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Clear Books vs FreshBooks

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

GBP · US · source: www.clearbooks.co.uk

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Sole Trader Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Sole Trader
GBP 5 monthly

£5/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Sole Trader Plus
GBP 15 monthly

£15/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Property Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Property
GBP 5 monthly

£5/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Foreign Property Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Foreign Property
GBP 5 monthly

£5/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Small
GBP 16 monthly · GBP 14.4 / month with annual commitment

£16 monthly or £14.40/month billed yearly

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Medium Highlighted
GBP 34 monthly · GBP 30.6 / month with annual commitment

£34 monthly or £30.60/month billed yearly

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Large
GBP 44 monthly · GBP 39.6 / month with annual commitment

£44 monthly or £39.60/month billed yearly

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: www.freshbooks.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Lite Highlighted
USD 23 monthly

$1.00 USD/mo for one year Was $23.00 | Save $22.00 $23.00 USD/mo

Flat · USD/mo Standalone · Fixed
Plus
USD 43 monthly

$8.60 USD/mo 80% Off for 3 Months Was $43.00 | Save $103.20 $43.00 USD/mo

Flat · USD/mo Standalone · Fixed
Premium
USD 70 monthly

$14.00 USD/mo 80% Off for 3 Months Was $70.00 | Save $168.00 $70.00 USD/mo

Flat · USD/mo Standalone · Fixed
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Contact sales

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What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Clear Books

Sole Trader Free

Plan card

MTD Income Tax updates

Included

Plan card

Income and expense records

Included

Plan card

Basic reports

Included

Sole Trader

Plan card

Bank feeds

Included

Plan card

Invoice creation

Included

Plan card

Unlimited users

Included

Sole Trader Plus

Plan card

MTD VAT reporting

Included

Plan card

Flat-rate VAT

Included

Plan card

Phone support

Included

Property Free

Plan card

One property

Included

Plan card

MTD filings

Included

Plan card

No transaction limits

Included

Property

Plan card

Multiple properties

Included

Plan card

Bank feeds

Included

Plan card

Business reporting

Included

Foreign Property Free

Plan card

One overseas property

Included

Plan card

MTD filings

Included

Plan card

Income and expense records

Included

Foreign Property

Plan card

Multiple overseas properties

Included

Plan card

Bank feeds

Included

Plan card

Unlimited users

Included

Small

Plan card

Sales and purchases

Included

Plan card

Full reporting

Included

Plan card

Integrations and API

Included

Medium

Plan card

MTD VAT submissions

Included

Plan card

Purchase orders

Included

Plan card

CIS reporting

Included

Large

Plan card

Project accounting

Included

Plan card

Multi-currency

Included

Plan card

Fixed assets

Included

FreshBooks

Lite

Track And Organize Client Info

Billable Clients

5 Clients

Limited

Managing Your Business

Track expenses in real time

Included

Billing Solutions

Create and send estimates

Included

Client Payment Options

Get paid with credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now, Pay Later

Included

Managing Your Business

Generate tax-time reports

Included

Billing Solutions

Proposals and client retainers

Excluded

Managing Your Business

Run financial and accounting reports

Excluded

Managing Your Business

Expense receipt scanning

Excluded

Managing Your Business

Accountant access

Excluded

Managing Your Business

Project profitability

Excluded

Track And Organize Client Info

Customize email templates

Excluded

Track And Organize Client Info

Remove FreshBooks branding

Excluded

Plus

Track And Organize Client Info

Billable Clients

50 Clients

Limited

Managing Your Business

Track expenses in real time

Included

Billing Solutions

Create estimates, proposals, and client retainers

Included

Client Payment Options

Get paid with credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now, Pay Later

Included

Managing Your Business

Generate tax-time reports

Included

Managing Your Business

Run financial and accounting reports

Included

Managing Your Business

Expense receipt scanning

Included

Managing Your Business

Give your accountant access

Included

Managing Your Business

Project profitability

Excluded

Track And Organize Client Info

Customize email templates

Excluded

Track And Organize Client Info

Remove FreshBooks branding

Excluded

Premium

Track And Organize Client Info

Billable Clients

Unlimited

Included

Managing Your Business

Track expenses in real time

Included

Billing Solutions

Create estimates, proposals, and client retainers

Included

Client Payment Options

Get paid with credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Buy Now, Pay Later

Included

Managing Your Business

Generate tax-time reports

Included

Managing Your Business

Run financial and accounting reports

Included

Managing Your Business

Bill receipt scanning with the ability to add line items

Included

Managing Your Business

Give your accountant access

Included

Managing Your Business

Check project profitability

Included

Track And Organize Client Info

Customize your email templates

Included

Track And Organize Client Info

Remove FreshBooks branding

Excluded

Managing Your Business

Dedicated phone support

Excluded

Select

Track And Organize Client Info

Billable Clients

Unlimited

Included

Managing Your Business

Track expenses in real time

Included

Billing Solutions

Create estimates, proposals, and client retainers

Included

Client Payment Options

Access lower credit card transaction fees and capped bank transfer (ACH) fees

Included

Managing Your Business

Generate tax-time reports

Included

Managing Your Business

Run financial and accounting reports

Included

Managing Your Business

Bill receipt scanning with automatic capture of multi-line items

Included

Managing Your Business

Give your accountant access

Included

Managing Your Business

Check project profitability

Included

Track And Organize Client Info

Customize email templates and remove FreshBooks branding

Included

Managing Your Business

Import your data via Easy Switch

Included

Managing Your Business

Dedicated phone support

Included

Add-ons

2 Team Member accounts included

2

Included

Add-ons

Advanced Payments

Included

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Clear Books

    • Sole Trader Free: Free
    • Sole Trader: GBP 5 monthly
    • Sole Trader Plus: GBP 15 monthly
    • Property Free: Free
    • Property: GBP 5 monthly
    • Foreign Property Free: Free
    • Foreign Property: GBP 5 monthly
    • Small: GBP 16 monthly · GBP 14.4 / month with annual commitment
    • Medium: GBP 34 monthly · GBP 30.6 / month with annual commitment
    • Large: GBP 44 monthly · GBP 39.6 / month with annual commitment

FreshBooks

    • Lite: USD 23 monthly
    • Plus: USD 43 monthly
    • Premium: USD 70 monthly
    • Select: Contact sales
    • Lite: USD 23 monthly
    • Plus: USD 43 monthly
    • Premium: USD 70 monthly
    • Select: Contact sales
    • Lite — standard: USD 23 monthly · USD 23 / month with annual commitment
    • Plus — standard: USD 43 monthly · USD 43 / month with annual commitment
    • Premium — standard: USD 70 monthly · USD 70 / month with annual commitment