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Sell job posts to agencies, councils, universities or any company with a finance team, and someone will ask to pay by invoice. Job board vendors answer that in different places: a help article, a changelog, a feature request, a pricing table, or not at all.
I read ten platforms' own pages and wrote down whether an employer can order now and pay later, who sends the invoice, whether purchase orders, payment terms or your own payment link come into it, and which plan includes it. I did not place an order on any of them, so every row is what the vendor says.
Kardow is my company. It is in the table so you can see where it stands.
Job board software with invoicing: TL;DR
- Every plan: Cavuno includes invoice-only plans on every plan, from $39 a month, with Stripe-issued invoices and net terms
- Card, invoice and your own link: Kardow sells any plan by card, invoice or PO, or your own payment link, on Scale at $379 a month
- Higher plans: Careerleaf ($349 plus setup), JobBoard.io ($449), JobMount ($475 plus activation)
- By quote: Niceboard (custom plan) and SmartJobBoard
- Not offered: JBoard (invoice outside the board) and Job Boardly (a payment link instead of card checkout)
What does invoicing mean on a job board?
Invoicing on a job board means an employer can order a job post, pack or subscription without paying by card, and pay later against an invoice, often on terms such as net 30 or with a purchase order. It is not the same as the receipt or PDF invoice many platforms email after a card payment.
Checked October 24, 2026 against each vendor's own pages.
Three different things get called "invoicing", and vendor pages do not always say which they mean:
- Pay later by invoice: the employer orders without a card and pays when the invoice arrives. This is what finance teams ask for.
- An invoice after a card payment: a receipt for money already taken. Useful for bookkeeping, but the employer still needed a card.
- Billing outside the board: you charge the employer somewhere else and give them the post by hand.
Which job board software lets employers pay by invoice?
Seven of the ten platforms describe a pay-later invoice on their live pages, on very different plans. The cheapest published price that includes it is $39 a month. Two put it behind a quote, and two do not offer it.
| Platform | Cheapest plan with it | How invoicing works, from its pages | PO, terms or own payment link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavuno | Every plan, from $39 | Invoice-only plans. Stripe issues the invoice on your connected account and detects the payment; the job goes live when it is issued or when it is paid | Net terms per plan (default 30 days); PO number and cost centre fields |
| Kardow | Scale, $379 ($284 billed yearly) | Any plan can be "Invoice or PO". The job waits until you mark it paid; you send the invoice from your own accounting tool | Your own payment link, next to card plans; unpaid after 30 days moves to Overdue |
| Careerleaf | Classic, $349 plus $850 one time | "Generate and track invoices for your largest customers", from the owner portal | Not stated |
| JobBoard.io | Basic, $449 | A "Send me an Invoice" link at checkout. You send the invoice: it "will not automatically send out an invoice" | Payment terms field, such as Net 30 |
| JobMount | Hosted Standard, $475 plus $4,950 one time | "Generate Invoice" at checkout opens a printable invoice; the admin activates the purchase | Not stated |
| JobBoardHQ | Professional, $499 plus $249 setup | Archived pages only: "Track employer invoices and accept payment by credit card, check, or wires" | Not stated |
| Niceboard | Custom plan, by quote | "Invoice only" plans let employers post without checking out | Not stated |
| SmartJobBoard | By quote | "Pay by invoice". It creates the invoice, you forward it and mark the order paid | Not stated |
| JBoard | Not offered (charging employers from $149) | No built-in option: its team suggests you "invoice them outside of your job board" | Not offered |
| Job Boardly | Not offered (from $50) | No invoice option on its pages | An external payment link, used instead of card checkout |
Read from each vendor's own help center, docs, changelog, feature board or pricing page on October 24, 2026, with monthly billing selected. JobBoardHQ's invoicing wording survives only in archive.org copies of its own pages from April and June 2026. Niceboard's 2025 changelog placed invoice-only plans on Advanced; its pricing page lists them on the custom plan. Not tested by placing orders.
How I checked invoicing at each platform
I used only what each vendor has published, and kept the vendor's own words where they matter. No review sites.
- Invoice: whether an employer can order without paying by card, and what happens to the job meanwhile
- Sender: whether the platform issues the invoice or leaves it to you
- Extras: purchase orders, payment terms, and sending buyers to your own payment page
- Plan: the cheapest plan whose page includes it, at monthly billing
How do I decide? Four questions
- Who should send the invoice? If you want the platform to issue it and notice the payment, Cavuno's docs describe exactly that through Stripe. If your accountant wants invoices from your own system, with your numbering and tax lines, Kardow, JobBoard.io and SmartJobBoard leave the invoice to you and track the order.
