--- description: Learn more about FreshBooks price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: FreshBooks Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Billing and Invoicing Software](/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) > [FreshBooks](/software/142390/freshbooks) # FreshBooks Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/142390/freshbooks Page: 1 / 182\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/142390/freshbooks?page=2) > An easy invoicing and accounting solution starting at $8/mth (first 6 mths). Join 24 million people who've already used FreshBooks. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 4529 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** | 4529 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**: $8.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Lite: $8/mth (first 6 months) Plus: $14/mth (first 6 months) Premium: $20/mth (first 6 months) - **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 - Bank Reconciliation - Billable & Non-Billable Hours - Billing & Invoicing - CRM - Client Management - Collaboration Tools - Communication Management - Customer Statements - Customisable Invoices - Direct Deposit - Employee Database - Employee Management - Expense Tracking - Financial Analysis - Financial Reporting - General Ledger - Income & Balance Sheet - Inventory Management - Invoice Management - Invoice Processing - Job Costing - Mileage Tracking - Mobile App - Mobile Receipt Upload - Multi-Currency - Multi-Period Recurring Billing - Online Payments - Payment Processing - 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 - Vendor Management - W-2 Preparation ... and 16 more features ## Integrations (116 total) - 123FormBuilder - 2Ship - AWeber - ActiveCampaign - Acuity Scheduling - Adobe Commerce - Agile CRM - Apipheny - Approveit - Asana - Autotask PSA - Avalara - Basecamp - Bench - Bidsketch ... and 101 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) ## Related Categories - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) - [Mileage Tracking Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/34115/mileage-tracking/software) - [Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/1/accounting/software) - [Construction Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) - [Legal Billing Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/20039/legal-billing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Jobber](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/127994/jobber) — 4.6/5 (1487 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Ideal for expense management" — 5.0/5 > **Derek** | *2 April 2025* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its UI allows easy navigation.For invoicing, you can integrate into your favorite payment tools like Stripe and PayPal > > **Cons**: I found the inventory management features a bit limited for large-usage > > FreshBooks provides invoicing features when your needs ----- ### "FreshBooks Review" — 5.0/5 > **Jack** | *26 March 2026* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The tool is easy to get started with and doesn’t require advanced accounting skills. It works well for keeping a clear overview of financial flows. > > **Cons**: For larger organisations, the reporting can lack depth for more advanced financial needs of the tool. ----- ### "My Overall Overview of FreshBooks" — 5.0/5 > **Pius** | *21 October 2024* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: There is nothing hectic like carrying out repetitive tasks. FreshBooks allows me to save time by automating repetitive accounting tasks such as invoicing, inventory control and billing. > > **Cons**: Even my overall rating depict that I face zero issues when using FreshBooks. > > As an Accountant, I am able to relish a lot with FreshBooks, mainly creating and sending invoices. ----- ### "Great for freelancers..." — 5.0/5 > **Ashley** | *14 January 2026* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that Freshbooks is user friendly. It's simple to create invoices which I do all the time. It saves so much time > > **Cons**: There's nothing I don't like about Freshbooks. It's definitely more for small businesses though. If you are a larger business, I'd look elsewhere. > > I've been using Freshbooks for about 3 years and have had a great experience. It's perfect for my cleaning business and has all the tools I need. ----- ### "Freshbooks over quickbooks" — 5.0/5 > **Aimee** | *2 May 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Freshbooks is inexpensive and i have never had any problems with it. I used it for 3 yrs then switched to quickbooks online and regretted it. I am switching back this yr. > > **Cons**: I had the cheapeat version and had to tyoe all the info from the receipts in mannually. I am going to look into a uograded version because qbooks messed my books up and was so expensive. > > I loved the ease of use and the price was awesome.nevwr had connection issues or issues with it missing or duplicating bank transaction. ----- Page: 1 / 182\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/142390/freshbooks?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/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