--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of FreshBooks. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: FreshBooks Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Billing and Invoicing Software](/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) > [FreshBooks](/software/142390/freshbooks) # FreshBooks Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/142390/freshbooks Page: 1 / 182\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/142390/freshbooks?page=2) > An easy invoicing and accounting solution starting at £4.40/mth (first 6 mths). Join 24 million people who've already used FreshBooks. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 4506 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses FreshBooks? FreshBooks is cloud based accounting designed to help small businesses in information technology, legal, creative, marketing and construction, among other sectors. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 4506 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: FreshBooks - **Location**: Toronto, Canada - **Founded**: 2004 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £4.40 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Lite: £4.40/mth (first 6 mths) Plus: £7.60/mth (first 6 mths) Premium: £12/mth (first 6 mths) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Accounting - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Bank Reconciliation - Billable & Non-Billable Hours - Billing & Invoicing - Client Management - Collaboration Tools - Customer Statements - Customisable Invoices - Direct Deposit - Electronic Payments - Employee Database - Employee Management - Expense Tracking - Financial Analysis - Financial Management - Financial Reporting - Income & Balance Sheet - Invoice Management - Invoice Processing - Job Costing - Mileage Tracking - Mobile Payments - Mobile Receipt Upload - Multi-Currency - Multi-Period Recurring Billing - Online Payments - Payment Processing - Payroll Management - Payroll Reporting - Performance Metrics - Profit/Loss Statement - Project Management - Project Time Tracking - Quotes/Estimates - Receipt Management - Receivables Ledger - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Spend Control - Tax Calculation - Tax Compliance - Tax Management - Time & Expense Tracking - Timesheet Management - Trip Logs - W-2 Preparation ... and 15 more features ## Integrations (120 total) - 123FormBuilder - 2Ship - AWeber - ActiveCampaign - Acuity Scheduling - Adobe Commerce - Agile CRM - Apipheny - Approveit - Asana - Autotask PSA - Avalara - Basecamp - Bench - Bidsketch ... and 105 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) ## Related Categories - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) - [Mileage Tracking Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/34115/mileage-tracking/software) - [Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/1/accounting/software) - [Construction Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) - [Legal Billing Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/20039/legal-billing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It also needs an internet connection, and switching from another system can take time. ----- ### "Fresh books the good and the bad" — 3.0/5 > **Andros** | *19 November 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: FreshBooks is excellent for managing invoicing and expenses, with its intuitive interface and time-tracking tools that simplify billing. I especially appreciate the automated payment reminders and the ability to accept online payments easily. > > **Cons**: However, its reporting features feel limited, and it can get pricey as your business grows. Some features, like project management, aren’t as robust as dedicated tools. > > FreshBooks is a great solution for small businesses seeking easy invoicing and expense management, though more advanced features and competitive pricing would make it even better. ----- ### "Stranded with financial management? FreshBooks always come to the rescue." — 5.0/5 > **Ben** | *14 May 2025* | Building Materials | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I always turn to FreshBooks when creating invoices because it makes it so easy and help create stunning invoices. FreshBooks also does an impressive work in financial reporting which help keep up with our financial health and operations. Using FreshBooks is so straightforward and no technical skills are required making the learning period very brief. It also help setup automated payment reminders which makes our work easy when reminding clients to make their payments. FreshBooks has strong customer support services with the support team always readily available to offer the needed support. > > **Cons**: Fortunately, i have not experienced any cons. Am full of praise for FreshBooks because i have never found any that i did not like. > > I have been using FreshBooks on a daily basis to run financial operations in our store and the experience has been beyond doubt the best i had hoped for. From simplify invoices creation to creating accurate financial reports, FreshBooks has made my work as a profit center manager so easy. ----- ### "Perfrct invoicing tool for SMEs and freelancers" — 4.0/5 > **Martin** | *31 January 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Perfect for small business/ freelancers. Quick to learn and did everything we needed at the time. Good access via app and automated invoices were ideal. > > **Cons**: The cost of adding more users on as we grew. The limited personalisation at the start was fine but as we used it more and more we had to find workarounds. > > One of our first accounting softwares' we'd used and the main thing we wanted was easy to use, quick invoicing, time tracking on occasion and managing a couple of employees expenses which it did really well. ----- ### "Great for invoicing" — 4.0/5 > **Rebecca** | *23 February 2025* | Design | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The process of making invoices is very simple, and the feature that I like is to set up the alerts for overdue payment.The reports are really useful to keep track of business costs > > **Cons**: The mobile app could use a little more work to be equivalent to the desktop version > > For the most part, FreshBooks does an average job of managing invoices, albeit with some constraints ----- Page: 1 / 182\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/142390/freshbooks?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/142390/freshbooks) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data