About
Built by people who got tired of chasing.
DueFire exists because freelancers spend three to five hours a month writing the same awkward email ("just checking in on invoice #042"), and it never gets easier. So we built the tool we wished we had.
We were the freelancers losing whole afternoons to “just checking in” emails. So we built the tool we wanted.
The DueFire team
Freelancers, first
The problem we noticed
The market splits into "barely tries" and "way too much."
On one side, invoicing tools like FreshBooks, Bonsai and Wave that send a single "your invoice is overdue" email and call that payment chasing. It isn't.
On the other side, enterprise A/R platforms like Chaser and Upflow that cost £200–£880 a month, take days to set up, and assume you have a finance team running them. Built for SMBs and enterprises, not for the one person with 20 active clients.
Nothing in the middle was built for the freelancer. So we built it.
What we believe
Five principles, one product.
A few calls we made early about what DueFire would, and wouldn't, be. They still shape every decision.
Not another invoicing tool.
You already have one. DueFire plugs into the tools you use (Stripe, PayPal, FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Xero) and adds the chasing layer they don't.
Money never touches us.
Payments flow directly to your Stripe, PayPal, or bank. We are a SaaS subscription. We never sit in the money flow, never hold escrow, never take a cut of recovered amounts.
Escalation, not nagging.
Each reminder in the sequence is strategically different. Friendly, then firm, then formal, the way a real person would write them. You just don't have to.
Data-driven, but transparent.
We track which clients pay late so you can be ready next time. No black-box AI scoring you cannot interrogate. The rules are visible. You can adjust them.
Professional, not aggressive.
The goal is to get paid and keep the relationship. Our default templates protect that. Demand letters are a last resort, and you approve every one before it sends.
Who we're for
Freelancers, not finance departments.
The solo freelancer
Web devs, designers, copywriters, photographers, consultants. 5–30 active clients. Already on FreshBooks, PayPal, or Stripe. Loses 10–20% of revenue to late or unpaid invoices.
The small agency
2–5 person team. 20–100 active clients. One person spending half a day a week on accounts receivable. Wants the chasing automated so they can do real work.
The international freelancer
Cross-border, multi-currency. Wise + PayPal + bank transfers from foreign clients that take a week and arrive with mangled references. Reconciliation is the hard part.
Join us
Three invoices on us.
The free tier is the trial. If it earns its keep, you'll know.
No credit card required. Your money goes straight to your Stripe, PayPal or bank account, never to us.