Core Invoice
LiveQuotes, invoices, credit notes and customer statements, with recurring billing and payment reminders.
Our own product · R2 2026 Early Access
Capture a sale once. Everything else updates itself.
Core Platform is a South African business suite where invoicing, accounting, stock and payroll all write to the same ledger. No re-typing between systems, and no month-end spent working out which one is telling the truth.
From R 99 a monthUnlimited invoices and users Priced in randBuilt in Johannesburg
The whole idea
One ledger underneath all of it.
Most businesses run an invoicing tool, a spreadsheet and a bookkeeper who re-types it all. Every hand-off is a chance for the numbers to stop agreeing. Core does this instead.
1You raise the invoiceQuote, invoice or till slip, however the sale happens.
2Stock moves on its ownThe item leaves the shelf in the same moment, not at stocktake.
3The books post themselvesDouble-entry, both sides, no journal for you to remember.
4The report already agreesBecause it’s reading the same ledger the sale wrote to.
What is in it
Ten modules. Switch on what you need.
You aren’t made to buy the lot. Start with invoicing and turn the rest on as the business grows.
Core Accounting
LiveA real double-entry ledger, bank statement import and reconciliation, trial balance and reports.
Core WMS
LiveStock that moves the books when it moves off the shelf. Products, movements and orders.
Core Purchases
LiveSuppliers, bills and what you owe, tied back to the same ledger.
Core Payroll
LiveSARS-aligned payroll. PAYE, UIF and SDL on a versioned tax year, payslips and leave.
Core Expenses
LiveStaff claims that route for approval and post themselves once approved.
Core CRM
LiveThe pipeline before the invoice. Companies, contacts and deals on the same record.
Core Shipping
LiveBook a courier and let the freight cost find its own account.
Core POS
In progressA till that draws down the same stock and posts the same sale.
Cora AI
In progressAsk a question and get an answer from your live figures, not a spreadsheet.
Pricing
Flat monthly pricing, in rand.
No per-seat charge and no invoice limit on any tier. The bundles always cost less than buying the same modules separately.
Core Invoice
One module, no limits. The front door.
R 99/ MONTH
- Unlimited invoices and unlimited users
- Quotes, credit notes and statements
- Recurring invoices and reminders
- Pay-now links on Paystack, NjiaPay and PayFast
Starter
Invoicing plus the full set of books.
R 349/ MONTH
- Everything in Core Invoice
- Core Accounting: ledger, journals, reports
- Bank statement import and reconciliation
- R 49 less than buying the two apart
Operations
The books plus stock, buying and people.
R 749/ MONTH
- Everything in Starter
- Core WMS and Core Purchases
- Core Payroll and Core Expenses
- Core CRM and Core Shipping
Full suite
Every module, and Cora on top.
R 999/ MONTH
- Everything in Operations
- Core POS
- Cora AI across your own data
- Priority onboarding
Launch offer: R 29 a month for your first three months on Core Invoice, for the first 50 businesses, one per business.
Compared honestly
At this price, everyone else caps something.
Entry tiers are cheap because they are limited. Here is what each one runs out of, so you can check before you commit.
Core Invoice No capsUnlimited invoices and users, R 99/mo, books already running underneath
Xero Ignite ~20 invoices/moOver the limit it saves as a draft, and users are billed per seat
Zoho Books 3 usersR 99/mo Standard, 5 000 invoices a year
QuickBooks 1 userSimple Start from about R 276/mo
Sage Accounting Capped seatsSole-trader entry tier, from about R 240/mo
FreshBooks 5 clientsBilled in US dollars, no South African localisation
We went through four of them properly, feature by feature, including where each still beats us: Core against Xero, Sage, Zoho Books and QuickBooks Online.
Figures as published on each vendor's South African pages, 20 July 2026. Prices move, so check them before you decide. Core is rand-only today, and the bank feed is statement import rather than a live connection.
Moving over
You don’t have to switch everything on day one.
Run Core alongside what you have and cut over when you’re ready. Bring your history from Zoho Books, Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, and anything imported is flagged so it can’t double-count your books.
Questions
Common questions
No. Run Core alongside Zoho and cut over when you’re ready. Import your history from Zoho Books, Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, and imported documents are flagged so they don’t double-count your books.
Documents are VAT-aware today. VAT201 preparation lives in Core Accounting and switches on when you register.
Invoices carry a pay-now link on three South African rails: Paystack, NjiaPay and PayFast. You reconcile against imported bank statements rather than a live feed in this release.
Every invoice, payment, credit note and stock movement writes to a single double-entry ledger. Capture a sale once and it moves the stock, updates the books and appears in a report, with no second entry anywhere.
Core Platform is in its R2 2026 Early Access release, running the live books of Randcore and of Omnitronix. You start on a free trial, and some parts of some modules are still being finished in the open. We would rather tell you that than pretend otherwise.
Start free
Try it on your own numbers.
Open an account, load a few real invoices and see whether the books underneath agree with you. No card, and nothing to cancel.