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Overview

FreshBooks lets you create, send & track invoices, as well as create expenses, send late payment reminders and account statements, and set up recurring billing.

Get monthly billing done in a matter of hours, not days.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

21

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

39

/user

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

4.5K

5

4

3

2

1

2.6K

1.4K

281

45

37

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

4.8

210

5

4

3

2

1

175

30

2

1

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
94%
would recommend this app

Pros

“We have had the most incredibly productive expenses management and financial reporting experience ever since we started using FreshBooks, making it easy for us to properly manage and use our financial resources during operations.”
jm

jawad m.

Operation Clerk

“It also help tracks paid and over due invoices, with its invoice and billing management features i also get to issue a professional invoice.”
LT

Linda T.

Assistant Director

“The automation for recurring invoices and payment reminders saves time, and the reports provide clear visibility into financial performance.”
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Sarthak B.

Software Developer

Pros

“It integrates smoothly with QuickBooks and my calendar, and the reporting features give me clear visibility into billable hours and profitability without any hassle.”
KM

Kendall M.

Owner

“The initial setup and learning curve can be a bit steep when custom-configuring billing rates for different clients.”
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Pradip K.

Office Head

“The interface is straightforward, making it easy to log billable hours accurately and generate professional invoices quickly.”
MH

Michael H.

Survey Manager

Cons

“management for industrial components and international currency variations lack depth for a company of our scale, forcing me to use a separate software in parallel for heavy supply chain tracking.”
RC

Ron C.

Engineering and Maintenance Leader

“It lacks some advanced features,pricing gets high as you grow and its invoice and report customization is limited.”
GO

Gabriella O.

Human resources manager

“Some of the reporting and customization options feel limited, especially when you need something more detailed.”
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Swetha C.

Program Manager

Cons

“Cannot add credit card fees directly to the invoice at time of customer payment.”
AZ

Alfred Z.

Forensic Accountant

“I can't think of anything that was difficult or frustrating.”
EL

Emily L.

Paralegal

“User interface is not intuitive and is hard to use for a non-accountant. ”
TH

Tom H.

CFO

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features118
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Case Management
  • Case Notes
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deferred Billing
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Small Businesses
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • Legal Case Management
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Spend Control
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Trip Logs
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Total features96
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Case Management
  • Case Notes
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deferred Billing
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Small Businesses
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • Legal Case Management
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Spend Control
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Trip Logs
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment

Integrations

  • Total integrations107
  • 123FormBuilder
  • 2Ship
  • AWeber
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • Approveit
  • Asana
  • Autotask PSA
  • Avalara
  • Basecamp
  • Bench
  • Bidsketch
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitrix24
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • Cash Flow Frog
  • Chargezoom
  • Chaser
  • Checkeeper
  • Chrometa
  • ClicData
  • Clio
  • CollBox
  • Constant Contact
  • Corpay
  • Devart ODBC Drivers
  • Dext
  • DocuSend
  • Dropbox Backup
  • Employment Hero
  • Eventbrite
  • Everhour
  • Excel Add-ins
  • Expensify
  • Expiration Reminder
  • Forekast
  • Formstack Forms
  • Freshdesk
  • Geckoboard
  • GoSimpleTax
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • HappyFox Help Desk
  • Highrise
  • HoneyBook
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Intervals
  • Keap
  • Kissflow
  • Klips
  • Lendflow
  • LiveChat
  • MMC Receipt
  • Mailform
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • MileageWise
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • NiceJob
  • Online Check Writer
  • Partial.ly
  • PayPal Payments
  • Payescape
  • Payment Evolution
  • Pegasys
  • Podia
  • Proposify
  • Prospero
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • RightSignature
  • Rydoo
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • SherpaDesk
  • Shopify
  • Signpost
  • Skyvia
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Square Payments
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe Payments
  • SurePayroll
  • Syft Analytics
  • Teachable
  • Teamwork.com
  • Todoist
  • Toggl
  • Trello
  • Universe
  • Viably
  • WellyBox
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • Yalla
  • Yearli
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Zoom Workplace
  • authorize.net
  • noCRM
  • Total integrations7
  • 123FormBuilder
  • 2Ship
  • AWeber
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • Approveit
  • Asana
  • Autotask PSA
  • Avalara
  • Basecamp
  • Bench
  • Bidsketch
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitrix24
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • Cash Flow Frog
  • Chargezoom
  • Chaser
  • Checkeeper
  • Chrometa
  • ClicData
  • Clio
  • CollBox
  • Constant Contact
  • Corpay
  • Devart ODBC Drivers
  • Dext
  • DocuSend
  • Dropbox Backup
  • Employment Hero
  • Eventbrite
  • Everhour
  • Excel Add-ins
  • Expensify
  • Expiration Reminder
  • Forekast
  • Formstack Forms
  • Freshdesk
  • Geckoboard
  • GoSimpleTax
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • HappyFox Help Desk
  • Highrise
  • HoneyBook
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Intervals
  • Keap
  • Kissflow
  • Klips
  • Lendflow
  • LiveChat
  • MMC Receipt
  • Mailform
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • MileageWise
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • NiceJob
  • Online Check Writer
  • Partial.ly
  • PayPal Payments
  • Payescape
  • Payment Evolution
  • Pegasys
  • Podia
  • Proposify
  • Prospero
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • RightSignature
  • Rydoo
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • SherpaDesk
  • Shopify
  • Signpost
  • Skyvia
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Square Payments
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe Payments
  • SurePayroll
  • Syft Analytics
  • Teachable
  • Teamwork.com
  • Todoist
  • Toggl
  • Trello
  • Universe
  • Viably
  • WellyBox
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • Yalla
  • Yearli
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Zoom Workplace
  • authorize.net
  • noCRM

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