Compare FreshBooks and Freshsales 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2.30 Per Month
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
FreshBooks
Star Rating
(962)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2.30 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansFreshsales
Star Rating
(1,224)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansFreshBooks vs Freshsales
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 Freshsales.
- 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 Freshsales over FreshBooks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FreshBooks
Lite
Starting at $2.30
Per Month
For professionals with basic needs
- Send unlimited invoices to up to 5 clients
- Track unlimited expenses
- Send unlimited estimates
Freshsales
Growth
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
Tailored for startups and SMBs seeking efficient pipeline management and engagement across channels
- Web Forms
- SMS & WhatsApp
- Basic Workflows
Free Trial
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Freshsales
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
766
8.7
1,040
Ease of Use
9.1
864
9.0
1,053
Ease of Setup
9.2
466
8.8
560
Ease of Admin
9.2
336
8.9
535
Quality of Support
9.2
715
8.8
1,010
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
331
9.0
529
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
762
9.3
1,034
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.9
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
417
Not enough data
8.8
707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
706
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
507
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
336
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
482
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
468
Not enough data
8.4
510
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
8.5
549
Not enough data
8.5
522
Not enough data
8.9
628
Not enough data
7.9
114
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.5
534
Not enough data
8.6
542
Not enough data
8.6
548
Not enough data
8.2
458
Not enough data
8.4
478
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
630
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
508
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
331
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
404
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
414
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
314
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
258
Not enough data
8.0
301
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
408
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
285
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
331
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
297
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
84
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
Email Marketing
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
11
Online Marketing
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Management
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
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
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Expense Reports
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
6.8
79
Not enough data
6.5
76
Not enough data
6.1
71
Not enough data
6.5
72
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
9.0
136
Not enough data
8.4
119
Not enough data
8.2
124
Not enough data
Mobile
8.2
84
Not enough data
6.9
81
Not enough data
5.6
73
Not enough data
Platform
6.2
63
Not enough data
6.3
66
Not enough data
Administration
7.0
63
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
General Ledger
8.1
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
8.7
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
8.2
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
142
Not enough data
Other Functionality
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
144
Not enough data
7.6
154
Not enough data
8.6
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
200
Not enough data
7.6
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
386
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
164
Not enough data
7.6
150
Not enough data
8.4
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
9.1
379
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
153
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
216
Not enough data
Cash Flow
8.3
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
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
Not enough data
Revenue
8.4
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
163
Not enough data
Payroll
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
Not enough data
AI
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
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Taxes
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Integration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Lead Generation
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
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
18
Organization
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.3
23
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
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
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
9.0
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
64
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
8.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
57
AI and Automation
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
7.7
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
28
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
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
Payment Processing
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
7.3
67
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Payment Options
7.3
64
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Security
7.4
62
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
67
Not enough data
7.1
64
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.4
143
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.3
134
Not enough data
Bill Processing
7.6
128
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.3
127
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
131
Not enough data
8.4
133
Not enough data
7.1
102
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Attribution
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.6
50
Discovery
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.7
50
Management
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
9.0
51
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.7
51
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incentives
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
30
Personalization
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.4
31
Administrative
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.4
28
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
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
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.8
217
Not enough data
8.2
50
Customizations
Not enough data
9.0
234
Not enough data
9.2
239
Not enough data
8.9
246
Not enough data
8.6
220
Not enough data
8.9
241
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
32
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
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
84
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
7.6
80
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
7.8
79
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
8.7
89
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Calling
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contacts
Not enough data
9.0
151
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
9.0
143
Insights
Not enough data
9.1
165
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
9.0
145
Not enough data
9.0
141
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
9.0
136
Not enough data
8.4
119
Not enough data
8.2
124
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.6
76
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FreshBooks and Freshsales share no categories
Unique Categories
FreshBooks is categorized as Time Tracking, Expense Management, Payroll, Billing, Accounting, and Payment Processing
Freshsales is categorized as Sales Engagement, AI Sales Assistant, Online Form Builder, Outbound Call Tracking, Sales Analytics, Lead Scoring, Email Tracking, Sales Performance Management, CRM, Visitor Identification, and Marketing Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreshBooks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Freshsales
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
17.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.6%
Computer Software
4.2%
Other
63.0%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Software
13.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.9%
Financial Services
4.1%
Internet
3.6%
Other
53.9%
Discussions
Does FreshBooks support recurring billing?
3 Comments
Official Response from FreshBooks
The FreshBooks employee time tracking feature allows employees to log and track time easily to their own time sheet. Account administrators get the final say...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
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 Freshsales used for?
2 Comments
BP
It's used for a number of things from lead generation to managing client accounts. It's a great tool to keep everything under 1 umbrella that is accessible...Read more
What are the three benefits of CRM?
2 Comments
BP
1. Creating sequences/pipelines to contact leads quicker and stay in communication with them easier
2. Allowing the sales team to easily access the...Read more
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