FreshBooks
by FreshBooks
Cloud accounting software with AI-powered invoicing for freelancers and small businesses
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Our verdict
FreshBooks is the easiest accounting software for freelancers and service businesses with AI-powered invoicing, expense tracking, and time tracking.
Overview
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Score breakdown
Overall score
Scores are editorial assessments by the Compare Best AI team on a 0–10 scale.
Expert review
CBAI Editorial Team
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FreshBooks is designed for freelancers, consultants, and service-based businesses who need invoicing and accounting without being accountants. The interface is the most user-friendly in cloud accounting.
How we tested
Days tested
21 days
Tasks evaluated
- ·Invoicing workflow
- ·Expense tracking
- ·Time tracking
- ·Reporting
- ·Payment collection
Method
Compared against QuickBooks and Xero
Reviewer
CBAI Editorial Team
Plans & pricing
Lite
New solopreneurs — up to 5 billable clients
- Billable clients: 5
- Send invoices to 5 clients
- Track expenses in real time
- Create and send estimates
- Get paid with credit/debit cards, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Buy Now Pay Later
- Unlimited estimates
- Unlimited + customized invoices
- Unlimited time-tracking
- Unlimited expenses
- Automated bank import
- Tax time reports
- Business health reports
- Accountant access
- Online card and digital wallet payments
- Online bank transfers (ACH)
- Advanced Payments add-on: $20/mo
- Team Members add-on: $11/mo per person
- Project profitability: not included
- Remove FreshBooks branding: not included
- 2 team member accounts included: not included
- Unlimited billable clients: not included
- Access lower credit card transaction fees (Select): not included
Plus
Growing businesses — up to 50 billable clients
- Billable clients: 50
- Everything in Lite feature set for billing and payments
- Create estimates, proposals, and client retainers
- Generate tax-time reports
- Run financial and accounting reports
- Expense receipt scanning
- Unlimited proposals
- Client retainers
- Manage budget and billing for projects
- Billable clients: 50 (not unlimited)
- Project profitability: not included
- Remove FreshBooks branding: not included
- 2 team member accounts included: not included
Premium
Established businesses — unlimited clients
- Billable clients: Unlimited
- Everything in Plus
- Bill receipt scanning with line items
- Automatic bill receipt data capture (multi-line)
- Project profitability
- Customize email templates and remove FreshBooks branding
- Import data via Easy Switch
- Dedicated phone support
- 2 Team Member accounts included at no extra charge
- Access lower credit card transaction fees and capped ACH fees: via Select plan
Select
Unlimited clients with preferred payment rates and onboarding
- Billable clients: Unlimited
- Everything in Premium
- Access lower credit card transaction fees and capped bank transfer (ACH) fees
- Customized onboarding services
- Advanced Payments included (not $20/mo add-on)
- Exclusive access to Select support
Pricing may vary by region. Always verify on the vendor's website.
Feature comparison
| Feature | FreshBooks | QuickBooks | Xero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease | |||
| Easiest accounting interface | |||
| Invoicing | |||
| Best invoicing experience | |||
Is it right for you?
Good fit for
Freelancers
Easiest invoicing and expense tracking
Service businesses
Time tracking + project management built in
Less suited for
Complex accounting
QuickBooks or Xero for inventory and advanced needs
E-commerce
Limited inventory and product management
User reviews
Editorial score
Distribution is estimated from our editorial score. Verified user reviews coming soon.
Use cases
Typical ways teams rely on this tool — from everyday tasks to specialized workflows.
- Freelance invoicing
- Small business accounting
- Expense tracking
- Time tracking
Integrations
Reported connectors
Apps and services commonly connected out of the box or via official connectors.
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Gusto
- Shopify
- Zapier
- HubSpot
- Fundbox
Privacy & compliance
Security & data practices
Highlights we track from the vendor's documentation. Always confirm current terms, subprocessors, and regional policies on their official site.
- SOC 2
- GDPR-ready
- SSO/SAML
Details
Category
Price
- Lite $23/mo
- Plus $43/mo
- Premium $70/mo
- Select custom (USD). Promotional Solopreneur offer may show $1/mo first year on Lite. Add-ons: Advanced Payments $20/mo
- Team Members $11/mo each
- FreshBooks Payroll $40/mo + $6/mo per user.
Free version
Best for
- Client invoicing
- Expense tracking
- Time tracking for services
Frequently asked questions
FreshBooks
Finance & Trading
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