- Do buyers need a purchase order or set terms? Cavuno lists PO fields and net terms per plan. JobBoard.io lets you set terms the employer accepts at checkout. Kardow sells plans as "Invoice or PO" and moves anything unpaid after 30 days to Overdue. The others do not say, so ask.
- Do some buyers pay through a page you already run? An association store, a PayPal page or an existing checkout. Kardow lets a plan point at your own payment link alongside card and invoice plans. Job Boardly allows an external link, but in place of card checkout.
- Can you use Stripe where you are? Cavuno's invoices run on Stripe Connect. Kardow's invoices and payment links do not depend on Stripe, so they work in any country and currency you bill in.
What should I ask before I sign?
- The flow: whether the job goes live before or after payment, and who decides
- The invoice: who sends it, and whether it can carry your PO reference, tax lines and terms
- The chase: how unpaid invoices are flagged, and what happens when one is never paid
- The plan: which plan includes invoicing, and whether setup or activation fees apply
- The cut: whether the vendor takes any share of what employers pay you
Where Kardow stands: invoice, PO and your own payment link, on Scale
Best fora board that sells to agencies and finance teams alongside card buyers, and bills from its own accounting tool.
Kardow: how does it handle invoices?
Kardow is hosted job board software for publishers, newsletters and associations. On the Scale plan, any job post, pack or subscription can be sold by invoice or purchase order, or through your own payment link. The employer orders without a card, the job waits, and when the money lands you press Mark paid & publish and it goes live. Anything still unpaid after 30 days moves to Overdue.
Kardow does not issue the invoice document: you send it from the tool you already use, so numbering, tax and terms stay as your accountant wants them. Card checkout runs on your own Stripe account on every plan, and Kardow takes 0% of what employers pay you. How Kardow invoicing works, step by step.
Pros
- Card, invoice or PO, and your own payment link on one board.
- Overdue after 30 days, oldest first, and a spreadsheet export.
- Invoices and payment links work in any country, without Stripe.
- Kardow takes 0% of every sale.
Cons
- Invoicing is on the Scale plan.
- You send the invoice yourself: Kardow does not issue it or detect the payment.
A fit when some buyers pay by card, others by invoice or through a page you already run, and you want all of it in one payments list. See invoices and payment links for the whole flow.
When is another platform the better choice?
If you want the platform to issue the invoice, set net terms per plan and detect the payment for you, on a low plan, Cavuno's docs describe that flow from $39 a month. If you want employers to accept written payment terms at checkout, JobBoard.io's help center describes a terms field. Kardow's case is the mix: card, invoice or PO, and your own payment link side by side, with no share of your sales.
Frequently asked questions
Which job board software lets employers pay by invoice?
Of ten platforms whose own pages I read in October 2026, seven describe a pay-by-invoice option on their live pages: Cavuno on every plan, Kardow on Scale, Careerleaf, JobBoard.io, JobMount, Niceboard on its custom plan and SmartJobBoard. JobBoardHQ described it on pages archived earlier in 2026 but not on its live site. JBoard and Job Boardly do not offer it: JBoard's team suggests invoicing outside the board, and Job Boardly offers an external payment link instead of card checkout.
What is the cheapest job board software with invoicing?
On published prices, Cavuno: its pricing page includes invoice-only plans on every plan, from $39 a month. Next come Careerleaf Classic at $349 a month plus $850 one time, Kardow Scale at $379, and JobBoard.io at $449. Niceboard and SmartJobBoard quote it.
Does the job board send the invoice for me?
It depends on the platform. Cavuno's docs say it issues a Stripe invoice on your connected account and detects the payment. SmartJobBoard creates an invoice you forward. JobBoard.io and Kardow leave sending it to you, from your own accounting tool, and track the order until you mark it paid.
Can employers pay for job posts with a purchase order?
Cavuno lists PO number and cost centre fields on invoice orders. Kardow sells any plan as "Invoice or PO", and you put the PO reference on the invoice you send. The other pages I read do not mention purchase orders, so ask.
Can I send employers to my own payment page instead of card checkout?
Kardow lets a plan use your own payment link on Scale, next to card and invoice plans on the same board. Job Boardly lets you redirect to an external payment URL, but only instead of Stripe checkout, not alongside it. The other pages I read do not offer it.
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