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FreshBooks vs Zoho Books

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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USD · US · source: www.zoho.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

$ 0 Price/Org/Month Price/Org/Month Billed Annually

Flat · Price/Org/Month Standalone · Free
Standard
USD 20 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment

$ 20 $ 15 Price/Org/Month Price/Org/Month Billed Annually

Flat · Price/Org/Month Standalone · Fixed
Professional
USD 50 monthly · USD 40 / month with annual commitment

$ 50 $ 40 Price/Org/Month Price/Org/Month Billed Annually

Flat · Price/Org/Month Standalone · Fixed
Premium
USD 70 monthly · USD 60 / month with annual commitment

$ 70 $ 60 Price/Org/Month Price/Org/Month Billed Annually

Flat · Price/Org/Month Standalone · Fixed
Elite
USD 150 monthly · USD 120 / month with annual commitment

$ 150 $ 120 Price/Org/Month Price/Org/Month Billed Annually

Flat · Price/Org/Month Standalone · Fixed
Ultimate
USD 275 monthly · USD 240 / month with annual commitment

$ 275 $ 240 Price/Org/Month Price/Org/Month Billed Annually

Flat · Price/Org/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

Zoho Books

Free

Highlights

Create invoices, quotes, expenses & journals

Included

Highlights

Receipt autoscans

50 scans per month

Included

Highlights

Sales receipts

Included

Highlights

Manage vendors

Included

Highlights

Mileage tracking

Included

Highlights

Accept online payments

Included

Highlights

Enable self-service customer portal

Included

Highlights

Retention payments

Included

Highlights

Automate payment reminders

Included

Highlights

Bank reconciliation

Included

Highlights

Setup recurring invoices

Included

Highlights

W-9 management

Included

Highlights

Track 1099 contractors

Included

Highlights

Prepare and file 1099s

Included

Highlights

P&L, Balance Sheet & 50+ Reports

Included

Highlights

Users

1 User + 1 Accountant

Included

Highlights

Email Support

Included

Highlights

Annual invoice limit

1,000

Limited

Highlights

Annual expenses limit

1,000

Limited

Highlights

Scheduled reports

5

Limited

Highlights

Revenue threshold

$50K

Limited

Standard

Highlights

Everything in Free

Included

Highlights

Progress invoicing

Included

Highlights

Track sales tax and use tax

Included

Highlights

E-File 1099-MISC & 1099-NEC

Included

Highlights

Connect bank feeds

Included

Highlights

Setup recurring expenses

Included

Highlights

Enable transaction period locking

Included

Highlights

Add custom fields

Included

Highlights

Create custom reports

Included

Highlights

Create journal templates

Included

Highlights

API Access

Included

Highlights

Users

3 Users

Included

Highlights

Email, Voice, and Chat Support

Included

Highlights

Receipt autoscans

200 scans per month

Included

Highlights

Annual invoice limit

5,000

Limited

Highlights

Annual expenses limit

5,000

Limited

Highlights

Scheduled reports

50

Limited

Professional

Highlights

Everything in Standard

Included

Highlights

Track sales and purchase orders

Included

Highlights

Record multi-currency transactions

Included

Highlights

Bill timesheets

Included

Highlights

Project profitability

Included

Highlights

Manage retainers

Included

Highlights

Track inventory

Included

Highlights

Create price lists

Included

Highlights

Setup sales and purchase approvals

Included

Highlights

Customize business workflows

Included

Highlights

Collaborate with users (chat, voice, video and screen sharing)

Included

Highlights

Create custom user roles

Included

Highlights

Users

5 Users

Included

Highlights

Email, Voice, and Chat Support

Included

Highlights

Receipt autoscans

200 scans per month

Included

Highlights

Annual invoice limit

10,000

Limited

Highlights

Annual bills/expenses limit

10,000

Limited

Highlights

Scheduled reports

200

Limited

Premium

Highlights

Everything in Professional

Included

Highlights

Revenue recognition - Basic

Included

Highlights

Fixed asset management

Included

Highlights

Profit Margin

Included

Highlights

Manage budgets

Included

Highlights

Cashflow forecasting

Included

Highlights

Enable self-service vendor portal

Included

Highlights

Set up custom domain

Included

Highlights

Create business-specific custom modules

Included

Highlights

Add custom button

Included

Highlights

Create custom field validation rules

Included

Highlights

Embed contextual web pages/apps

Included

Highlights

Manage custom functions

Included

Highlights

Users

10 Users

Included

Highlights

Email, Voice, and Chat Support

Included

Highlights

Receipt autoscans

1,000 scans per month

Included

Highlights

Annual invoice limit

25,000

Limited

Highlights

Annual bills/expenses limit

25,000

Limited

Highlights

Scheduled reports

200

Limited

Elite

Highlights

Everything in Premium

Included

Highlights

Revenue recognition - Advanced

Included

Highlights

Dashboard customization

Included

Highlights

Blueprints

Included

Highlights

Advanced Inventory Control

Included

Highlights

Manage warehouses

Included

Highlights

Composite items

Included

Highlights

Track serial numbers

Included

Highlights

Batch tracking

Included

Highlights

Print shipping label

Included

Highlights

Track shipments

Included

Highlights

Connect online sales channels (Etsy, eBay, Amazon)

Included

Highlights

Integrate Shopify stores

Up to 2

Included

Highlights

Track bin locations

Included

Highlights

Users

10 Users

Included

Highlights

Email, Voice, and Chat Support

Included

Highlights

Receipt autoscans

1,000 scans per month

Included

Highlights

Annual invoice limit

100,000

Limited

Highlights

Annual bills/expenses limit

100,000

Limited

Highlights

Scheduled reports

200

Limited

Highlights

Asynchronous report export records

1,000,000

Limited

Ultimate

Highlights

Everything in Elite

Included

Highlights

Advanced analytics

Included

Highlights

50+ Pre-built data visualization

Included

Highlights

Add and track KPIs for your business

Included

Highlights

Analyze along with other data sources (with Zoho Analytics add-on)

Included

Highlights

Collaboratively create reports with colleagues

Included

Highlights

Embed reports in web sites/applications

Included

Highlights

Records/Rows

3 Million

Included

Highlights

Users

15 Users

Included

Highlights

Email, Voice, and Chat Support

Included

Highlights

Receipt autoscans

1,000 scans per month

Included

Highlights

Annual invoice limit

100,000

Limited

Highlights

Annual bills/expenses limit

100,000

Limited

Highlights

Scheduled reports

200

Limited

Highlights

Asynchronous report export records

1,000,000

Limited

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

Zoho Books

    • Free: Free
    • Standard: USD 20 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment
    • Professional: USD 50 monthly · USD 40 / month with annual commitment
    • Premium: USD 70 monthly · USD 60 / month with annual commitment
    • Elite: USD 150 monthly · USD 120 / month with annual commitment
    • Ultimate: USD 275 monthly · USD 240 / month with annual commitment
    • Free: Free
    • Standard: USD 20 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment
    • Professional: USD 50 monthly · USD 40 / month with annual commitment
    • Premium: USD 70 monthly · USD 60 / month with annual commitment
    • Elite: USD 150 monthly · USD 120 / month with annual commitment
    • Ultimate: USD 275 monthly · USD 240 / month with annual commitment