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Free VeriFactu invoicing software: your options
Complying with VeriFactu, Spain's verifiable invoicing rules, does not have to cost money. There are two free routes: the Spanish Tax Agency's (AEAT) invoicing app or a program with a free plan, such as Aikount. Here is what each one does, its limits, whether Excel or Word will do, and what the best-known paid programs cost.
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Short answer
Aikount is free VeriFactu invoicing software for Spain: unlimited invoices (full F1, simplified F2 and corrective R1 to R5), QR code and hash chaining, free up to 24,000 EUR of annual turnover and then from 19 EUR a month excluding VAT. Sending the records to the AEAT is optional and stays off until you upload your certificate. If you only issue a few full invoices to identified customers, the free AEAT app is also enough. What does not work is a spreadsheet that produces your VAT books: that is already an invoicing system and it does not comply.
Create a free accountAEAT app or Aikount's free plan
| Free AEAT app | Aikount (Free plan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free up to 24,000 EUR a year; then from 19 EUR a month excl. VAT |
| How you log in | Cl@ve Móvil, certificate or DNIe | Email and password, or Google |
| Invoice cap | No cap | Unlimited sales invoices |
| Saved customers, products and series | Yes | Yes |
| Corrective invoices and cancellation | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified invoices (tickets) | No | Yes (simplified invoice F2; its corrective, R5) |
| Several recipients on one invoice | No | depends on the program |
| REBU, travel agencies, VAT groups | No | depends on the program |
| Taking your records to another program | No | depends on the program |
| Emailing the invoice to the customer | Not in its guide | Yes |
| Expenses, purchases and banks | Not in its guide | Yes |
| Bank reconciliation and modelos 303/130 | Not in its guide | Yes |
"Not in its guide" means the official documentation does not mention it, not that we have checked it does not exist. "Depends on the program" marks what we have not checked for this comparison. Checked on 23 September 2026 against the BOE and the AEAT website.
What Aikount's free plan includes
The Free plan is not a trial: it does not expire and needs no card. It is the same product as the paid plans, with these limits:
- Free while your turnover stays up to 24,000 EUR a year. Real invoices and receipts count, not proformas or drafts.
- Unlimited sales invoices, with the VeriFactu chained record, hash and QR code.
- AI reading of expense invoices: 80 a month.
- Banks, reconciliation and the AEAT tax returns (303, 130 and the rest) in one place.
- Invoices and emails carry a small "Made with Aikount" footer. Any paid plan removes it.
If you go over 24,000 EUR in the year, we let you know and you have a few days to move to the Starter plan (19 EUR a month excluding VAT, up to 100,000 EUR). If you do not, you cannot issue new invoices until you do; what you have already issued is untouched. See all prices.
The free AEAT app
The AEAT launched it on 13 October 2025 "mainly for professionals, self-employed people and companies with low turnover". It is based on article 7.b of Royal Decree 1007/2023 and always works as a VERI*FACTU system: each invoice is sent to the tax authority when it is issued. According to its help pages:
- No cap on invoices: not yearly, monthly or weekly.
- Your issuer details (contact, company data and payment method with IBAN).
- Customer, product and numbering series managers, with CSV export.
- Drafts (they expire after 4 months), full and corrective invoices (facturas rectificativas), cancellation, correction and copy.
- PDF download with the tax QR code, and invoice verification.
Sources (AEAT, in English): access and login · issuing invoices · management tools · invoice consultation
Its limits
These limits come from the AEAT itself:
- You must log in with Cl@ve Móvil, a digital certificate or an electronic ID card (DNIe) every time. It is a web application.
- Every invoice needs a named customer: no simplified invoices (tickets).
- No invoices with several recipients.
- No second-hand goods and art scheme (REBU), travel agencies or advanced VAT group of entities.
- You can only invoice in your own name or through a third party holding the IZ862 and IZ863 powers of attorney (apoderamientos) or the general one.
