Norman: Create Invoice vs Vendor Evaluation

Norman: Create Invoice

By ClawHub Community

Create and send professional invoices to clients in minutes

Vendor Evaluation

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Compare suppliers with weighted scorecards and get a recommendation on who to buy from.

Norman: Create Invoice

• Creates professional invoices with line items, quantities, prices, and VAT rates
• Looks up existing clients or helps you add new ones to your Norman account
• Calculates totals automatically including German VAT (19% standard, 7% reduced)
• Sends completed invoices directly to clients via email
• Generates invoice numbers automatically

Vendor Evaluation

• Creates a weighted scorecard with criteria like functional fit, pricing, implementation difficulty, and vendor stability
• Generates specific questions to ask each vendor about their product, pricing, support, and security
• Scores each vendor against your criteria and calculates a total weighted score
• Delivers a recommendation with the winner, runner-up, key risks, and contract terms to negotiate
• Includes reference check questions to ask existing customers of each vendor

Reach for Norman: Create Invoice when…

• You need to bill a client for completed work or services
• You're wrapping up a project and need to send payment details
• You want to create invoices without opening accounting software
• You're a freelancer or consultant managing your own billing

Reach for Vendor Evaluation when…

• You're comparing software tools or service providers and need a systematic way to decide
• You're running an RFP process and need to score multiple vendors fairly
• You need to justify a vendor choice to your team or leadership with data
• You're evaluating suppliers and want to avoid missing important criteria or risks