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FreshBooks Pricing & Costs 2026

Invoice-first accounting built around billable time and client work. Understand the full cost of FreshBooks including licensing, implementation, support, and total cost of ownership — and get a personalised quote in minutes.

Best for: Freelancers and small service firms that bill by time and project

FreshBooks for your industry

Professional Services ERP→Construction ERP→

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Number of ERP Users

5 – 5,000 active users

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Published Subscription Pricing

This product publishes its prices. Plans are sold per company or per licence rather than per named user, so the tier you need is usually decided by transaction volume, feature depth or a bundled user allowance rather than by headcount. That makes cost unusually predictable — but check the allowance carefully, because exceeding a plan's cap on users, invoices or orders forces a jump to the next tier rather than an incremental charge. Published list prices are also the starting point for annual-billing discounts, which are common in this segment.

FreshBooks Pricing Breakdown

Pricing Model	Published subscription tiers
Starting Price	$23/mo
Base Platform Fee	$23/month (Lite)
Per-User Range	$11 – $11/user/month
Typical Total TCO	$275–$1,000/yr
Implementation Cost	$0 – $500
Annual Support / Maintenance	Included in subscription
Implementation Timeline	Under 1 week

About FreshBooks Pricing

FreshBooks is priced per account with billable-client caps rather than feature gates, which is the key to reading its price list. US list pricing is Lite $23/month for 5 billable clients, Plus $43/month for 50 clients and Premium $70/month for unlimited clients, with a custom-priced Select tier above that. Annual billing saves about 10%, and heavy promotional discounting — often 90% off for the first few months — means the renewal price is usually the number that matters. Every plan is single-user: each additional team member is $11/month on top, so a four-person firm on Plus is really paying $76/month rather than $43. FreshBooks is built around billable time and client work, and has no inventory or stock capability at all, so it is a service-business product rather than a general ledger for product companies.

What Drives FreshBooks Pricing?

1Number of billable clients, which is what tiers the plans rather than features
2Team members, charged at $11/month each on every plan
3Monthly versus annual billing, roughly a 10% difference
4Promotional first-period discounting, which expires into full list price
5Payment processing fees on invoices paid through FreshBooks

FreshBooks Module Availability & Pricing Impact

Each additional module increases your FreshBooks subscription cost. Modules rated “Strong” are core capabilities; “Basic” modules may require add-ons or third-party integrations.

Finance & Accountingmoderate

Salesbasic

Project Managementmoderate

Business Intelligencebasic

ManufacturingNot Available

Supply ChainNot Available

HR & PayrollNot Available

Inventory ManagementNot Available

ProcurementNot Available

Warehouse ManagementNot Available

EcommerceNot Available

Quality ManagementNot Available

Field ServiceNot Available

Asset ManagementNot Available

FreshBooks Pros & Cons

Advantages

Best-in-class invoicing, time tracking and client-facing experience for service businesses
Genuinely simple to run without an accountant
Transparent published pricing with a real 30-day trial

Considerations

Billable-client caps on the lower plans (5 on Lite, 50 on Plus) rather than feature caps
Every additional team member is charged separately at $11/month
No inventory, no stock, no manufacturing — unsuitable for any product business

FreshBooks Pricing FAQs

How much does FreshBooks cost?

FreshBooks costs $23/month for Lite, $43/month for Plus and $70/month for Premium, with a custom-priced Select plan above that. Annual billing saves about 10%.

Does FreshBooks charge per user?

Yes, indirectly. Every plan covers one user and additional team members are $11/month each. That is easy to miss when comparing the headline price against Xero, which includes unlimited users on every plan.

What is a billable client in FreshBooks pricing?

It is the cap that decides your plan. Lite allows 5 billable clients, Plus 50, and Premium unlimited. Because the caps are on clients rather than features, a small firm with many small clients can be pushed to Premium despite needing nothing advanced.

Is FreshBooks suitable for a product business?

No. There is no inventory, no stock and no manufacturing capability. FreshBooks is designed for service businesses that bill by time and project — freelancers, agencies, consultancies and trades. Product businesses should look at QuickBooks, Xero or Zoho Books instead.

Is the advertised FreshBooks price the real price?

Often not for the first year. FreshBooks runs aggressive introductory offers, sometimes 90% off for several months. Budget against the list price of $23 to $70 a month plus $11 per extra team member, because that is what renewal costs.