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Simplify Your Business Finances
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FreshBooks Reviews & Product Details

FreshBooks Overview
What is FreshBooks?

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-tracking features.

Company 2ndSite Inc. dba FreshBooks
Year founded 2003
Company size 201-500 employees
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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FreshBooks Product Details
Capabilities
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone, On-Premise Linux
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Languages English
FreshBooks Pros and Cons
Pros
  • '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
Cons
  • Limited invoice customization
  • The mobile app could use improvements
FreshBooks Features
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Audit Trail
Automated Reminders
Bank Reconciliation
Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting & Forecasting
Compliance management
Customer Management
Customizable Reports
Dashboards & Analytics
Data Import/Export
Expense Tracking
Financial Reporting
Fixed Asset Management
General Ledger
Integration with Third-Party Apps
Inventory Management
Mobile Access
Multi-Company
Multi-currency
Payroll Management
Project Accounting
Purchase Orders
Recurring Billing
Revenue Recognition
Sales Orders
Tax Management
Time & Expense Tracking
Vendor Management
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Last updated: August 07, 2025
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681 FreshBooks Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 26, 2024
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"I enjoy using Freshbooks and therefore don't procrastinate!"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

I really like the user interface. It's very intuitive and easy to read, so it was a very quick learning curve. So I almost do it for fun each day.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I wish it allowed me to track other things, that would help me get an overall picture of my business. For example, I would like to track my LLC Partners' Capital account transactions.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's giving me one place to track all my income and expenses for my LLC business records. It minimizes my need to input every expense because those that repeat can be set up as recurring expenses.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 25, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"Freshbooks: Your Accounting mate"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Where should I start? Well, Freshbooks is a breeze when it comes to creating invoices and managing expenses. It's fast, easy to master and gets the job done without much effort. And whenever required the support team is there.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

To be very frank, I cannot think of anything that I dislike about this tool. I made a switch from another tool in the similar domain and Freshbooks is way better in almost every way.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing accounting. Creating invoices. collecting payments

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 05, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"Best financial app ever!"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

The UI is flawless and simple to use. Also, the support is super quick and they are very friendly.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

Nothing, I love the app exactly the way it is.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeps track of money spent to money earned for my small business. Invoicing is beautiful.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 04, 2022
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5.0
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"Wonderful consistent product for freelancers"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Freshbooks is continuously innovating their product! They release a lot of new features that are actually useful to me as a freelancer. I use Freshbooks daily for time-tracking, invoicing and reporting.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

If you have a feature request, they listen but you don't often see action. Nothing I've requested so far (no matter how small) has actually happened.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy invoicing, payment solutions and time-tracking. FB makes it simple for me to collect money from clients.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 03, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"Freshbooks is the BESTbooks!"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

I love the ease of use, automation, and customer support are superb. I've never had an issue and things just KEEP continuing to get better.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I have no dislikes. Freshbooks has always taken a serious approach to my previous concerns about certain recurring billing and made the situation better.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

The end of quarter/year tax balance sheet is something sent from the angels.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 03, 2022
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5.0
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"Efficient and Intuitive"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Freshbooks is the perfect online tool for small businesses for estmates, invoicing, payables, and tax prep. Affordable and easy.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

The invoice header is not beautiful at the top.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm terrible with invoicing. Quickbooks makes it easy and fun.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 03, 2022
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5.0
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"Great and easy, just as promised!"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

It's easy to use. Their support is fantastic if you ever need them. Very responsive and friendly via email, which is a huge plus for me professional.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

There was some downtime, not excessive. It did not affect me personally, but I heard about it.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

For me, good benefits from being easy to use and having transactions occur electronically without outside accounting help.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 28, 2022
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5.0
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"Great small-business bookkeeping tool"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

The ease of creating/sending invoices. The ability to pull reports for an individual company's invoice and readily see that revenue stream.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

Currently, not much I don't like. I wish I could add my cell to my banner on invoice.... Can't see to get that field to show.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

My old way of creating invoices was with a spreadsheet, so I look much more professional and since client names are still in the system, if I'm adding additional payments, I just type the name in and it fills in most of the info I need.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 27, 2022
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5.0
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"Stay organized AND motivated"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Freshbooks makes it easy. Everything is extremely clear and easy to follow, even for a first-time business owner, which I am.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

Honestly, nothing. I've never had a problem, and the few times I've reached out to customer support they've been wonderful.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

My financed are organized all year, so come tax time, there's no additional work I need to do.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 27, 2022
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5.0
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"Seven years running strong - great foundation for my business"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Simple, straightforward, professional. It's a firm foundation for my business. The invoices sent to clients are very professional and easy for them to login and pay.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

