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Compare FreshBooks and HighLevel 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
$97.00 Per Month
FreshBooks
Star Rating
(952)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 plansHighLevel
Star Rating
(577)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$97.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansFreshBooks vs HighLevel
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 HighLevel.
- 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 HighLevel over FreshBooks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
HighLevel
Starter
$97.00
Per Month
All the tools you need to grow your businesses online with unlimited Users, unlimited Contacts, and a suite of AI tools!
- CRM
- Email & SMS Marketing
- Funnel & Website Builders
Free Trial
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
HighLevel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
762
8.7
184
Ease of Use
9.1
854
7.8
520
Ease of Setup
9.2
463
7.4
311
Ease of Admin
9.2
335
8.1
134
Quality of Support
9.2
711
8.2
179
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
330
8.7
128
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
759
8.9
181
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
110
Not enough data
8.4
107
Not enough data
7.5
83
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.3
82
Not enough data
7.9
80
Not enough data
8.1
87
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
9.1
103
Not enough data
9.0
106
Not enough data
8.3
96
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.0
91
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.2
90
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
8.3
102
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.3
101
Not enough data
7.8
89
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
104
Not enough data
8.9
102
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.5
98
Not enough data
7.8
82
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
8.1
78
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
60
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Email Marketing
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.7
88
Online Marketing
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Lead Management
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
9.1
81
Campaign Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Social
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
78
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.4
78
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
82
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.7
83
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.4
72
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
89
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
135
Not enough data
8.5
118
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
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
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
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
274
|
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
143
Not enough data
7.6
154
Not enough data
8.6
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.7
361
|
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
287
|
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
8.7
10
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
Messenger
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Channels
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Customers
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
9.4
60
Not enough data
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
8.7
58
SMS Platform
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.2
62
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
7.1
47
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.6
55
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Channels
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Design
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
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
Responses
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
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
Responses
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Support Automation
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Communication
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
7
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
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
Basic Communication
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
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Features
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
Consumer Intelligence
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
8.6
42
Media Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
In-House Management
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.5
39
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.1
30
Agentic AI - Online Reputation 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
Customizations
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
9.3
52
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
9.2
46
Growth
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
9.5
46
Not enough data
7.9
48
Not enough data
8.3
45
Content
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
8.5
39
Support
Not enough data
8.4
46
Time Tracking
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.5
118
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
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FreshBooks and HighLevel share no categories
Unique Categories
FreshBooks is categorized as Time Tracking, Expense Management, Payroll, Billing, Accounting, and Payment Processing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreshBooks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HighLevel
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
17.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.5%
Consulting
4.0%
Other
63.3%
Marketing and Advertising
43.9%
Consulting
9.7%
Real Estate
5.1%
Professional Training & Coaching
4.4%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.4%
Other
32.6%
Discussions
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
What is high level app?
2 Comments
MB
HighLevel as several mobile app options. You can contract with HighLevel to have them build your own branded app or you can use their Grey Labeled app called...Read more
Why less options for funnel and website section?
1 Comment
ST
Hey there!
Thank you for the question.
I am Head of Product Management at highLevel.
We would love to hear about more options that you want on...Read more
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