- Invoices and records can only be managed inside the app: they cannot be exported to keep invoicing with another program.
Its user guide (in Spanish) does not mention features beyond invoicing either: emailing the invoice, expenses and purchases, banks, bookkeeping or tax returns. That is to be expected: it is an invoicing tool, not business management software.
Can you do VeriFactu with Excel or Word?
It depends on what you use them for. The AEAT says that if Word or Excel only help you write, print and keep the invoice, they are not an invoicing system and VeriFactu does not apply. A simple list of issued invoices, even with totals, is not one either.
If the spreadsheet does more, for example a macro that produces your register of issued invoices (libro registro), your VAT or income tax books or your accounts, the AEAT treats it as an invoicing system. It would then have to meet the rules: a record for each invoice, a chained hash, a QR code and records that cannot be altered. A normal spreadsheet does none of that.
And you cannot mix: as a rule, the AEAT does not allow issuing some invoices with a program and the rest by hand.
Sources (AEAT, in English): AEAT FAQ on who VeriFactu covers
Is there VeriFactu software approved by the tax authority?
No. The AEAT does not approve or certify invoicing software, and there is no official list of compliant programs. Its FAQ calls it a "self-certification" by the maker itself: nobody else has to certify it and there is no prior registration of the program.
What exists is a responsible declaration (declaración responsable): each maker signs that its program complies with Royal Decree 1007/2023 and Order HAC/1177/2024. It must be visible inside the program and available to the customer when they buy it, so ask for it before you sign up. If a program says it is "approved by the tax authority", that declaration is what it has.
Aikount's is published at aikount.com/verifactu/declaracion-responsable (in Spanish).
Sources (AEAT, in English): AEAT FAQ on the declaration of compliance (Spanish version updated 21 October 2026)
VeriFactu-ready software, from cheapest to most expensive
All of them state on their websites that they are adapted to VeriFactu on the plan shown. Free plans first, then by the monthly fee of the cheapest plan. Prices checked on 30 October 2026 (Holded's on 2 November), excluding VAT:
| Program | VeriFactu | Free plan | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikount | Yes, on every plan (Free too) | Yes, 0 EUR up to 24,000 EUR of turnover a year, with unlimited invoices | Starter, 19 EUR a month above 24,000 EUR |
| Contasimple | Yes, on the free plan too | Yes, Básico plan with 12 documents a year | Profesional, 10.95 EUR a month billed yearly (12.95 EUR a month billed quarterly) |
| Holded | Yes, also on the free plan | Yes, Light plan with 20 invoices a year and no bank feed | Starter, 19 EUR a month (unlimited invoices, 1 bank); 50% off the first 3 months |
| Anfix | Yes, on every plan | No; 15-day trial | Básico, 5.99 EUR a month (4.99 EUR billed yearly), up to 60 invoices a year |
| TS Facturas (formerly Billin) | Yes, on the Básico plan too | No; 30-day trial | Básico, 8 EUR a month (6.60 EUR billed yearly), up to 5 customers |
| Quipu | Yes, on every plan | No; 15-day trial | Starter, 17 EUR a month (14 EUR a month billed yearly); 50% off the first 3 months |
Prices excluding VAT as published on each brand's website on 30 October 2026, and Holded's on 2 November (Quipu does not say whether VAT is included). A program saying it complies with VeriFactu is its own responsible declaration, not an AEAT certification (see the previous section). The free AEAT app is also an option, with the limits above. Offers change often, so confirm them before you sign up. Each brand belongs to its owner.
When the AEAT app is enough
- You issue a few invoices a month, all of them full invoices to identified customers.
- You do not need to send them from the program itself or connect them to your expenses or your bank.
- Your gestoría (accounting firm) does the books and the taxes and the PDFs are all it needs.
When invoicing software pays off
- You sell to the public and need tickets (simplified invoices).
- You are under the REBU, run a travel agency or have several recipients per invoice.
