# FreshBooks

FreshBooks is cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. It covers invoicing, time tracking, expense tracking, online payments, bank reconciliation and accounting reports. Payroll and Advanced Payments are sold as add-ons to its Lite, Plus, Premium and Select plans.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/freshbooks · data of 2026-11-02

## Facts

- Founded: 2003
- Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
- Employees: 201–500
- Company type: Private, venture-backed
- Latest funding: Series E
- Deployment: Cloud-based web application with iOS and Android apps
- Best for: Freelancers, solopreneurs and small service-based businesses with employees or contractors
- Compliance: SOC 2 Type 1 (audited by A-LIGN, February 2023), PCI DSS

## Products

- Invoicing: Creates professional invoices with tracked time and expenses, calculated taxes and payment options.
- Billing and Payments: Automated invoices, recurring billing, late payment reminders and online card and bank transfer payments.
- Expenses: Mobile receipt scanning, bank account imports and automated expense categorization.
- Accounting: Double-entry accounting reports, bank reconciliation and accountant access.
- Payroll: Add-on for running payroll, calculating taxes and paying team members.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Software | 4 of 48 | 28.8 | 36 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 32.6 | 55.6% |
| google_ai_mode | 28.1 | 37.0% |
| perplexity | 25.6 | 40.7% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “FreshBooks AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/freshbooks, data of 2026-11-02. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).