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PAYUP AND SUMUP INVOICES

A SumUp Invoices alternative

SumUp Invoices is free with no cap on invoices and quotes. Online invoice payments cost 2.5%, and bank transfers are free. Plus is £7 a month plus VAT, billed yearly.

Payup's card fee is lower on your own Stripe or on Super: £7.70 on a £500 invoice, against £12.50. It also does payment pages, a till and quotes clients accept online.

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SIDE BY SIDE

Payup and SumUp Invoices, side by side.

PayupSumUp Invoices
Free planYes, 25 invoices or quotes a yearYes, no cap on invoices
Cheapest paid plan£20 a year£7 a month + VAT, billed yearly (Plus)
Card fee on a £500 invoice£7.70 on your own Stripe or on Super£12.50
Bank transfer feeNoneNone
Accounting and VAT returnsNo, downloads for your accounting softwareNot listed

Card fee examples use Stripe's standard UK card rate, 1.5% + 20p. SumUp's Plus price is before VAT. Super Basic isn't VAT registered, so our prices are the full price. SumUp Invoices's details checked on 8 November 2026 from its own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Prices change, so check before you choose.

WHERE WE DIFFER

Why people move from SumUp Invoices.

  • A lower card fee on your own Stripe
  • See when a client opens an invoice, on Basic
  • Payment pages, a till and Gift Aid for donations

WHEN SUMUP INVOICES SUITS BETTERYou send more than 25 invoices a year and want to pay nothing at all.

MOVING ACROSS

Moving from SumUp Invoices to Payup.

  1. Add your business details

    Your name, address and bank details, once. Say whether you're VAT registered.

  2. Connect your own Stripe

    On Basic, connect Stripe so card payments cost Stripe's fee and nothing more.

  3. Send your next invoice from Payup

    Use Payup for new work, and leave old invoices in SumUp Invoices until they're paid.

  4. Keep your accountant happy

    Payup gives you downloads for spreadsheets and accounting software.

QUESTIONS

SumUp Invoices questions

How much does SumUp charge on a £500 invoice?

£12.50: online invoice payments cost 2.5%. On Payup with your own Stripe, or on Super, a £500 card payment costs £7.70. Bank transfers are free on both.

Does Payup do payment pages too?

Yes. Share a payment page or QR code, or take a payment in person on the till.

Is Payup free?

Yes. Free has 25 invoices or quotes a year and 1 payment page. Basic is £20 a year for 1,000, and Super is £10 a month with no cap.

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Where the rival details come from

Checked on 8 November 2026. Names belong to their owners, and we're not linked to any of them. Tell us at hello@thesuperbasic.com if anything here is out of date and we'll fix it.

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WORKS WITH

Part of Super Basic.

Payup.to is one of the Super Basic apps, all on one login. A finished TaskTrack.to job becomes a Payup invoice in one click, and Entry.to tickets and Bookin.to deposits are paid through the same Super Basic payments.

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