FreshBooks
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A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Cloud accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
How to Replace FreshBooksOverview
Features
46 features across 18 categories
Analytics(1)
Get AI-powered insights on invoice trends, payment patterns, and business growth.
Banking(1)
Automatically sync bank and credit card transactions for reconciliation.
Billing(15)
Send automatic payment reminders to clients before and after invoice due dates.
Configure automatic sequential invoice numbering with custom prefixes.
Perform bulk operations on multiple invoices like sending, duplicating, or deleting.
Create and send estimates to clients with approval workflow and conversion to invoices.
Track invoice payment status with payment receipts and transaction records.
Automatically send reminder emails when invoices are viewed or about to be due.
Schedule invoice delivery for a specific date to align with business cycles.
Monitor invoice lifecycle from creation to payment with detailed status updates.
Customize professional invoice templates with company branding and logo.
Access a library of pre-designed professional invoice templates for different industries.
Create and send professional invoices with custom branding and automated reminders.
Identify and monitor overdue invoices with visual indicators and reports.
Work with clients and suppliers in different currencies with automatic exchange rates.
Automate billing for subscription-based services with recurring invoice templates.
Manage retainer clients with automated monthly billing and hour tracking.
CRM(1)
Maintain detailed client profiles with contact information and transaction history.
Client Management(2)
Allow clients to view invoices, make payments, and track project progress in real-time.
Enable clients to view and pay invoices, submit expenses, and communicate directly.
Collaboration(1)
Add team members with role-based permissions for collaborative accounting.
Data Management(2)
Automatic cloud backup of all financial data with disaster recovery protection.
Export financial data to CSV, PDF, or Excel for external analysis and archiving.
Email(1)
Receive automatic email receipts for all business transactions and payments.
Expense Management(6)
Mark expenses as billable and automatically include them in client invoices.
Automatically categorize and match expenses using machine learning algorithms.
Organize expenses with customizable categories for better financial analysis.
Capture and digitize receipts using mobile camera for automatic categorization.
Track and categorize business expenses automatically with receipt scanning.
Track business mileage and automatically calculate deductible expenses.
Mobility(1)
Access invoicing, time tracking, and expense management on iOS and Android.
Notifications(1)
Receive intelligent notifications about overdue payments and business milestones.
Payments(1)
Accept credit card and bank transfer payments directly from invoices.
Project Management(3)
Set project budgets and track spending against allocated amounts in real-time.
Organize projects, set budgets, and track progress against milestones.
Set budgets per project and track spending with real-time budget utilization.
Reporting(4)
Create custom financial reports filtered by date range, client, or project.
Generate profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports.
View real-time financial health and key metrics on an interactive dashboard.
Generate estimated tax reports and quarterly tax summaries for planning.
Sales(1)
Build professional proposals with pricing, terms, and approval workflows.
Security(2)
Define custom roles with granular permissions for team members and accountants.
Enable two-factor authentication for enhanced account security and data protection.
Time Management(2)
Track overtime hours separately and apply different billing rates automatically.
Log billable hours and track time spent on different projects and clients.
Vendor Management(1)
Maintain vendor profiles with contact details and track all transactions history.
Pricing
Lite
- ✓Basic invoicing and expense tracking
Plus
Popular- ✓Plus time tracking and project management
Premium
- ✓All features including advanced reporting
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Buying FreshBooks saves ~$50,040 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
28 known integrations