FreshBooks Alternatives
Six FreshBooks alternatives, described from each vendor's own pages. Billed publishes this page.
Quick Verdict
Billed publishes this page, so weigh its own entry accordingly. The other five tools are listed alphabetically and aren't ranked. Each description comes from that vendor's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026, so compare the features and prices you need on each vendor's current pages before you switch.
Billed publishes this page, and Billed is one of the alternatives on it. Billed's entry comes first; the other five are listed alphabetically and aren't ranked. Every statement about another product comes from that vendor's own website, checked on October 30, 2026, and the sources are listed at the end of the page.
FreshBooks describes its product as "Invoicing software that saves you time". Its pages list invoices with your logo, recurring invoices, payment reminders, time tracking with a timer, estimates that turn into invoices, expense tracking and a mobile app. FreshBooks' US pricing page lists four plans, Lite, Plus, Premium and Select, and FreshBooks offers a 30-day free trial.
The table below shows each tool's pricing. It doesn't mark free plans, time tracking or projects, so those cells show a dash (—); check each tool's details below and its own website before you choose. For Billed's plans, see Billed's pricing page.
What to compare
- Your invoicing needs have changed since you first chose FreshBooks
- You want to compare plans and prices across several invoicing tools
- You want invoicing, payments, time tracking and expenses in the tool you use every day
FreshBooks Alternatives at a Glance
| Tool | Price (as listed) | Free plan | Estimates / quotes | Bank import | Time tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed | Free $0/mo; Pro $10/mo or $99.99/yr; Premium $25/mo or $250/yr | Yes: Free plan, $0/mo | Yes, on all plans | — | Yes, on all plans |
| Bonsai | Essentials $25/user/mo, or $19/user/mo paid annually; invoicing starts on this plan | — | — | — | Yes, from Basic |
| QuickBooks | Simple Start $38/mo; offer shown: $19/mo for 3 months | Yes: QuickBooks Free, $0/mo | Yes (proposals too) | Yes (automated bank feeds) | Essentials and up: employee time on invoices |
| Wave | Starter $0; Pro $190 USD/yr, billed annually | Yes: Starter, $0 | Yes, unlimited | Pro plan | — |
| Xero | Early $27/mo; offer shown: $5.40/mo for 3 months | — | Quotes (Early: 20 invoices) | Yes (bank reconciliation) | Established plan (projects) |
| Zoho Invoice | Free | Yes: free | Quotes | — | Yes, with projects |
FreshBooks alternatives compared by price (as listed), free plan, estimates / quotes, bank import and time tracking, as each tool's own website stated them on November 4, 2026.
Billed
- Price (as listed)
- Free $0/mo; Pro $10/mo or $99.99/yr; Premium $25/mo or $250/yr
- Free plan
- Yes: Free plan, $0/mo
- Estimates / quotes
- Yes, on all plans
- Bank import
- —
- Time tracking
- Yes, on all plans
Bonsai
- Price (as listed)
- Essentials $25/user/mo, or $19/user/mo paid annually; invoicing starts on this plan
- Free plan
- —
- Estimates / quotes
- —
- Bank import
- —
- Time tracking
- Yes, from Basic
QuickBooks
- Price (as listed)
- Simple Start $38/mo; offer shown: $19/mo for 3 months
- Free plan
- Yes: QuickBooks Free, $0/mo
- Estimates / quotes
- Yes (proposals too)
- Bank import
- Yes (automated bank feeds)
- Time tracking
- Essentials and up: employee time on invoices
Wave
- Price (as listed)
- Starter $0; Pro $190 USD/yr, billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes: Starter, $0
- Estimates / quotes
- Yes, unlimited
- Bank import
- Pro plan
- Time tracking
- —
Xero
- Price (as listed)
- Early $27/mo; offer shown: $5.40/mo for 3 months
- Free plan
- —
- Estimates / quotes
- Quotes (Early: 20 invoices)
- Bank import
- Yes (bank reconciliation)
- Time tracking
- Established plan (projects)
Zoho Invoice
- Price (as listed)
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes: free
- Estimates / quotes
- Quotes
- Bank import
- —
- Time tracking
- Yes, with projects
A dash (—) means the tool's own pages didn't state it when they were checked.
Tool details
Billed
Billed publishes this page. Billed's invoice software page says "Billed keeps invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking and reports in one account." It also says: "Choose an invoice template, add your logo and business details, and save the products and services you sell so you can pull them into an invoice instead of retyping them." For repeat clients, the same page says "For clients you bill on a schedule, set up a recurring profile once." and adds that "Payment reminders can be customized." Billed's payments page says "Billed integrates with Stripe to enable online payments on invoices." and "Add your Paypal account to Billed to start accepting payments via Paypal on your invoices." Billed's projects page says you can "Create hourly rate projects, set hourly rates and track task charges automatically when you log tasks." Its invoice software page says you can "Invite your team, accountant or contractors and give them permissions in your account."
