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Compare FreshBooks and Laserfiche 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (59.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
$53.00 1 Users Per Month
FreshBooks
Star Rating
(959)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 plansLaserfiche
Star Rating
(1,162)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$53.00 1 Users Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansFreshBooks vs Laserfiche
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FreshBooks easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Laserfiche 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 Laserfiche 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
Laserfiche
Laserfiche Cloud Starter
$53.00
1 Users Per Month
Support paperless goals with a proven document management system. Starts at 1 user.
- Import, store & organize files, bulk import emails and files, full-text search, customizable metadata, Microsoft 365 integration
- Collaborate across content, simultaneous document editing, document versioning, external file sharing, annotations
- Manage access to information, fine-grained access controls, redactions, offline mobile access
Free Trial
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Laserfiche
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
765
9.1
986
Ease of Use
9.1
861
8.8
1,013
Ease of Setup
9.2
466
8.2
733
Ease of Admin
9.2
336
8.5
710
Quality of Support
9.2
714
9.0
943
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
331
9.2
709
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
762
9.5
989
Features by Category
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
File Management
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.2
29
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.7
30
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.5
29
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.4
29
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.4
44
General Ledger
8.1
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
8.7
399
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
8.3
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
143
Not enough data
Other Functionality
7.2
126
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
129
Not enough data
7.3
133
Not enough data
7.5
144
Not enough data
7.6
155
Not enough data
8.6
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
201
Not enough data
7.6
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
387
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
165
Not enough data
7.6
151
Not enough data
8.4
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
138
Not enough data
9.1
380
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
154
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
217
Not enough data
Cash Flow
8.3
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.6
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
Revenue
8.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
164
Not enough data
Payroll
7.8
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
AI
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.5
37
Not enough data
7.4
36
Not enough data
7.0
39
Not enough data
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
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
Edit
Not enough data
8.9
425
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
8.9
398
Logistics
Not enough data
9.1
439
Not enough data
8.9
406
Not enough data
8.7
374
Not enough data
9.3
448
Not enough data
9.0
447
Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
9.1
111
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
7.8
84
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
8.0
77
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
7.9
74
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
8.2
73
Risk
Not enough data
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.6
88
Recovery
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.5
104
Audit
Not enough data
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
7.8
70
Not enough data
8.0
79
Fraud
Not enough data
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.4
92
Agentic AI - AP Automation
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
Digital Workflows
Not enough data
8.9
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
195
|
Verified
Forms
Not enough data
8.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
|
Verified
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
183
Not enough data
8.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
131
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Digital Process Automation (DPA)
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
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
Operating System
Not enough data
9.1
246
Not enough data
7.3
148
Not enough data
7.3
133
Document Processing
Not enough data
8.9
242
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
8.0
186
Not enough data
8.5
192
Not enough data
8.4
212
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
214
Not enough data
8.6
218
Not enough data
8.6
208
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.1
221
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
214
Not enough data
9.0
219
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
192
Not enough data
7.8
165
Not enough data
9.0
215
Not enough data
7.7
142
Not enough data
8.3
180
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.0
123
Process Management
Not enough data
8.9
416
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
8.9
404
Not enough data
8.5
319
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
8.5
295
Not enough data
9.1
354
Customization
Not enough data
9.0
445
Not enough data
9.1
450
Not enough data
9.1
448
Not enough data
8.5
386
Not enough data
8.6
386
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
419
Not enough data
8.6
395
Not enough data
9.0
424
Not enough data
9.0
431
Agentic AI - Business Process 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
Process Development
Not enough data
9.1
352
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
Not enough data
9.1
287
Not enough data
9.4
298
Not enough data
8.9
284
Not enough data
8.9
265
Not enough data
8.7
253
Not enough data
8.8
258
Not enough data
9.2
267
Not enough data
8.5
236
Not enough data
8.8
240
Not enough data
8.9
289
Not enough data
9.0
267
Not enough data
8.0
199
Workflow
Not enough data
9.2
279
Not enough data
9.0
269
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
9.2
262
Not enough data
8.7
214
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.9
279
Not enough data
8.6
256
Not enough data
8.9
228
Not enough data
8.4
196
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 Laserfiche 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.)
Laserfiche
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
17.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.6%
Computer Software
4.1%
Other
63.0%
Government Administration
38.0%
Education Management
7.4%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.2%
Higher Education
4.5%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
40.7%
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 the best way to explain Laserfische to a non-user?
3 Comments
GM
Laserfiche started in the 1980's as a means of digitizing paper (hence LaserFICHE as in old school fiche readers) so rooms full of poorly organized paper...Read more
Would it be possible to get a trial version of laserfiche RIO etc (e.g. billed weekly/monthly through dedicated server provider Laserfiche would partner with)? Would be great and safer than an offline I guess?
3 Comments
JS
I don't believe so however, ask a Laserfiche Employee for the Empower Virtual Machine. This is a free virtual environment that mimics the Full version of...Read more
How many individuals in your workplace utilize Laserfiche Forms and Workflow?
2 Comments
HI
20 employees minimum.Read more
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