices and plans change: check refrens.com before you buy.