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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$25 Monthly Gateway
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
Authorize.net
Star Rating
(205)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$25 Monthly Gateway
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Authorize.netFreshBooks
Star Rating
(947)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansAuthorize.net 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 Authorize.net meets the needs of their business better than FreshBooks.
- 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 FreshBooks over Authorize.net.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Authorize.net
Pricing
$25
Monthly Gateway
setup $49 , 2.9%+30¢ per Per Transaction
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
Authorize.net
Free Trial is available
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
172
8.8
761
Ease of Use
8.3
175
9.2
849
Ease of Setup
8.3
96
9.2
462
Ease of Admin
8.5
91
9.2
335
Quality of Support
8.5
148
9.2
710
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
91
9.2
330
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
172
8.7
758
Features by Category
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
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.2
105
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.6
113
Not enough data
7.2
103
Not enough data
7.9
111
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
127
Not enough data
7.2
97
Not enough data
7.0
94
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
8.3
115
Not enough data
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
Payment Options
7.6
79
Not enough data
8.7
107
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
9.3
137
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
7.6
46
7.3
64
8.5
55
8.4
75
Administration
8.0
132
Not enough data
8.4
100
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
8.0
58
7.1
66
7.9
52
6.8
67
Feature Not Available
7.0
67
Security
8.8
77
Not enough data
8.7
122
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
100
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
7.4
62
Development
7.8
103
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.0
90
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
131
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.5
52
7.6
67
8.6
55
7.1
64
Agentic AI - Payment Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Billing
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Dunning
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Performance
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Reporting
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Subscription Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.0
58
7.1
66
7.9
52
6.8
67
Feature Not Available
7.0
67
Payment Options
7.6
46
7.3
64
8.5
55
8.4
75
Security
Feature Not Available
7.4
62
Platform
8.5
52
7.6
67
8.6
55
7.1
64
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.4
143
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.3
134
Bill Processing
Not enough data
7.6
128
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.3
127
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
131
Not enough data
8.4
133
Not enough data
7.1
102
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intelligence
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Detection
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Response
7.5
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.9
77
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.2
124
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
76
Administration
Not enough data
7.2
105
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.6
113
Not enough data
7.2
103
Not enough data
7.9
111
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
127
Not enough data
7.2
97
Not enough data
7.0
94
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
8.3
115
Not enough data
7.0
99
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Authorize.net and FreshBooks share no categories
Unique Categories
Authorize.net is categorized as E-commerce Fraud Protection, Subscription Billing, and Payment Gateways
FreshBooks is categorized as Time Tracking, Expense Management, Payroll, Billing, Accounting, and Payment Processing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Authorize.net
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
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Internet
5.1%
Retail
4.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.6%
Other
73.0%
Marketing and Advertising
17.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.6%
Consulting
4.0%
Other
63.2%
Discussions
How do I get my money back when they keep it for 90 days?
1 Comment
DM
sue I amRead more
Authorize.net has no more discussions with answers
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
2 Comments
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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