The Challenge
For service businesses, invoicing is mission-critical—yet it remains one of the most manual and time-consuming billing tasks. Delays in sending invoices directly delay getting paid.
- Creating invoices manually in Stripe after every project or milestone takes significant time
- Itemized line items must be added individually, creating room for errors and omissions
- Invoices sent late erode cash flow and client confidence
- Tracking which invoices have been sent, paid, or voided requires constant attention
- High invoice volumes during busy periods create administrative bottlenecks
The Autohive Solution
Autohive’s Stripe integration connects your project management, time-tracking, or CRM tools to Stripe’s invoice system—ensuring invoices are generated and sent automatically without manual effort.
Trigger-Based Invoice Creation
When a project is marked complete, a milestone is hit, or a billing period closes, your workflow automatically drafts a new invoice in Stripe and attaches it to the correct customer record.
Automated Line Item Population
Pull in billable hours, deliverables, or service items from your other tools and add them as invoice line items automatically—ensuring accurate, itemized billing every time.
One-Click Finalization and Delivery
Once the invoice is ready, your workflow finalizes it and triggers delivery to the client via email—all without anyone logging into Stripe.
Invoice Status Tracking
Mark invoices as paid when payment is received, or void them if a project is cancelled—keeping your financial records clean and accurate automatically.
Benefits
- Get paid faster - Invoices go out the moment work is complete, not days later
- Eliminate manual data entry - Line items are populated from your existing tools
- Reduce billing errors - Automated logic ensures consistent, accurate invoices
- Save hours per week - Free up billable time currently spent on admin tasks
- Maintain clean financial records - Automatic status updates keep Stripe organized
How It Works
- Project completion trigger - A project is marked done in your project management tool or time tracker
- Invoice is drafted - Autohive creates a new draft invoice in Stripe for the relevant customer
- Line items are added - Billable items are pulled in and added to the invoice automatically
- Invoice is finalized - The invoice is finalized and sent to the client via email
- Status is updated - When payment is received, the invoice is marked as paid automatically
Getting Started
- Sign up at app.autohive.com
- Connect the Stripe integration from the Autohive marketplace
- Connect your project management or time-tracking tool
- Set up your invoice automation workflow and deploy
