Choose SHVL for control at a lower price.
£19 Solo or £29 Team a month. Every customer has a status, a timeline and a reminder you can read before it goes.
Paidnice alternative
A Paidnice alternative from £19 a month.
Paidnice automates reminders, late fees and payment portals for Xero and QuickBooks businesses, from £49 a month. SHVL costs less and chases from your own mailbox. It records promises and blockers and lets you approve each reminder or send automatically. It also supports FreeAgent and CSV.
Choose Paidnice for fees, SMS and a portal.
Paidnice adds automatic late fees, SMS reminders, a customer payment portal and payment plans. If you need those channels, it covers more.
Use the £4 pack for one clean-up.
Upload an aged-debtors CSV once and get editable letters, email drafts and an interest log. Nothing is sent.
SHVL vs Paidnice, in practical terms.
| Question | SHVL | Paidnice |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £19 Solo or £29 Team a month after a 30-day trial. | Essentials £49 a month for up to 150 invoices, 600 emails and 2 users. Pro from £74 a month. |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card. | First 20 actions free, no time limit, no card. |
| Accounting systems | Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent, read-only, or a CSV. | Xero, QuickBooks Online and Stripe. Sage and others on the Custom plan. |
| Before a reminder sends | Your choice: approve each reminder with its exact wording, or let the schedule send on its own. Checks for payment, balance and recipient run before every send. | Automatic, with an approval mode so nothing sends without your OK. |
| Which mailbox | Sends from your own Microsoft 365, Outlook.com, Hotmail or Gmail mailbox. Microsoft replies and bounces pause the customer. | Sends through Paidnice, from your own domain on Pro. |
| Promises and disputes | Promise dates per customer; a missed promise returns the customer to chasing. Disputes and blockers pause the chase. | Dispute workflows. Promise and reply handling are in an AI Credit Controller, in early access on Xero since September 2026. |
| Late payment interest | Optional Late Payment Act interest and fixed compensation line, plus a PDF statement. | Late fees and UK statutory sums can be added to invoices. |
| SMS and payment portal | Not offered. | SMS at US$0.10 a message and a customer payment portal. |
SHVL does less and costs less. It suits a UK business that wants each customer chased on its own schedule from its own mailbox, without paying for fees, SMS or a portal it will not use.
Common questions.
Is SHVL cheaper than Paidnice?
Yes. SHVL is £19 Solo or £29 Team a month. Paidnice Essentials is £49 a month for up to 150 invoices and 600 emails, according to its pricing page on 28 September 2026.
Does SHVL send reminders automatically?
If you choose it. By default you approve each reminder. An owner can switch to automatic sending, and the same payment and balance checks still run before every send.
Does SHVL add late fees to invoices?
No. SHVL can add a line stating the Late Payment Act interest and fixed compensation to date. It does not change invoices in your accounting system.
Sources checked.
SHVL details were checked against the live product on 28 September 2026. Paidnice details come from Paidnice pricing, reminder software and AI Credit Controller pages on 28 September 2026. "Not published" means we could not find it on the vendor's own pages, not that the feature is missing. Features and prices change, so check the vendor's current pages before deciding.
See it on your own overdue list.
Connect Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent read-only, or import a CSV. Nothing sends until you connect a mailbox and switch reminders on.
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