Invoicing & accounting · alternative
The private FreshBooks alternative.
FreshBooks is a lovely invoicing tool, and priced like one. If you want the same clean invoicing plus your whole business in one private app, without the per-client pricing, is the alternative.
Where FreshBooks wins
FreshBooks has a polished client portal, strong time tracking, and mature invoicing built for service businesses. Its portal experience is genuinely good.
Where wins
gives you clean invoicing plus your actual business apps (reselling, brand, agency and more), real profit tracking, and end-to-end encryption, at a flat, low price.
Our honest take
FreshBooks does invoicing really well, credit where it’s due. But it reads your data on its servers, and it stops at the books. runs the actual business behind the invoices, and seals it so we can’t read it.
Tommy, founder of
| Feature | FreshBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Beautiful invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time tracking to invoice | ✓ | ✓ |
| Runs your whole business, not just books | ✓ | ✗ |
| End-to-end encryption | ✓ | ✗ |
| Flat price (no per-client limits) | ✓ | Tiered by clients |
| Starting price | Free · £6.99/mo | Paid only |
Which one is right for you
Pick FreshBooks if…
You want a dedicated invoicing tool with a top-tier client portal and nothing else.
Pick if…
You want great invoicing plus your whole private business in one app, at a flat price.
Does have a client portal like FreshBooks?
focuses on your side of the workflow with clean, sendable invoices. A client-facing portal is on the roadmap.
Is cheaper than FreshBooks?
Usually yes, especially as you add clients, because Pro is a flat £6.99/mo.