The new version feels harder to navigate than the old version. I am still torn about keeping it or moving back to the basic. But I cant tell if it's just habit from using the program for so long. I also don't like that they phased out the 50 cent business payments and PayPal.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I organize my invoices in Freshbooks so I never forget to bill anyone. I also get paid quickly. It makes invoicing less of a thing I have to deal with and more of a simple task I take care of and move on from.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 27, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"Friendly interface and a time-saver"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

FreshBooks has saved me hundreds of hours over the course of the 8 or so years I've been using it. It makes it easy for me to create, send, and keep track of invoices, and also easy for my clients to pay online via credit card or bank transfer.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I have one client who's had a consistent problem:if she pays by credit card one month, her card is automatically charged a month later for the next invoice. I have to manually delete her credit card number each time she pays, so that it isn't automatically debited again.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I issue a lot of recurring invoices for Web hosting. Depending on the client, they go out monthly or every 3, 6, or 12 months, and I have several dozen clients' payment schedules to keep track of. FreshBooks makes it VERY easy to create these invoices automatically at the correct intervals.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 06, 2022
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5.0
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"Easy To Use Invoicing App"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Very easy to use and tailor to individual needs

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I wish it were a bit less expensive annually for the number of clients I need to add

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Templates and prices are easily created and changed so new invoices can be created and sent in moments. At the end of the year I can print out an easy report.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 04, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"Perfect Software for New Businesses Invoicing Clients"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Software is very intuitive. Signed up and started using pretty quickly. Flexibility based on usage. Ability for our team of contractors to get started working Has decent reporting Great customer service

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

Migrated to Quickbooks so we can work better with our accounting team. Better reporting tools for the business.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

We had no online invoicing or payment platform when we first started 7 years ago. Freshbooks was the best resource at the time We realized we could quickly get started. Increased revenue by 50%

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 16, 2021
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5.0
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"Freshbooks does one thing, and it does it incredibly well."
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Freshbooks is simple, easy to use, and does a great job sending invoices.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

It is a little expensive, and the mobile app could use some work.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Invoicing external clients that are not integrated into our system.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 09, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"They stand behind their product"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

They have outstanding customer service which answers on the second ring, if not sooner. I have found that they go to great lengths to create an outstanding customer experience. I also like the fact that their application is neatly organized and clutter-free. Their help desk files are easily accessible, but they are just as happy to speak to you on the phone to resolve your issues.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I wish that they could provide buy links that we could use with our website products. That would be an excellent addition. With more people selling online, it would help if we could bill these things directly into the Freshbooks interface rather than having another app for that (like using paypal buttons)

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves the issue of billing my clients. I need something that's fast and easy for me, but also user friendly for my clients who need to pay a bill. Benefits: bill everyone thru the same interface, tracking of open invoices, tracking of bills paid, reports by month, quarter or year, by client, in total and other combinations. Also it allows you to track your billable time with the billing app that it includes.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 29, 2020
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5.0
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"Great for getting paid online!"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

I love the ease of use and how easy it is to get paid online. it's very easy to run reports for sales & use tax at the end of the month as well

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

when they hiked up the price, it put limits on how many active customers we could have at any given time

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is important that we send an estimate to our customer so they can review it before we turn it into an invoice. It is also very easy to customize everything

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 05, 2020
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5.0
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"Saves me time and stress"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

I love the way I can track my time for each project and then it automatically calculates my invoice amounts for me based on my hourly rate. I can import my time schedule straight to the invoice so my clients can see the exact hours I worked. Invoicing in general is so easy, and they look professional too.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

If there's a downside, I haven't found it yet.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Accepting payments online is really easy with Freshbooks, since I can direct deposit them into my business bank account. It also has a good visualizer of my revenue so I can see at a glance how my month is going. I think it's helpful that I can add discounts to my invoices as well and they are automatically calculated for me. It's a nice tough when I want to reward a client, because when they see it in writing on the invoice it seems like it has more impact.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 05, 2020
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5.0
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"Super easy service!"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Freshbooks is a very SIMPLE solution for small businesses.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I wish when there are 2 business accounts under the same user, they could use separate email addresses when sending invoices.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

TAXES!!!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 04, 2020
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5.0
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"Everything I Need for my Business"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

I don't need any other software. Freshbooks does everything: automatic invoicing, estimates, expense tracking, and tax reports. I have one website (and mobile app) that keeps me on top of my accounting so I can focus on the work that I really enjoy.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

I feel like the amount I pay monthly is kind of high when there are some features I don't use. I used to have the free version which suited my purposes pretty well.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I spend a minimal amount of time having to track my finances and can focus on the actual work. It makes tax time super fast and easy, as well. The automatic invoicing saves me a ton of time by not having to remember to set up and send invoices every month.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 04, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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"Simple, Reliable, Great Support"
What do you like best about FreshBooks?

Freshbooks is intuitive and easy to use.

What do you dislike about FreshBooks?

Can't convert a proposal into a recurring invoice.

What problems is FreshBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy and fast invoicing.

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