- Estimates, expenses, time tracking and reporting alongside invoices
- Invoice templates with your logo
- Recurring invoices
- Payment reminders you can customize
- Online payments through Stripe, and PayPal on invoices
- Hourly rate projects
- Team members with permissions
Who it's for: Businesses that want one account for invoices, estimates, expenses, time and reports
Pricing: Free $0/mo; Pro $10/mo or $99.99/yr; Premium $25/mo or $250/yr
Bonsai
Bonsai calls itself "The unified platform for service businesses" and says you can "Consolidate your projects, clients, and billing into one integrated, easy-to-use platform." Its homepage lists time tracking, budget tracking, client management, a client portal and project management. Bonsai's pricing page prices each plan per user. Its Basic plan lists time tracking, task management and unlimited projects, and its Essentials plan adds invoices and payments, proposals, a client portal and expense tracking. See Bonsai's pricing page for current prices.
- Time tracking and task management
- Project management and budget tracking
- Client management with a client portal
- Invoices and payments
- Invoices and payments aren't on the Basic plan; Bonsai's pricing page lists them from Essentials
Who it's for: Service businesses, which Bonsai says it's built for
Pricing: Essentials $25/user/mo, or $19/user/mo paid annually; invoicing starts on this plan
QuickBooks
Intuit's invoicing page describes QuickBooks Online as accounting software for small businesses, and the page is headed "Automate invoicing for your small business". QuickBooks says you can "Set up recurring invoices to auto-send every day, week, month, or year." Accepted estimates can convert into invoices automatically, and QuickBooks Payments takes cards, PayPal and Venmo. Its mobile app creates and sends invoices. QuickBooks' US pricing page showed different sets of plans on different visits on October 30, 2026; across them it listed QuickBooks Free, Lite, Simple Start, Essentials, Plus and Advanced. The paid plans' prices were shown with a discount for the first 3 months, so see QuickBooks' pricing page for current prices. Its invoicing page lists QuickBooks Free at $0 a month.
- Recurring invoices that send on a schedule
- Estimates that convert into invoices
- Card and PayPal payments through QuickBooks Payments
- Mobile app for creating and sending invoices
- Adding employee time to invoices starts on the Essentials plan, according to QuickBooks' pricing page
Who it's for: Small businesses that want to automate invoicing, as QuickBooks' invoicing page puts it
Pricing: Simple Start $38/mo; offer shown: $19/mo for 3 months
Wave
Wave describes itself as small business software that "keeps your accounting, invoicing, payments, and more in one unified system." Its invoicing page says you can "Add your logo and brand colors to our professional invoice templates", set up recurring invoices with automatic credit card payments for repeat customers, and create invoices with "Wave’s free app for iOS and Android." Wave's pricing page lists a Starter plan that lets you "Create unlimited estimates, invoices, bills, and bookkeeping records", with online card payments at "2.9% + $0.60 per credit card transaction", and a Pro plan that adds "Automate late payment reminders".
- Invoice templates with your logo and brand colors
- Recurring invoices for repeat customers
- Free app for iOS and Android
- Online card payments on invoices
- Automated late payment reminders are listed on the Pro plan
Who it's for: Small business owners and solopreneurs, who Wave says it's built for
Pricing: Starter $0; Pro $190 USD/yr, billed annually
Xero
Xero's US homepage is titled "Accounting Software for Small Businesses". Its invoicing page says you can "Create and send invoices right from your phone, with your logo on each one" and that "Customers can pay online straight from the invoice." It also describes payment reminders that Xero sends for you, recurring invoices and invoice tracking that tells you when a customer opens an invoice. Xero's US pricing page lists several plans, with an introductory discount shown on October 30, 2026. See Xero's pricing page for current prices.
- Invoices with your logo, created from your phone
- Customers can pay online from the invoice
- Payment reminders sent by Xero
- Recurring invoices
Who it's for: Businesses that want to invoice from a phone app, as Xero's invoicing page describes
Pricing: Early $27/mo; offer shown: $5.40/mo for 3 months
Zoho Invoice
Zoho calls Zoho Invoice "Free online invoicing software for small businesses" and says you can "Send tax-compliant invoices, accept online payments, and automate payment reminders with Zoho Invoice." Its homepage lists invoice templates with your logo, quotes that convert into invoices once approved, recurring invoices, payment reminders, expenses, time tracking with timesheets, a customer portal and reports. Zoho's pricing page calls it a "forever-free invoicing solution".
- Free, according to Zoho
- Quotes that convert into invoices
- Recurring invoices and payment reminders
- Time tracking with timesheets
- Customer portal for clients
Who it's for: Small businesses, which Zoho says Zoho Invoice is for
Pricing: Free
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Sources for this page (checked October 30, 2026). FreshBooks: pricing, invoicing, time tracking, estimates, expenses and mobile apps. Bonsai: homepage and pricing. QuickBooks: pricing, invoicing, estimates, payments and mobile app. Wave: homepage, invoicing and pricing. Xero: homepage, invoicing and pricing. Zoho Invoice: homepage and pricing. Billed: invoice software, accept payments, projects, client management and pricing. Vendors change their plans and features, so check each vendor's own pages before you decide.
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