FreshBooks Pricing: Plans & Cost Calculator 2026
Freelancers needing basic invoicing can start with Lite at $23/mo, while growing businesses can choose from 4 plans ranging up to $70/mo.
FreshBooks plans and pricing
Lite
$23/moBest for: Freelancers / small businesses (5 clients)
- ✓70% Off for 4 Months
- ✓Was $23.00 | Save $64.40*
- ✓Send unlimited invoices to 5 clients
- ✓Track unlimited expenses
- ✓Send unlimited estimates
FreshBooks pricing: the quick answer
FreshBooks runs $23 to $70 a month as of July 7, 2026, across three flat plans plus a custom Select tier, with no free plan. Lite is $23/mo but caps you at 5 clients, Plus is $43/mo for up to 50, and Premium is $70/mo for unlimited clients. Annual billing brings those to about $15.73, $29.42, and $47.92 a month. The cost that bites is seats: every plan includes one user, and each extra team member is $11/mo. A 90% off first-three-months promo appears at times, but budget the list price.
- Lite$23/mo
- Plus$43/mo
- Premium$70/mo
- SelectCustom
At $23/mo to start, FreshBooks sits 15% above the $20/mo median across 13 accounting tools we track.
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What FreshBooks really costs
FreshBooks quotes a clean per-plan price, then charges separately for the two things a real team almost always needs: extra people and faster payments.
Pricing Expert Take
Independent analysis · FreshBooks
Value Analysis
FreshBooks stacks four options: Lite at $23/mo, Plus at $43/mo, Premium at $70/mo, and a custom Select tier for high-volume shops. Annual billing knocks roughly 10% off, bringing the three published tiers to about $15.73, $29.42, and $47.92 a month. The catch sits in the client caps. Lite bills only 5 clients and Plus caps at 50, so the price you compare on is rarely the price you stay on. The invoicing and time-tracking experience is genuinely good, which is what people pay the premium for.
Hidden Costs
- Every plan includes just one user; extra team members are $11/mo each, so a three-person team on Plus is really paying around $65/mo.
- Advanced Payments (recurring billing, saved cards) is a $20/mo add-on on Lite, Plus, and Premium, free only on Select.
- FreshBooks Payroll is separate at $40/mo plus $6/mo per person paid.
Red Flags
The seat and payment add-ons mean the sticker price understates what a small team actually pays. Users also report repeated price increases and frustration with plan changes over time.
"They're reducing their plan options and jacking up the price a LOT"
"But they've hiked the price twice"
Based on analysis of recent Reddit and G2 discussions.
Green Wins
- Time tracking is built straight into invoices, which creatives and hourly billers consistently praise.
- The client portal lets customers view and pay invoices online without friction.
- A 90% off first-three-months promo appears periodically for new signups.
Verdict
Lite makes sense only for a solo, service-based freelancer under 5 clients. The moment you add staff or pass the client cap, the true cost climbs through seat and payment add-ons, and Plus at $43/mo becomes the honest starting point. If you want unlimited invoicing without per-seat surprises, Xero or the free tier of Wave scale more cheaply.
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Research Reports
Sources & Data Trail · FreshBooks
- 1.Official Pricing Page·Source of verified tiers(Checked: 2026-07-02)
- 2.Official Website·Official vendor website
- 3.G2·G2 verified user reviews · 4.5/5 · 972 reviews
- 4.Capterra·Capterra verified user reviews · 4.5/5
- 5.TrustRadius·TrustRadius verified reviews
- 6.PeerSpot·PeerSpot enterprise peer reviews