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Compare Clover Software and FreshBooks 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
Clover
Star Rating
(91)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CloverFreshBooks
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
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that FreshBooks excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Clover. Users appreciate its intuitive design, which allows even those without accounting expertise to manage invoicing and expenses effectively.
- According to verified reviews, FreshBooks shines in its ease of use and setup, with users highlighting the straightforward onboarding process and the ability to quickly create and edit invoices. This is a stark contrast to Clover, where some users have noted challenges with setup and configuration.
- Users say that FreshBooks provides excellent customer support, which is frequently praised in reviews. This level of support is a key differentiator, as Clover users have reported mixed experiences, with some mentioning slower response times.
- Reviewers mention that FreshBooks offers a comprehensive dashboard that summarizes client statuses and pending payments, making it easier to manage finances. In comparison, while Clover is noted for its reliable hardware and ease of use, it lacks the same level of financial management features.
- G2 reviewers highlight that FreshBooks is particularly well-suited for small businesses, with a large percentage of its user base falling into this category. Clover, while also popular among small businesses, has a slightly lower percentage of reviews from this segment, indicating it may cater to a broader audience.
- According to recent user feedback, Clover is recognized for its robust POS integration and hardware reliability, making it a solid choice for businesses focused on in-person transactions. However, FreshBooks outperforms Clover in areas like invoicing and project management, which are crucial for service-oriented businesses.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Clover
No pricing availableFreshBooks
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
Clover
No trial information availableFreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
74
8.8
761
Ease of Use
8.4
76
9.1
853
Ease of Setup
8.0
40
9.2
462
Ease of Admin
7.4
35
9.2
335
Quality of Support
7.1
66
9.2
710
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
35
9.2
330
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
75
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
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
POS
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Marketing
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Meal Service
9.2
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Payment Processing
9.3
7
8.3
80
9.0
7
8.5
87
9.0
5
8.2
79
8.7
5
7.3
67
Administration
8.3
7
8.3
84
7.0
5
6.8
68
7.2
6
6.6
84
9.7
5
7.0
64
7.0
5
7.1
66
8.1
6
6.8
67
7.5
6
7.0
67
Payment Options
6.0
5
7.3
64
7.2
6
8.4
75
Security
9.7
5
7.4
62
Platform
8.3
5
7.6
67
Not enough data
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
Payment
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Checkout
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
Inventory 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and 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
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Team 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Help and support
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
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payments
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory 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
Integrations
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
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
Clover and FreshBooks are categorized as Payment Processing
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Clover
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
Food & Beverages
18.4%
Retail
12.6%
Restaurants
11.5%
Consumer Services
5.7%
Legal Services
3.4%
Other
48.3%
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
Have you seen huge returns for paying for text promos?
1 Comment
GW
Sorry. No experience using the texting function in Clover.Read more
What is Clover software?
1 Comment
GY
Clover software allows a business to have a virtual terminal when away from the business location where the main POS is located. Also allows access to...Read more
Clover 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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