Chaser alternative: build your own invoice reminders with AI

Chaser automates credit control: reminder workflows, templates, a payment portal and forecasting, connected to accounting software and priced by company revenue. A small team that mainly needs reminders sent on time, and never to the wrong customer, can build that part.

Pricing checked October 2026 on chaserhq.com/pricing

Is there a cheaper Chaser alternative for chasing late invoices?

If you chase overdue invoices by hand and your accounting software can export open invoices, build an invoice reminder tool from this blueprint: a reminder schedule with templates, one email per customer a day, nothing sent for paid, disputed or promised invoices, notes and promises on each invoice, a needs-a-call list and an aging report. Chaser's Compact plan is $233 a month billed yearly for companies under $5 million in revenue and up to 4 users (checked October 2026). Keep Chaser if you want live accounting sync, a payment portal, SMS or a receivables specialist.

Chaser compared with building your own

Compared	Chaser	Build from the blueprint
Price	Compact $233, Core $700, Complete $1,050 a month billed yearly (US), by annual revenue.	Free blueprint. You pay for your AI builder, hosting and email sending.
Invoices	Synced from QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, NetSuite and other accounting software.	Imported from a CSV export, with a preview of every change.
Reminders	Follow-up templates and automated workflows (30 and 4 on Compact).	A schedule of steps with templates; one email per customer per day.
Payments	A payment portal; SMS reminders.	Payments recorded by hand; a pay link per invoice if you have one.
Forecasting	Receivables forecast on Complete.	Aging report only.
Users	4 on Compact; unlimited from Core.	No limit.
Who maintains it	The vendor.	You.

Which should you choose?

Build your own if

You chase late invoices by hand from a spreadsheet every week.
You want reminders that never go to a customer who has paid, disputed or promised a date.
You'd rather not pay $2,796 a year or more for reminders your team can schedule itself.
Your accounting software exports open invoices as a CSV.

Pay for Chaser if

You want invoices synced live from QuickBooks, Xero, Sage or NetSuite.
You want a payment portal, SMS reminders, late fees or early payment discounts.
You need credit checks, payment prediction or cash flow forecasting.
You want someone else to do the chasing: Chaser offers a dedicated receivables specialist.

What the blueprint covers

Customers with billing contacts; open invoices imported from a CSV export, with a preview of what changes; a reminder schedule of steps before and after the due date, each with its own template; one email per customer per day that bundles their invoices; skipping paid, disputed and promised invoices and paused customers; payments, promises to pay, disputes and notes on each invoice; a list of accounts that need a phone call; an aging report; and exports.

What you give up

Live sync with accounting software, a payment portal and card payments, SMS reminders, late payment fees and early payment discounts, credit checks and risk scoring, payment prediction and cash forecasting, multiple currencies or entities, and handling customer replies inside the app (replies go to your shared inbox).

Read the Invoice Reminders blueprint

Chaser alternatives: questions people ask

What does Chaser do that this blueprint doesn't?

Live sync with accounting software, a payment portal, SMS reminders, credit monitoring, payment prediction, late payment fees and early payment discounts, receivables forecasting, multi-entity support, and services where a receivables specialist chases for you.

Is there a free version of Chaser?

Chaser offers a free trial; its plans start with Compact at $233 a month billed yearly in the United States (checked October 2026).