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FreshBooks
FreshBooks is cloud accounting software for small businesses that combines invoicing, payments, expenses, time tracking, projects and reports.
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- 8.0 No. 12on Best Freelance Invoicing and Expense Apps
- From $23/mo · 30-day trialprice, as published
- Oct 15, 2026read on
What FreshBooks costs
- Select Not published
- Premium $14 / month
- Lite $4.60 / month
- Plus $8.60 / month
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Its statement
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- Runs on
- iPhone Android Web Windows · Mac
- Facts on record
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Facts we read
- AccountingPlus, Premium and Select include double-entry accounting, chart of accounts and financial reports such as profit and loss and balance sheet. · support.freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Accounting availabilityFreshBooks says double-entry accounting features are available on Plus, Premium, and Select plans. · support.freshbooks.com, Sep 29, 2026
- APIThe public API exposes FreshBooks data as JSON for web and desktop integrations and uses OAuth2 access tokens. · freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- API documentationDeveloper documentation includes scenarios, API reference pages, cURL examples, authentication guidance and app creation instructions. · freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Company foundingFreshBooks says Mike McDerment founded the company in 2003. · freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Company size and headquartersLinkedIn lists FreshBooks as a privately held Toronto company with 201–500 employees. · linkedin.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Compliance and hostingFreshBooks says it maintains PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, follows OWASP practices, hosts on Google Cloud Platform and replicates data across geographic locations with nightly backups. · freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Expenses and mileageUsers can import bank expenses, scan receipts and track business mileage through FreshBooks tools and mobile apps. · apps.apple.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Founded2003 · freshbooks.com, Sep 28, 2026
- Free planNo · freshbooks.com, Sep 19, 2026
- HeadquartersToronto, Canada · freshbooks.com, Sep 28, 2026
- Hosting and backupsFreshBooks says its application is hosted on Google Cloud Platform and account data is replicated across two geographic locations and backed up nightly. · freshbooks.com, Sep 29, 2026
- IntegrationsFreshBooks App Store lists more than 100 partner integrations covering payments, payroll, scheduling, projects and other workflows. · appstore.freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- InvoicingThe product creates branded invoices, recurring invoices, reminders and online payment requests. · freshbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
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