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Billable vs FreshBooks
FreshBooks is accounting software that also invoices. Billable is the money side of your business, without the accounting overhead — or the tiered pricing.
The difference
FreshBooks is a capable small-business accounting suite: double-entry books, expenses, bank reconciliation and reports your accountant will recognise. Its plans are tiered, and the number of billable clients you can have is capped until you pay for a higher tier or add-on.
Billable skips the accounting engine and does the everyday money jobs a small business actually touches — quotes, invoices, time, projects, contractors and a clear dashboard. Unlimited clients, free to start, then one flat price with no tier to graduate to.
Head to head
Billable and FreshBooks, side by side.
| Billable | FreshBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ||
| Quotes / estimates | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Fixed, hourly & retainer projects | Hourly-focused | |
| Contractor payouts | Limited | |
| Multi-currency reporting | ||
| Automatic weekly payment reminders | ||
| Multiple businesses on one login | ||
| Full double-entry accounting | ||
| Expense & receipt tracking | ||
| Accept card payments online | ||
| Client limit | Unlimited | Capped by tier |
| Pricing | Free, then flat | Tiered |
Why businesses pick Billable
Built for your business.
No client caps, no tiers
FreshBooks limits how many clients you can bill before you pay more. Billable is free to start and then flat Pro or Teams plans with unlimited clients — the price never changes as you grow.
Built to do, not to reconcile
You get quotes, invoices, time and payouts without a general ledger to maintain. If you don't want to be a part-time bookkeeper, that's the point.
Run more than one venture
Keep a side project and your main gig as separate organisations under one login and one subscription — something FreshBooks charges separately for.
Being fair
When FreshBooks might suit you better.
No tool is right for everyone. FreshBooks is the better pick if:
- You want real double-entry bookkeeping, bank feeds and reconciliation in the same tool.
- You want accountant-ready financial statements, like a profit and loss and a balance sheet, produced for you.
- You want clients to pay by card directly from the invoice.
Pricing at a glance
Free to start and flat after, or a plan to climb.
Billable
Free , then $9/mo
Free for up to 1 active project, then flat Pro or Teams plans with unlimited clients — no per-user fees.
Pro is for you. Teams is $69/mo for up to 10 people, one flat price.
FreshBooks
Tiered monthly plans where the billable-client limit and features step up with each tier.
Keep comparing
How Billable stacks up against the rest.
Invoicing that doesn't ask you to keep books.
Everything Billable does — quotes, invoices, time, projects and finances — in one calm place. Free for up to 1 active project, then a flat Pro or Teams plan.
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