- You want each invoice to count automatically towards modelo 303 (VAT) and modelo 130 (income tax prepayment), reconcile payments with the bank or keep expenses in the same place.
- You want to be able to switch tools later without leaving your history stuck.
A VeriFactu invoice with QR code made with Aikount
Little changes on paper: the tax QR code at the top and the verifiable invoice legend. What matters happens underneath: every invoice is recorded with a hash chained to the previous one. The data is fictitious; the PDF engine and the QR code are the production ones.
From when is it mandatory?
By law, before 1 January 2027 for companies and before 1 July 2027 for autónomos and everyone else (Royal Decree-law 15/2025). On 5 October 2026 the Ministry of Finance announced it plans to postpone it to October 2028, but that is not in force until it is published in the BOE.
Who must comply, exemptions and deadlinesMinistry of Finance press note (5 October 2026, in Spanish)
Frequently asked questions
Is there free VeriFactu invoicing software?
Yes. The AEAT has offered a free invoicing app on its website since 13 October 2025, and some programs have a free plan: Aikount is free up to 24,000 EUR of turnover a year with unlimited invoices, and Contasimple has a free plan of 12 documents a year.
What does Aikount's free plan include?
Unlimited sales invoices with the VeriFactu record, hash and QR code, 80 expense invoices a month read by AI, banks, reconciliation and the VAT returns. It is free while your turnover stays up to 24,000 EUR a year and needs no card. Above that, the Starter plan costs 19 EUR a month excluding VAT.
Does the AEAT app limit the number of invoices?
No. The AEAT states there is no yearly, monthly or weekly limit on invoices. Its limits are elsewhere: no tickets, no several recipients or some special schemes, and no export of the records to another program.
Can I keep invoicing with Excel or Word?
If you only use them to write, print and keep invoices, yes: according to the AEAT that is not an invoicing system. If the spreadsheet produces your invoice register, VAT books or accounts, it becomes one and would have to comply with VeriFactu, which a normal spreadsheet does not.
Does Holded comply with VeriFactu and what does it cost?
Holded states on its website that every plan includes VeriFactu, the free one too. The Light plan costs 0 EUR and allows 20 invoices a year, with no bank feed; the first paid plan, Starter, costs 19 EUR a month excluding VAT (as of 2 November 2026, with 50% off the first three months).
Is there VeriFactu software approved by the Spanish tax authority?
No. The AEAT does not approve or certify software: each maker signs a responsible declaration that its program complies with Royal Decree 1007/2023 and Order HAC/1177/2024, and must show it inside the program. Ask for it before you sign up. Aikount's is at aikount.com/verifactu/declaracion-responsable.
Which program issues VeriFactu-compliant simplified invoices?
Aikount, on the free plan too: it issues simplified invoices (tickets), recorded in VeriFactu with code F2, and corrects them with code R5, as the AEAT requires. The free AEAT app does not allow simplified invoices: every invoice needs a named customer.
Which programs are adapted to VeriFactu and which is the cheapest?
According to their own websites, as of 30 October 2026 (Holded, 2 November) and excluding VAT: with a free plan, Aikount (up to 24,000 EUR of turnover a year, unlimited invoices), Contasimple (12 documents a year) and Holded (20 invoices a year); paid, Anfix from 5.99 EUR a month, TS Facturas from 8 EUR, Quipu from 17 EUR and Holded from 19 EUR, the first three cheaper when billed yearly. The AEAT also has a free app, without tickets. None is officially approved: each signs its own responsible declaration.
Can I move to another program later without losing anything?
Not fully from the AEAT app: the AEAT warns that its records cannot be exported to keep invoicing in another system, so your history stays there. You can switch programs, but you start from scratch.
What do I need to log in to the AEAT app?
Identify yourself with Cl@ve Móvil, a digital certificate or an electronic ID card (DNIe). You can invoice in your own name or through a third party with the IZ862 and IZ863 powers of attorney or the general power of attorney.
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