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FreeAgent

56 Reviews and Ratings

FreshBooks

208 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FreeAgent

    Score6.4 out of 10
    		N/AFreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many apps.

    $13.50

    per month

    FreshBooks

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    		FreshBooks is an accounting service for small businesses. The solution enables users to send and manage invoices, track billable time and collect online payments. The vendor’s value proposition this that their solution provides a straightforward service that simplifies the billing process.

    $21

    per month

    Pricing
    FreeAgentFreshBooks
    Editions & Modules
    FreeAgent
    $13.50
    per month
    FreeAgent
    $135
    per year
    Lite
    $21
    per month
    Plus
    $38
    per month
    Premium
    $65
    per month
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    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreeAgentFreshBooks
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—10% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    FreeAgentFreshBooks
    Considered Both Products
    FreeAgent
    Magda Jaworska
    Manager in Finance and Accounting at Go2 Accountants Ltd (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose FreeAgent
    Our clients use all of the above software providers, some of them using Xero, QuickBooks, FreshBooks, QuickFile, Kashflow, Wave App etc. FreeAgent is best one for me among the free software available as it does everything and we would not even need additional software for …
    Incentivized
    Emma Cossey
    Trainer in Social Media at Quest Professional (E-Learning, 1-10 employees)
    Chose FreeAgent
    I liked FreshBooks - but the support, banking integration and other extras FreeAgent offers won me over.
    Eddie May
    Web Developer & Internet Marketing Consultant at Fresh Web Services Ltd (Internet, 1-10 employees)
    Chose FreeAgent
    I used Fresh Books for about three years prior to switching to FreeAgent. It was the accounting functionality that made the difference - in the past two years I've not regretted the switch. Fresh Books is good, but its the UK accounting features that make FreeAgent …
    FreshBooks
    Daniel Jaworski
    Certified Public Accountant in Finance and Accounting at Deeagle Tax and Accounts Limited (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose FreshBooks
    FreshBooks does very well in comparison, especially since it is free software for Barclays bank users. Sage software is much worse than FreshBooks. However, Xero and QuickBooks, the market leaders, are still ahead with usability, additional features, reporting, and connection …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose FreshBooks
    Years ago we started using FreshBooks and then decided to look for a less expensive option. After trying multiple solutions, we went back to FreshBooks and haven't looked back since. That was over 10 years ago.

    No service can compete with their functionality, pricing, and …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    FreeAgentFreshBooks
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    8.6
    13 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    API for custom integration4.59 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.912 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    8.5
    14 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    10.0
    41 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.013 Ratings10.041 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    6.4
    23 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    57 Ratings
    Dashboards7.121 Ratings9.057 Ratings
    Standard reports7.621 Ratings8.855 Ratings
    Custom reports4.410 Ratings4.82 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    56 Ratings
    Accounts payable8.020 Ratings8.041 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.522 Ratings9.455 Ratings
    Cash management8.520 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.020 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Expense management8.924 Ratings6.651 Ratings
    Time tracking9.018 Ratings7.642 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support8.110 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.78 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.011 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of FreeAgent and FreshBooks
    Feature
    FreeAgent
    8.1
    13 Ratings
    FreshBooks
    9.5
    49 Ratings
    Pricing8.19 Ratings8.839 Ratings
    Order entry6.82 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.25 Ratings9.841 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.13 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FreeAgentFreshBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (25 ratings)
    9.4
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.6
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)