FreshBooks pricing 2026: plans and costs
How AI answers describe FreshBooks pricing
Sources: Official pricing pages for Wave, QuickBooks, Xero and FreshBooks.
Compared to: QuickBooks Online · Xero · Zoho
- Examples include Zoho Books at $0–$70/month, Xero at $25–$90/month, FreshBooks at $23–$70/month, and QuickBooks Online at $38–$340/month.
- FreshBooks: 30-day free trial for Lite, Plus, and Premium plans.
- The accounting software with the clearest public pricing is generally Xero, FreshBooks, Wave, Zoho Books, and Patriot Software.
Quick pricing summary
- Lite: $23 month
- Plus: $43 month
- Premium: $70 month
- Select: Custom (custom)
- Annual billing: saves 10% vs monthly
- Worth noting: Limited-time offer: 80% off for 4 months (Lite $4.60, Plus $8.60, Premium $14.00/mo). Yearly billing extra 10% off. 30-day money back guarantee. Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 card, 1% ACH.
Plans
Lite
$23 month
- Send invoices to 5 clients
- Track expenses in real time
- Create and send estimates
- Get paid with credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now, Pay Later
- Generate tax-time reports
Plus
$43 month
- Send invoices to 50 clients
- Track expenses in real time
- Create estimates, proposals, and client retainers
- Get paid with credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now, Pay Later
- Generate tax-time reports
- Run financial and accounting reports
- Expense receipt scanning
- Give your accountant access
Premium
$70 month
- Send invoices to unlimited clients
- Track expenses in real time
- Create estimates, proposals, and client retainers
- Generate tax-time reports
- Run financial and accounting reports
- Bill receipt scanning with the ability to add line items
- Give your accountant access
- Check project profitability
- Customize your email templates
Select
Custom custom
- Send invoices to unlimited clients
- Access lower credit card transaction fees and capped bank transfer (ACH) fees
- Bill receipt scanning with automatic capture of multi-line items
- Check project profitability
- Customize email templates and remove FreshBooks branding
- Import your data via Easy Switch
- Dedicated phone support
- 2 Team Member accounts included
- Advanced Payments included
What you get on each plan
| Feature | Lite | Plus | Premium | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billable Clients | 5 Clients | 50 Clients | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Advanced Payments | $20/mo | $20/mo | $20/mo | Included |
| Team Members (per person) | $11/mo | $11/mo | $11/mo | $11/mo |
| Proposals and client retainers | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Financial and accounting reports | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accountant access | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project profitability | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customized email templates | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remove FreshBooks branding | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 2 Team Member accounts included | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Dedicated phone support | — | — | — | ✓ |
Hidden costs & add-ons
| Cost driver | Price | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | $11/mo per user | All plans |
| Advanced Payments | $20/mo | Lite, Plus, Premium (included in Select) |
| FreshBooks Payroll | $40/mo plus $6/mo per user | All plans |
FreshBooks pricing vs alternatives
| Brand | Entry price | Free plan | Model | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreshBooks | $23 / mo | No · 30-day trial | Flat tiers | — | |
| QuickBooks Online | — | — | — | Small and mid-market businesses | Compare → |
| Xero | $27 / mo | No | Flat tiers | Small businesses, and the accountants and bookkeepers who work with them | Compare → |
| Zoho | — | — | — | Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR | Compare → |
| Wave | Free; paid from $19 / mo | Yes | Flat tiers | Freelancers, solopreneurs, contractors and consultants who run small businesses and want simple books and invoicing without accounting expertise | Compare → |
List prices as published on www.freshbooks.com/pricing. Totals are worked examples, not quotes.