FreshBooks: pricing, plans and alternatives
FreshBooks is invoicing and accounting software for small businesses and freelancers. It handles invoices, expenses, online payments and tax-time reports, with plans priced by the number of billable clients. It suits small sellers who invoice customers or wholesale buyers.
Regular monthly prices shown (promotional discounts run for the first months). Plans scale by billable clients; extra team members $11/mo each; payroll add-on $40/mo plus $6 per user.
Best for
Small businesses and freelancers who mainly need invoicing and simple bookkeeping.
Watch out for
The Lite plan caps you at 5 billable clients, and each extra team member costs $11 per month.
What FreshBooks does
- Invoices, estimates, recurring invoices and late payment reminders
- Online payments by card, bank transfer and digital wallets
- Expense tracking with automated bank import
- Bank reconciliation and accounting reports on Plus
- Accounts payable and project profitability on Premium
FreshBooks pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $23/mo | 5 billable clients |
| Plus | $43/mo | 50 billable clients |
| Premium | $70/mo | Unlimited clients |
| Select | Custom | Custom pricing |
FreshBooks alternatives
Other payments and accounting tools Scout tracks, with the same facts side by side.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreshBooks | $23/mo | ||
| QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks OnlinePayments and accountingQuickBooks Online is Intuit's cloud accounting software for small businesses. Free plan, paid from $38/mo, 30-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $38/mo | ||
| WaveWavePayments and accountingWave is invoicing and bookkeeping software with a free Starter plan and a low-cost Pro plan. Free plan, paid from $19/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $19/mo | ||
| XeroXeroPayments and accountingXero is cloud accounting software for small businesses, with invoicing, bill pay, bank reconciliation and reporting. Paid from $27/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $27/mo | Not stated | |
| SquareSquarePayments and accountingSquare is a payments and point-of-sale system that also runs online store and invoicing tools. Free plan, paid from $49/mo, 30-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $49/mo |
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How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from FreshBooks's own website, help center or Shopify App Store listing. We list what we read below. Prices and plans change often, so confirm on FreshBooks's pricing page before you buy.