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FreshBooks vs ZipBooks

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.

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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Flat Standalone · Contact sales

USD · US · source: zipbooks.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Starter — Free
Free

Free

Flat Standalone · Free
Smarter — 15
USD 15 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment

$15/month

Flat · $15/month Standalone · Fixed
Sophisticated — 35
USD 35 monthly · USD 35 / month with annual commitment

$35/month

Flat · $35/month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

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

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

ZipBooks

Starter — Free

Highlights

Send unlimited invoices

Included

Highlights

Manage unlimited vendors & customers

Included

Highlights

Accept digital payments (Square or PayPal)

Included

Highlights

View Basic Reports

Included

Highlights

Connect 1 bank account

Included

Smarter — 15

Highlights

Everything in Starter

Included

Highlights

Schedule recurring invoices with auto-bill

Included

Highlights

Automate reminders

Included

Highlights

Save invoice line items

Included

Highlights

Connect multiple bank accounts

Included

Highlights

Receive account notifications

Included

Highlights

Track time

Included

Highlights

Add 5 team members

5

Included

Sophisticated — 35

Highlights

Everything in Smarter

Included

Highlights

Organize books with smart tagging (by location, project, and custom)

Included

Highlights

Reconcile every account quickly

Included

Highlights

Lock completed books

Included

Highlights

Share documents securely

Included

Highlights

Generate insightful reports

Included

Highlights

Invite unlimited users

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.

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

ZipBooks

    • Starter — Free: Free
    • Smarter — 15: USD 15 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment
    • Sophisticated — 35: USD 35 monthly · USD 35 / month with annual commitment