Menu

Hiveage has a main menu that reflects the idiosyncratic features we have. For example, Hiveage lists both clients and vendors in one place, so we adopted the common term connection to refer to them. Network is where these connections are listed. This connection/network nomenclature is not seen in other invoicing software, but in Invoicely, it appears as connection/connections.

Near-identical menus: Hiveage (left) and Invoicely (right)

Track is another section that is rather unique to Hiveage in the way information is presented: it’s a single place to track time, expenses and mileage. As far as I know, Invoicely is the only product that has a similar section with the same name.

And of course, with the one exception of Reports, the Invoicely menu is identical to Hiveage.

Layout

Hiveage has a layout that displays the page title at the left preceded by a breadcrumb trail, and the main call to action at the top right. Apart from some minor color changes, Invoicely has this exact layout.

Hiveage (top), Invoicely (bottom)

Typography

Invoicely replicates our typographic styles. In fact, in their CSS file, the only difference in the style rules for the body element is in the declaration for the background. They haven’t even bothered to change the default text color — a dark grey with the hex code #363B4D.

CSS style rules for the body element: Hiveage (top) and Invoicely (bottom)

Invoices, Estimates and Bills

Hiveage has a clearly identifiable, unique layout for invoices, estimates and bills (which is the same one adopted in our free invoice generator). Invoicely has copied these directly, including the workflows associated with creating, editing, changing settings, saving and sending them.