FreshBooks alternatives
At a one-person business, FreshBooks costs $43 a month. 2 accounting tools cost less, from $27 (Xero). The closest match, QuickBooks Online, covers 100% of what FreshBooks does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What FreshBooks does
Core: Invoices & online payment, Projects & tracking categories (partly).
Important: Bank & card feeds, Double-entry ledger & statements, Bills & accounts payable, Receipt capture & OCR, Accountant access & services, Mobile apps.
Also has: AI transaction coding (partly), Sales tax & VAT (partly), Payroll with tax filing, Inventory tracking (partly), Multi-currency (partly), Sales channel & payout sync (partly), App marketplace & API.
Alternatives to FreshBooks at a one-person business, best match first
- Xero: $27/mo Early caps invoices at 20/mo, bills at 5/mo (Early). It covers 100% of FreshBooks. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Oct 2026.
- QuickBooks Online: $38/mo Intro promos 50-90% off for 3 months (Simple Start). It covers 100% of FreshBooks. Free plan: Free plan: 1 user, 1 bank connection, 2 invoices a month, P&L and balance sheet. Last price hike: Aug 2026.
Prices at every size
- FreshBooks: a one-person business $43/mo, a 3-user small business with bills $92/mo (Intro promos up to 80% off ignored)
- Xero: a one-person business $27/mo, a 3-user small business with bills $59/mo (Early caps invoices at 20/mo, bills at 5/mo)
- QuickBooks Online: a one-person business $38/mo, a 3-user small business with bills $85/mo (Intro promos 50-90% off for 3 months)
Prices are the software subscription in USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) at the regular list price, ignoring introductory discounts, for two fixed bookkeeping scenarios. Payment-processing, bank and bill-pay fees, payroll and done-for-you bookkeeping or tax services are left out.
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