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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 user Per Month
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
BILL AP/AR
Star Rating
(1,563)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(955)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 plansBILL AP/AR 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.
- BILL AP/AR and FreshBooks both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- 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 BILL AP/AR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BILL AP/AR
ESSENTIALS
$49.00
1 user Per Month
Spend 50% less time on AP, automate invoicing, and get paid 2x faster.
- Manually integrate with accounting software via CSV file import/export
- Easily enter bills
- Automate approval workflow
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
BILL AP/AR
Free Trial is available
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,348
8.8
763
Ease of Use
8.8
1,386
9.1
857
Ease of Setup
8.6
940
9.2
464
Ease of Admin
8.7
796
9.2
336
Quality of Support
8.0
1,186
9.2
712
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
790
9.2
331
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
1,357
8.7
760
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
90
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
136
Not enough data
8.4
119
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
128
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
327
|
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
315
|
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
Payment Methods
8.8
134
Not enough data
7.5
114
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Payment Processing
8.5
127
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.5
130
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.2
116
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
8.7
106
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
101
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.8
104
Not enough data
Payment Types
8.8
102
Not enough data
7.8
93
Not enough data
7.2
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
7.0
23
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.6
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
607
Not enough data
8.4
682
|
Verified
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.2
687
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
764
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
725
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
626
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
760
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
759
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
735
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
621
|
Verified
Not enough data
Risk
7.7
604
Not enough data
8.0
614
Not enough data
7.3
569
Not enough data
Recovery
7.5
565
Not enough data
7.6
630
Not enough data
Audit
7.8
635
Not enough data
7.6
572
Not enough data
7.6
599
Not enough data
8.3
635
Not enough data
Fraud
8.0
650
Not enough data
7.8
602
Not enough data
8.0
605
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
6.8
248
Not enough data
6.9
245
Not enough data
7.0
243
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.2
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
397
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
380
|
Verified
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.1
446
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.9
432
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
366
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
342
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
437
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
436
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
360
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.4
83
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
Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Forecasting
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
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
Financial Data Transfer
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
Agentic AI - Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.2
345
8.4
143
8.6
362
8.6
146
8.5
352
8.3
134
Bill Processing
Feature Not Available
7.6
128
Feature Not Available
7.8
124
Feature Not Available
8.3
127
Integration
8.8
362
7.9
131
Feature Not Available
8.4
133
8.2
297
7.1
102
Agentic AI - Billing
6.7
66
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
322
Not enough data
8.6
320
Not enough data
Platform Administration
8.0
316
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
7.8
306
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
8.4
309
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
8.5
223
Not enough data
7.3
205
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
Integrations
8.5
219
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Transactions
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.6
242
Not enough data
Workflows
8.6
222
Not enough data
8.2
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounts Receivable Automation
6.9
51
Not enough data
AI - Accounts Receivable
7.0
48
Not enough data
6.6
46
Not enough data
6.6
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
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
136
Not enough data
8.4
119
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
128
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
BILL AP/AR and FreshBooks are categorized as Billing and Payment Processing
Unique Categories
BILL AP/AR is categorized as Contractor Payments, Enterprise Payment, Accounts Receivable, AP Automation, Invoice Management, and Cash Flow Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BILL AP/AR
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
Accounting
19.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.0%
Computer Software
6.2%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
54.9%
Marketing and Advertising
17.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.5%
Computer Software
4.1%
Other
63.2%
Discussions
How come some of our sttachments dont sync into Bill.com (they are .pdf's) and otherones do?
2 Comments
EC
hi i am also a victim of this BITLL which until now my money is under frozen how can i get it?Read more
How long does Bill com take to pay?
2 Comments
DW
Far, far too long. Where an international wire usually arrives within a couple of days if done without them involved, they take 7. Worst of all, they appear...Read more
When will you have more flexibility with invoices for billing - i.e. adding the ability to have comments on invoices
1 Comment
KJ
From my account, I have the option to add messages on invoices. I have this option both with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. 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
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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