FreshBooks vs QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Comparison

Great software to create and send invoices and simplify communication with our accountants. Also, this program makes it very easy to manage expenses.

Probably the cost would be the biggest con. Also lacks enterprise-grade capacity. Have to enter invoices manually if importing from Quickbooks, etc.

I actually really like the app and use it more frequently than the cloud based desktop version. It was also much more intuitive and easy to learn when I switched a few years ago from Quickbooks to Freshbook. It seems cleaner, more up-to-date, and especially on what the customer sees (invoices) - it all looks fresher and more modern than Quickbooks.

It does lack some of the features that are available through Quickbooks, but nothing that we really need for a very small business. However, knowing that it has fewer features, it does seem a little bit costly for what you get.

Good software that accommodates small business enterprise.

Very intuitive software for small businesses.

Easy to use, price structure compared to Xero and QuickBooks was way better!!! I like how it runs in the cloud and not on a desktop. easy to use a laptop or an ipad with because it is cloud based.

Wasn't able to run all the reports that I would have liked that Quickbooks and Xero do, more extensive reports to compare business year to year....

Hey there, thanks for taking the time to share this review with us! FreshBooks is definitely a little different than other more traditional accounting softwares. FreshBooks is a single entry accounting software, so some of our features differ from other softwares. That being said, our team has been working hard to build new features and functionality into FreshBooks, including our recently added reports: General Ledger, Chart of Accounts and Trial Balance. All of the other reports in FreshBooks, including these, can be run for any date range needed. We're always happy to hear feedback so we can continue to improve, so thank you for your feedback! Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if there's anything we can assist with. ^DM

Easy and intuitive! Freshbooks links well to other platform (similar to Quickbooks) There's also the option to use Zapier if Freshbooks doesn't have native link

The dashboard reporting is not as extensive as Quickbooks. I think Quickbooks still takes the cake for that.

Great Mobility

Not very compatible with Quickbooks

Seems to be a good product. Easy transition from Quickbooks. Cost was better than quickbooks.

I had problems during the weekend and no customer support was available. My business was severely impacted

Hey Nancy, thank you for taking the time to share your review of FreshBooks. I have ensured that your feedback regarding weekend customer support has been raised to our team here. Should you have any additional feedback or anything you require assistance with, our Support Team is happy to help! You can find contact details in the Help page of your account or here: https://www.freshbooks.com/contact ^DM

So easy and user-friendly

Not as robust as QuickBooks

Fresh book built with effective accounting features, which let the budding enterprises to have a strong financial integration with its customers. 1 month free trail helps to get started with Fresh book easily. Fresh book provides invoices in a very professional look but simple to analyze, it organizes transaction summary with different clients, tracks the expenses under specific heads. Fresh books help to accept Credit card payment in a secured gateway and which also process the payment quickly.

Inventory management can't be done, stays as a pressure for the business working with physical stocks. If Fresh Book does the forecasting or estimating the expenses of the projects from the previous record , it would be helpful to the users and let to have a idea about the upcoming financial requirements.

I love the ease of use. Freshbooks has a positive spin on invoicing and making sure you get paid so you can continue on with your day.

I wish Freshbooks did more to compete with software such as Quickbooks. I had to migrate from Freshbooks to Quickbooks after my business grew.

Easy, intuitive, fast.

Limited capabilities.

Love that this software is better and cheaper than QuickBooks. We started with QuickBooks online getting charged 9.99 a month now its over $50

So far we have not found anything that we would consider a con.

I like the interface of the software. Freshbooks, as you can tell from the name, takes on Quickbooks... but it doesn't get very far. Not much to like when you've already used Quickbooks.

Freshbooks, as you can tell from the name, takes on Quickbooks... but it doesn't get very far. Not much to like when you've already used Quickbooks.

Simple accounting for small businesses who don't need an enterprise-level SaS. Awesome platform and support was friendly / knowledgable.

Inventory management / tracking? Non existent unless you switch to their legacy version which will be gone soon. No point in having an accounting software if you can't track inventory!

Unlike QuickBooks, FreshBooks has a time-tracking feature.

The basic version of FreshBooks only allows the user to have a limited number of clients. One the other hand, QuickBooks does not limit the number of possible clients.

For my business, its a more affordable option than quickbooks and offers similar functionality

Some of the interfaces aren't quite as good as quickbooks

More innovative and quicker to market with new integrations and functionality.

Freshbooks doesn't have the same level of adoption as Quickbooks.

It's easier to use the competing Quickbooks brand.

Still many bugs in the software that need to be fixed for reliability.

This software is very easy to use and can be picked up by anybody, even with very little knowledge about bookkeeping. The ability to take pictures of receipts is helpful and it is easy to do work on the go.

This software makes it difficult to do more complicated adjustments and does not have the same functionalities as QuickBooks. I don't like the layout as it is more like an app then accounting software and is different enough from QuickBooks that it can be difficult moving from QuickBooks to Freshbooks.

That I can create an estimate, receive paiements and follow my expenses

I did not use to much of there features so I cant complains. I'm very satisfied with the one that I used

I like it a little more than QuickBooks. Its easier for me to use when it comes to tax time.

Its is more expensive than quickbooks so that's a downfall for me.

Easy to use interface. Easy bill payments. Easy recurring billing. Nice bill tracking.

Since FreshBooks is its own accounting platform, it doesn't integrate with QuickBooks (easily). That is understandable, of course, but my and most CPAs use QuickBooks, so using two platforms can be a pain.

Cost effective Features Comparable to Quickbooks, but cheaper Customer support

Receipt upload can use some work. It’s a nice feature, but it’s still a little buggy.

provides unlimited access to your data and take billing to another level. It really cares about innovation as well.

it lacks some enterprise-grade capacity. There are minor bugs and glitches from time to time which slows down progress.

Great cloud-based accounting software. For anyone who's got experience using a similar thing, you won't have problems here. It's pretty intuitive.

It doesn't have as robust of features as some of the Enterprise level accounting programs I've used in the past.

It has tons of features and automatically imports sales. I also loved the ability to set rules for expense categoration.

Super confusing to use and easy to mess up. I made a mistake early on and was told by the PAID customer service option that it was impossible to fix.

Quick access to materials. Less layers before reaching main content. Ease of access. Low disk space memory required. Faster processing than FreshBooks.

Relativley expensive. Relatively unknown features. Not supported by multiple platforms, especially foreign ones.

Loved by small business accountants everywhere. Quickbooks Online also has many useful integrations.