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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Starting at $6.30 Per Month
Accelo
Star Rating
(552)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(951)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
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Browse all 4 pricing plansAccelo vs FreshBooks
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FreshBooks easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with FreshBooks overall.
- Reviewers felt that FreshBooks meets the needs of their business better than Accelo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FreshBooks is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Accelo over FreshBooks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Accelo
Professional
Contact Us
Quote-to-cash for profitable
professional service firms.
- Client Project Management
- Client Sales Management
- Client Quote Management
FreshBooks
Lite
Starting at $6.30
Per Month
For professionals with basic needs
- Send unlimited invoices to up to 5 clients
- Track unlimited expenses
- Send unlimited estimates
Free Trial
Accelo
No trial information availableFreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
429
8.8
761
Ease of Use
8.1
433
9.1
853
Ease of Setup
7.2
198
9.2
462
Ease of Admin
7.7
187
9.2
335
Quality of Support
8.8
410
9.2
710
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
185
9.2
330
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
416
8.7
758
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.7
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.5
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
71
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
8.0
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
132
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.3
102
Not enough data
7.5
112
Not enough data
8.1
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
100
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.5
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
65
Not enough data
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.0
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.6
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
93
Not enough data
7.6
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
78
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.4
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration - cpq
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Pricing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quoting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin
9.2
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - cpq
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.6
106
Not enough data
8.0
100
Not enough data
7.6
99
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
7.1
80
Not enough data
7.2
87
Not enough data
7.9
89
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Not enough data
6.8
79
Not enough data
6.5
76
Not enough data
6.1
71
Not enough data
6.5
72
Client Invoicing
8.1
98
9.0
135
8.0
75
8.5
118
8.2
91
8.2
124
Mobile
Not enough data
8.2
84
Not enough data
6.9
81
Not enough data
5.6
73
Platform
Not enough data
6.2
63
Not enough data
6.3
66
Administration
Not enough data
7.0
63
Administration
7.9
85
7.2
105
8.3
91
7.8
106
7.8
89
7.6
113
Feature Not Available
7.2
103
8.5
90
7.9
111
Platform
7.9
88
8.3
127
7.6
81
7.2
97
7.9
69
7.0
94
8.6
90
9.0
126
7.4
78
8.3
115
Feature Not Available
7.0
99
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.1
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
224
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
274
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.2
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
326
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
142
Other Functionality
Not enough data
7.1
125
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
128
Not enough data
7.2
132
Not enough data
7.5
143
Not enough data
7.6
154
Not enough data
8.6
314
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
361
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
200
Not enough data
7.6
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
386
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
164
Not enough data
7.6
150
Not enough data
8.4
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
9.1
379
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
153
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
216
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.3
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
244
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
7.6
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
203
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.4
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
163
Payroll
Not enough data
7.8
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
124
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
7.6
38
Not enough data
7.5
35
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.4
35
Not enough data
7.0
38
Not enough data
7.3
45
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.0
42
Not enough data
7.4
37
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Taxes
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Integration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
Tasks
8.8
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.3
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
149
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.6
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
172
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
135
Not enough data
8.4
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.3
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
161
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.5
25
Not enough data
4.4
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
3.0
5
Not enough data
2.7
5
Not enough data
3.3
6
Not enough data
3.1
6
Not enough data
3.3
6
Not enough data
3.3
6
Not enough data
3.6
6
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
8.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.5
10
Not enough data
4.0
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
18
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
Project Management
6.7
17
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
6.0
16
Not enough data
Resource Management
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
6.6
17
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
7.2
17
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
5.4
17
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
4.1
13
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
5.8
12
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
5.3
12
Not enough data
5.1
12
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
5.4
12
Not enough data
Customer Requirements
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contracts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
Optimization
6.5
11
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
Payment Processing
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
7.3
67
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
6.8
68
Not enough data
6.6
84
Not enough data
7.0
64
Not enough data
7.1
66
Not enough data
6.8
67
Not enough data
7.0
67
Payment Options
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
8.4
75
Security
Not enough data
7.4
62
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
67
Not enough data
7.1
64
Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
93
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
109
Not enough data
7.5
88
Not enough data
9.0
129
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
9.1
131
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Task Management
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
7.1
24
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.3
18
Not enough data
5.1
18
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.8
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
8.2
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.9
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.4
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.1
73
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.9
72
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
13
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Automation
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
Project management
7.9
27
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
Workload
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
7.1
24
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
Integration
7.3
23
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.5
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.3
18
Not enough data
5.0
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content & Documents
6.5
13
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
Controls
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.4
14
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.3
10
Not enough data
4.4
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
7.6
24
8.4
143
8.3
22
8.6
146
6.9
22
8.3
134
Bill Processing
6.1
22
7.6
128
6.7
23
7.8
124
6.7
23
8.3
127
Integration
6.7
24
7.9
131
6.3
24
8.4
133
5.2
22
7.1
102
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
7.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
Sales Management
7.7
13
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
6.8
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
7.9
43
8.8
71
8.1
44
8.9
76
8.0
43
8.9
77
Client Invoicing
8.1
98
9.0
135
8.0
75
8.5
118
8.2
91
8.2
124
Mobile Time Tracking
7.3
37
8.6
76
Administration
7.9
85
7.2
105
8.3
91
7.8
106
7.8
89
7.6
113
Feature Not Available
7.2
103
8.5
90
7.9
111
Platform
7.9
88
8.3
127
7.6
81
7.2
97
7.9
69
7.0
94
8.6
90
9.0
126
7.4
78
8.3
115
Feature Not Available
7.0
99
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Accelo and FreshBooks are categorized as Billing and Time Tracking
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Accelo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FreshBooks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
17.4%
Computer Software
6.3%
Management Consulting
5.2%
Accounting
3.5%
Other
34.7%
Marketing and Advertising
17.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.5%
Consulting
4.0%
Other
63.2%
Discussions
What does Accelo integrate with?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Valentina is absolutely right! Accelo provides a long list of seamless integrations, including very powerful email, accounting and marketing...Read more
Does Accelo offer Customer Support?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Accelo provides free Customer Support to all Accelo users which includes basic 24/6 email responses. Premium Support is available to customers...Read more
When are you coming up with more new exciting features
2 Comments
MG
Best way to find out about upcoming features is to check out the Accelo Blog page. https://www.accelo.com/resources/blog/Read more
Does FreshBooks support recurring billing?
3 Comments
PM
I'm a long-time user, and yes. Freshbooks does recurring billing flawlessly. Your client can also have their credit card information stored so they don't...Read more
How do you like using Freshbooks
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ZB
Hi Rodney,
We have used Freshbooks since 2013, and are in no way affiliated with them.
For the most part, our experience overall has been positive,...Read more
What is the best way to manage deposits against future work as a consultant?
2 Comments
DL
Hi Mark,
You most likely would benefit from the retainer feature in FB which allows you to track time against a retainer payment....Read more
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