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FreshBooks
4.5
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At a Glance
Overview
FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting software preferred by numerous small to medium enterprises for its ability to easily manage and streamline finances. Core features include expensive tracking and invoicing, and it also helps improve operational transparency through reporting and time-trackin... Learn more
Capabilities
- AI Enabled
- API Available
- Open Source
- CLI Available
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TaxCycle is a Canadian desktop tax-preparation suite for accountants, bookkeepers and tax professionals that covers personal (T1/TP1), corporate (T2/CO-17), trust (T3/TP-646), partnership (T5013/TP-600) returns and many slip types, plus document management (DoxCycle), a client portal/e-signatures... Learn more
Capabilities
- AI Enabled
- API Available
- Open Source
- CLI Available
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Pricing
Free trial available
Free plan available
Billing type
Recurring Subscription
Lite
$1.70
/ month
Plus
$3.00
/ month
Premium
$5.50
/ month
Custom
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Free trial available
Free plan available
Billing type
Recurring Subscription
Québec TP1 add-on 2025 (site license)
$185.00
/ year
Data Mining site license 2025
$225.00
/ year
DoxCycle add-on 2025 (single user)
$260.00
/ year
TaxFolder add-on 2025 (single user)
$349.00
/ year
T1 module 2025 (single user)
$575.00
/ year
T2 module 2025 (single user)
$1025.00
/ year
Tax Basics (single user) 2025
$1488.00
/ year
Paperless Office (single user) 2025
$1775.00
/ year
Complete Tax Suite (single user) 2025
$2455.00
/ year
Complete Tax Suite + TaxFolder (single user) 2025
$2554.00
/ year
Other modules (examples) 2025
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Pros and Cons
- 'Lite plan is great for startups (includes 5 billable clients)
- You can track unlimited expenses and send unlimited estimates
- Clients can pay you using credit cards
- Limited invoice customization
- The mobile app could use improvements
- Comprehensive coverage of Canadian taxes including personal, corporate, trusts and Québec forms.
- Strong document management and slips handling (DoxCycle, SlipSync).
- Multiple integrations (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Google, Microsoft, etc.).
- Powerful template editor and customization tools.
- Desktop solution with client manager options for single and multi-user offices.
- Primarily desktop-based (Windows); not a full cloud SaaS for core tax preparation.
- Windows dependency may be limiting for Mac-native firms unless using virtual environments.
- Pricing is per calendar-year license and can be costly for multiple users or many add-ons.
- Full bilingual coverage of all UI/documentation not fully verified.
Reviewer's Segments
Small Business
84.14%
Mid Market
9.69%
Enterprise
6.17%
Insufficient data to show segment split
Deployment
- Cloud based
- Desktop based
- Mobile based
- On-premise
- Cloud based
- Desktop based
- Mobile based
- On-premise
Support
- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
Training
- Documentation
- Videos
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
- Webinars
Integrations
Total integrations:
44
- Agile CRM
- BambooHR
- BigCommerce
- BigCommerce Enterprise
- Bill.com
- Breeze
- Capsule CRM
- Celoxis
- ClickDesk
- DocuSign
- Ecwid
- Freedcamp
- Freshservice
- GoToWebinar
- Google Workspace
- Helpdesk
- Insightly CRM
- Intuit Mailchimp
- Iridium Sales And Pos
- JangoMail
- Jotform Apps
- Melio
- Odoo Accounting
- OnePageCRM
- PDF.ai
- PayPal Payments Pro
- Presspog
- ProofHub
- QuickBooks Self-Employed
- Redbooth
- Revolut Business
- Shift4Shop
- Shoeboxed
- Square Online
- SupportBee
- SysTools IMAP Migration Tool
- Tax1099
- Teachable
- Wise
- Xero
- XeroHosts
- Zendesk CRM
- Zendesk Support Suite
- ZipRecruiter
- Zoho CRM Plus
- Zoho Invoice
Total integrations:
2
- Agile CRM
- BambooHR
- BigCommerce
- BigCommerce Enterprise
- Bill.com
- Breeze
- Capsule CRM
- Celoxis
- ClickDesk
- DocuSign
- Ecwid
- Freedcamp
- Freshservice
- GoToWebinar
- Google Workspace
- Helpdesk
- Insightly CRM
- Intuit Mailchimp
- Iridium Sales And Pos
- JangoMail
- Jotform Apps
- Melio
- Odoo Accounting
- OnePageCRM
- PDF.ai
- PayPal Payments Pro
- Presspog
- ProofHub
- QuickBooks Self-Employed
- Redbooth
- Revolut Business
- Shift4Shop
- Shoeboxed
- Square Online
- SupportBee
- SysTools IMAP Migration Tool
- Tax1099
- Teachable
- Wise
- Xero
- XeroHosts
- Zendesk CRM
- Zendesk Support Suite
- ZipRecruiter
- Zoho CRM Plus
- Zoho Invoice
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Company Details
- By 2ndSite Inc. dba FreshBooks
- Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Founded in 2003
- By Xero Software (Canada) Ltd. (TaxCycle brand; originally Trilogy Software Inc.)
- Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded in 2010
