FreshBooks
Accounting · by FreshBooks
Accounting and invoicing software for small businesses and freelancers.
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Summary
Accounting and invoicing software for small businesses and freelancers.
Good fit for
Not assessed yet
Poor fit for
None recorded
Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $23/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Plus | $43/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Premium | $70/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Select | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
Lite
- Billed monthly
- $23/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Plus
- Billed monthly
- $43/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Premium
- Billed monthly
- $70/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Select
Pricing on request
Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Access permissions | Included |
| API access | Included |
| Automated reminders | Included |
| Bank reconciliation | Included |
| Contact management | Included |
| E-signatures | Included |
| Employee onboarding | Included |
| Financial reports | Included |
| Online payments | Included |
| Payroll | Included |
| Real-time analytics | Included |
| Receipt capture | Included |
| Recurring invoices | Paid add-on |
| Time tracking | Included |
- Access permissionsIncluded
- API accessIncluded
- Automated remindersIncluded
- Bank reconciliationIncluded
- Contact managementIncluded
- E-signaturesIncluded
- Employee onboardingIncluded
- Financial reportsIncluded
- Online paymentsIncluded
- PayrollIncluded
- Real-time analyticsIncluded
- Receipt captureIncluded
- Recurring invoicesPaid add-on
- Time trackingIncluded
Support
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Priority support | Included |
- Priority supportIncluded
Security and compliance
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| End-to-end encryption | Included |
- End-to-end encryptionIncluded
“Unknown” and “Not recorded” mean we have no data yet, not that the feature is missing.
What users say about FreshBooks
Themes from 8 public Hacker News comments that mention FreshBooks (Dec 25, 2024 to Mar 18). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
Recurring invoicing and reliable use
2 commentsCommenters who have used FreshBooks say it works well, particularly for recurring invoicing alongside Xero for accounting.
“Freshbooks mainly for recurring invoicing and xero for the accounting.”
Hacker News · Dec 25, 2024(opens in a new tab)
Common complaints
Costly monthly subscription for basic tracking
2 commentsSome commenters say they grew tired of paying FreshBooks monthly for basic income and expense tracking.
“I got sick of paying FreshBooks monthly for basic income/expense tracking for Schedule C reporting”
Hacker News · Mar 18(opens in a new tab) “it's overkill for what I really need”
Hacker News · Jan 6, 2025(opens in a new tab) Seen as bloated and overbuilt
2 commentsSeveral commenters describe FreshBooks as overkill or bloated relative to the simple invoicing they need.
“They have a lot of great features but also come with quite a lot of bloat”
Hacker News · Jan 7, 2025(opens in a new tab) “it's overkill for what I really need”
Hacker News · Jan 6, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 28, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
Alternatives to FreshBooks
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