Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica Review 2026: Italy's Most-Used E-Invoicing Platform Tested

Over 1 million Italian businesses use Aruba for e-invoicing. That is not marketing — it is a verifiable market-share figure that reflects Aruba's position as Italy's default FatturaPA solution.

But is it actually the best option? We spent time with the platform — free tier, paid plans, the API, and the conservazione sostitutiva archive — to give you an honest assessment.

Disclosure: This review is editorially independent. See our editorial policy.

At a Glance

Feature	Details
Product	Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica
Website	aruba.it/servizi/fatturazione-elettronica.aspx
Founded	1994, Arezzo, Italy
Target Users	Freelancers, sole traders, SMBs, mid-market
Starting Price	Free (generous limits)
FatturaPA Support	✅ Native, version 1.3
SDI Intermediary	✅ Certified SDI intermediary
Conservazione Sostitutiva	✅ Included (10-year AGID compliant)
Peppol Support	✅ Native access point
Our Rating	4.3 / 5.0

Aruba's Place in the Italian Market

Aruba is a Trust Service Provider — the same company provides domain hosting, SSL certificates, PEC email (Italy's certified email system), digital signatures, and FatturaPA services. For Italian businesses, Aruba is often the natural first choice because they may already be an Aruba customer for PEC or hosting.

This integration is one of Aruba's genuine advantages: if you use Aruba PEC for certified email, your PEC inbox is seamlessly linked to your FatturaPA inbox.

Free Tier: What You Actually Get

Aruba's free tier is genuinely generous for low-volume users:

Unlimited active invoices in the platform (you are not capped at 3 or 5 like some competitors)
SDI transmission is included — no per-invoice charge for basic transmission
Conservazione sostitutiva for issued invoices is included in the free tier
Receiving invoices through SDI is free

What is NOT free:

Receiving invoices in bulk / API access → requires paid plan
Sending above the base tier volume (precise limits vary by plan — check current pricing at Aruba.it)
Peppol access point (requires the Business plan)

For a freelancer issuing 10–30 invoices per month, the free tier covers everything.

The SDI Transmission Experience

Aruba is a certified SDI intermediary — this is not a technical afterthought. Transmission from Aruba's platform to SDI is typically completed within 5–30 minutes (SDI itself adds processing time; Aruba's submission side is near-instant).

SDI status tracking is clear in the Aruba interface. You see:

In consegna: Submitted to SDI, awaiting processing
Consegnata: SDI has delivered to the recipient's inbox
Impossibile consegnare: SDI could not deliver — typically the Codice Destinatario was wrong
Mancata consegna: Delivery failed — Aruba stores it for the buyer to retrieve via their SDI account

The status emails from Aruba arrive promptly. We received a "consegnata" status notification within 12 minutes of submitting a test invoice during our review.

Conservazione Sostitutiva (10-Year Legal Archive)

Italy requires all FatturaPA invoices to be archived for 10 years in AGID-certified digital storage. Aruba's conservazione sostitutiva service is:

AGID accredited (Aruba holds full AGID accreditation as a trust service provider)
Included for issued invoices at the free tier
Legally sufficient for the full 10-year retention period
Retrievable on demand — you can download the archived invoice and its associated XML at any time

One limitation: the free tier conservazione covers invoices you send. For invoices you receive (from suppliers through SDI), conservazione at the free tier is not automatic — you need to manage this separately or upgrade to a plan that includes incoming invoice archiving.

This is the same limitation as most Italian platforms. It is worth knowing upfront.

The Interface: Functional, Not Beautiful

Aruba's e-invoicing interface is functional and familiar to Italian users — but it is not the most modern UI in the market. Creating an invoice requires:

Select "Nuova Fattura" (New Invoice)
Fill in recipient Codice Destinatario or PEC
Enter line items with the correct IVA rates and nature codes
Add payment terms (IBAN required for electronic payment data)
Submit

The process is clear but not fast. For high-volume invoice entry, it is slower than platforms with keyboard shortcuts or CSV import.

Codice Destinatario validation: Aruba validates the Codice Destinatario format before submission. This prevents the most common routing error, though it cannot verify whether the code is active for the recipient — that check happens at SDI.

API Access

Aruba provides a REST API for FatturaPA integration. The API allows:

Programmatic invoice submission (send via API instead of web form)
Incoming invoice retrieval
SDI status webhooks
Conservazione archive queries

The API documentation is in Italian. For Italian developers, it is adequate. For international developers integrating an Italian subsidiary, the Italian-only documentation is a barrier — consider Fattura24 or InfoCert, which have better international developer support.

Peppol Access Point (Business Plan)

Aruba is a certified Peppol access point. On the Business plan, you can:

Send Peppol BIS 3.0 invoices to international recipients (Belgium, Germany B2G, Netherlands)
Receive Peppol invoices from cross-border suppliers
Route cross-border invoices through Peppol without setting up a separate access point

This is genuinely useful for Italian businesses with German or Belgian customers — one platform for both SDI (domestic) and Peppol (cross-border).

Pricing Overview

Aruba does not publish its full pricing publicly — it varies based on volume and plan tier. As of May 2026:

Plan	Approximate Monthly Cost	Key Features
Gratuito (Free)	€0	Basic SDI, conservazione for sent invoices
Business	~€10–€30/month	API access, Peppol, incoming archive
Enterprise	Custom quote	High-volume, ERP integration

Verify current pricing at aruba.it — Aruba's pricing changes periodically.

Comparison with Main Competitors

Feature	Aruba	Fattura24	InfoCert	TeamSystem
Free tier	✅ Generous	✅ (3 inv/mo)	✅ (10 inv/mo)	❌
SDI intermediary	✅	✅	✅	✅
Conservazione	✅	✅	✅	✅
Peppol	✅ (Business)	Via API	✅	✅
API quality	⚠️ Italian-only docs	✅ Good	✅ Good	⚠️
UI modernity	⚠️ Functional	✅ Modern	⚠️ OK	⚠️
PEC integration	✅ Native	❌	✅ Via LegalMail	❌
Price from	€0	€0	€0	€15/mo
Best for	Volume SMBs + PEC users	Freelancers + devs	Enterprise + trust	Mid-market

Verdict

Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica is the default choice for a reason: it covers the basics excellently, the conservazione is AGID-compliant and included, and the PEC integration is genuinely useful for Italian users.

Aruba is right for you if:

You already use Aruba PEC — the integration is seamless
You need a reliable, volume-capable platform at low/no cost
You are an Italian SMB looking for a trusted local provider

Consider alternatives if:

You are a developer or need good English API documentation → Fattura24
You are a large business needing ERP integration and full conservazione for received invoices → TeamSystem or Zucchetti
You are a sole trader issuing < 3 invoices/month → Fattura24's free tier has a simpler UI

Our rating: 4.3 / 5.0

Last tested: March 2026. Prices and features verified as of May 2026. Check current pricing at aruba.it.