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Free to startโ€ขNo signup requiredโ€ขBuilt for South Africa

Business admin, sorted.

Everything South African small businesses need to run their admin, in one place. Start with invoices, grow into the full toolkit.

3 free invoices per month. No credit card. No account required.

Coming soon

The full toolkit is on its way

SortedNexus is growing. Each tool ships when it's ready, built properly, not rushed.

๐Ÿ“…Coming soon

SARS Deadlines Calendar

Never miss a tax submission deadline again.

๐Ÿ“„Coming soon

Contract Generator

Professional service agreements, NDAs, and more.

๐Ÿ’ผComing soon

Payroll Calculator

UIF and PAYE-aware payroll calculations for your team.

Simpler than Xero. More professional than Google Docs.

FeatureSortedNexusXero / SageGoogle Docs
SA VAT compliantโœ…โœ…โŒ
Free tier availableโœ… 3/monthโŒโœ…
No account neededโœ…โŒโœ…
PDF downloadโœ…โœ…โœ…
Saved invoice historyโœ… (free account)โœ…โŒ
Client listโœ… (free account)โœ…โŒ
ZAR-nativeโœ…โœ…โŒ Manual
Monthly costR0 โ€“ R99R350+Free
How it works

Common questions

Two ways to get a professional invoice out the door. Pick the one that fits your workflow.

How do I create an invoice directly?

No account needed for your first three invoices per month. Go to Invoice / New, fill in your business and client details, add your line items (toggle VAT per line), then download the PDF. Once you have an account you can save the invoice, mark it sent, and track when it's paid โ€” all from your dashboard.

1

Go to Invoice / New

Draft
2

Fill your business details

Name, address, VAT (optional)

3

Add your client & line items

VAT toggled per line

4

Download PDF

Instant, no account needed

5

Send to client

Sent
6

Mark as paid

Paid
Can I create a quote first and then convert it to an invoice?

Yes โ€” this is the recommended flow for project work where the client needs to approve a price before you bill them. Create a quote on the Starter plan, send it to your client, and once they accept you can convert it to an invoice in one click. The invoice inherits all the quote's line items, client details, and VAT settings. The original quote is preserved and linked from the invoice for your records.

Quote
1

Create quote

Fill details & line items

Draft
2

Send to client

Sent
3

Client responds

AcceptedDeclined
Convert to Invoice
Invoice
4

Invoice created

Pre-filled from quote

Draft
5

Send to client

Sent
6

Mark as paid

Paid
How do I log business expenses?

Go to Expense Tracker in your dashboard (Starter plan). Enter the description, amount, category, and date for each expense. If the expense includes VAT โ€” for example a supplier invoice โ€” tick 'VAT claimable' and the tool will track the input VAT for you automatically.

1

Go to Expenses

Dashboard โ†’ Expenses

2

Add expense

Description, amount, category, date

3

Tick VAT claimable

If supplier charged VAT

4

Input VAT tracked

15/115 calculated automatically

5

View VAT Return

Input VAT deducted from output VAT

What is the VAT Return Summary?

The VAT Return Summary gives you a VAT201-style breakdown for each bi-monthly SARS period. It shows your output tax (VAT charged on invoices issued), your input tax (VAT on claimable expenses), and the net amount payable to SARS or refundable to you. It is a reference tool โ€” you still submit your official VAT201 return via SARS eFiling.

Output VAT
1

Invoices issued

Non-draft, in period

SentPaid
2

VAT charged

Field 4a โ€” output tax

Input VAT
3

VAT-claimable expenses

Logged in Expense Tracker

4

VAT reclaimed

Field 15 โ€” input tax

Net = Output VAT โˆ’ Input VAT
5

Submit on eFiling

Official VAT201 via SARS

How long do I stay logged in for?

Once you sign in, you'll stay logged in for up to 30 days without needing to sign in again, even if you close the browser. If you're still signed out sooner than that, try signing in again: it usually means the 30 days have passed since your last visit, or your browser cleared its cookies.

Ready to get your admin sorted?

Start with a free invoice. No signup, no credit card, takes 2 minutes.

Create free invoice โ†’