# Proforma Invoice vs Invoice: Differences, Templates, and When to Use Each

DevFeed: [Proforma Invoice vs Invoice: Differences, Templates, and When to Use Each](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/proforma-invoice-vs-invoice-differences-templates-and-when-to-use-each-10288.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/proforma-invoice-vs-invoice/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Shared Responsibility Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shared-responsibility-model.md>)

Tags: [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparison.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [invoicing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/invoicing.md>), [payment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payment.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

## AI overview

This guide compares proforma invoices with regular invoices, explaining their different purposes, contents, legal and tax implications, and common use cases for SaaS businesses with B2B customers.

## Source excerpt

Proforma invoice vs invoice compared. Definitions, when to send a proforma, legal and tax implications, and how SaaS teams use both in B2B billing.