FreshBooks vs. QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)

FreshBooks

QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)	Score8.9 out of 10	N/A	A now discontinued accounting solution, QuickBooks Self-Employed featured tools to help the self-employed drive growth and financial stability. It is replaced by the more advanced QuickBooks Solopreneur.	N/A

Pricing

FreshBooks

QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)

Lite: $21
per month
Plus: $38
per month
Premium: $65
per month
Select: Custom Pricing

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Pricing Offerings
FreshBooks	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

10% discount for annual pricing.

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	FreshBooks	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	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 Helpful? Verified User Chose FreshBooks I selected FreshBooks because it combined Toggl, Harvest and Quickbooks features into a single system. This simple move allowed for me to save money on the tools and in turn bring all client data into a single portal. FreshBooks is easy to use and automatically generates the … Incentivized Helpful? Tim Vahsholtz Producer in Marketing at Essential Sales Training (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose FreshBooks FreshBooks allows for more than one payment portal, automatically creates, sends, and/or auto charges invoices, and has a more robust automatic emailing system, as compared to PayPal Payments. PayPal Payments is more suited to "one-off" transactions, in my opinion. Also, it is … Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Lee Freelance Web Developer in Engineering at Farland Lee Studios (Internet, 1-10 employees) Chose FreshBooks I am not a full time bookkeeper and when I used to use QuickBooks I felt like I had to relearn the software each time. When I had to do something unusual I frequently got frustrated trying to figure out how to do it. FreshBooks has eliminated that with its ease of use and their … Incentivized Helpful?	Intuit Jonathan Palance Owner in Marketing at Palance Music and Media (Media Production, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) FreshBooks limited my ability to categorize transactions, specifically removing duplicates or excluding them. I selected QuickBooks Self-Employed because it allowed me to be in control of items. Sometimes accounting is just making sure things are organized the way YOU think, … Incentivized Helpful? Lawson Brooks III President/Client Strategy Partner, Business Development/Government Relations Services at Alexander Brooks (Government Relations, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) I selected QBSE because no other system fit my needs as a freelancer and as of now, I've not become aware of a program like this that I would opt out for. Incentivized Helpful?
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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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Features

FreshBooks

QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)

Comparison of Customization features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks 9.1 35 Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 10.0 5 Ratings
API for custom integration	9.330 Ratings	10.04 Ratings
Plug-ins	9.026 Ratings	10.04 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks 10.0 41 Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 10.0 8 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	10.01 Ratings	10.08 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	10.041 Ratings	10.05 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks 7.5 57 Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 10.0 14 Ratings
Dashboards	9.057 Ratings	10.012 Ratings
Standard reports	8.855 Ratings	10.014 Ratings
Custom reports	4.82 Ratings	10.08 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks 7.5 56 Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 10.0 15 Ratings
Accounts payable	8.041 Ratings	10.09 Ratings
Accounts receivable	9.455 Ratings	10.010 Ratings
Cash management	7.03 Ratings	10.09 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	7.02 Ratings	10.010 Ratings
Expense management	6.651 Ratings	10.014 Ratings
Time tracking	7.642 Ratings	10.07 Ratings
Multi-currency support	7.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Regulations compliance	6.021 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Self-service portal	9.13 Ratings	10.08 Ratings
Fixed asset management	00 Ratings	10.04 Ratings
Multi-division support	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	00 Ratings	10.013 Ratings
Global Financial Support	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Localizations	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	00 Ratings	10.06 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	00 Ratings	10.04 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Standardized Processes	00 Ratings	10.05 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks 9.5 49 Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 10.0 5 Ratings
Pricing	8.839 Ratings	10.04 Ratings
Order entry	9.337 Ratings	10.04 Ratings
Credit card processing	9.741 Ratings	10.05 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	10.01 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Order Orchestration	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks - Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 7.8 3 Ratings
Pay calculation	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	00 Ratings	5.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Feature	FreshBooks - Ratings	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) 10.0 3 Ratings
Inventory tracking	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Automatic reordering	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Location management	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Manufacturing module	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

User Ratings
	FreshBooks	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	9.4 (75 ratings)	10.0 (15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.6 (18 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.6 (20 ratings)	9.4 (2 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	6.0 (11 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
CPA Rating	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

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