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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.30 Per Month
2.9% + 30¢ per successful charge
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 plansStripe Billing
Star Rating
(136)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
2.9% + 30¢ per successful charge
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that FreshBooks excels in user-friendliness, particularly for those without extensive accounting knowledge. Users appreciate its easy invoicing and the ability to manage time, projects, and expenses efficiently, making it a great choice for small businesses.
- According to verified reviews, FreshBooks has a significantly higher overall satisfaction score compared to Stripe Billing, indicating that users feel more positive about their experience with FreshBooks. This is reflected in its strong customer support, which users describe as excellent.
- Users say that Stripe Billing offers impressive flexibility with its pricing models, allowing for various structures such as tiered pricing and metered usage. This adaptability is particularly beneficial for businesses with diverse billing needs.
- Reviewers mention that FreshBooks provides a comprehensive dashboard view that summarizes client statuses and pending payments, enhancing day-to-day usability. This feature is highlighted as a time-saver for users managing multiple clients.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both products are easy to use, FreshBooks has a slight edge in the setup process, with users noting its intuitive onboarding that simplifies getting started compared to Stripe's more complex setup.
- According to recent feedback, Stripe Billing shines in its customization capabilities, allowing users to tailor invoice presentations and product structures. This level of customization is particularly appreciated by users who need to align their billing processes with specific business models.
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
Stripe Billing
Simple pricing
2.9% + 30¢
per successful charge
- No monthly fees
- No refund costs
- No hidden fees
Free Trial
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Stripe Billing
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
762
9.2
113
Ease of Use
9.1
854
9.2
113
Ease of Setup
9.2
463
8.8
65
Ease of Admin
9.2
335
8.8
56
Quality of Support
9.2
711
8.4
96
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
330
8.2
58
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
759
9.1
108
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
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
Billing and Payments
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
7.9
20
Revenue Recognition
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
8.3
18
Revenue Optimization
Not enough data
6.8
17
Not enough data
6.9
17
Not enough data
6.3
18
Not enough data
8.2
19
Billing
Not enough data
9.3
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Dunning
Not enough data
8.6
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
42
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
41
|
Verified
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
35
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Subscription Billing
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
9.0
40
8.6
146
9.4
44
8.3
134
9.3
41
Bill Processing
7.6
128
8.8
38
7.8
124
8.9
39
8.3
127
9.0
45
Integration
7.9
131
8.9
46
8.4
133
8.9
46
7.1
102
8.4
37
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Order Management
Not enough data
7.4
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
25
|
Verified
Products & Plans
Not enough data
8.5
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
21
|
Verified
Pricing
Not enough data
9.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
22
|
Verified
Revenue Management
Not enough data
9.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
26
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
25
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Subscription 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
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FreshBooks and Stripe Billing are categorized as Billing
Unique Categories
FreshBooks is categorized as Time Tracking, Expense Management, Payroll, Accounting, and Payment Processing
Stripe Billing is categorized as Subscription Revenue Management, Subscription Management, and Subscription Billing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreshBooks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Stripe Billing
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%
Computer Software
14.1%
Marketing and Advertising
10.9%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Internet
6.3%
Accounting
6.3%
Other
54.7%
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 stripe billing?
1 Comment
KH
A set of tools that allows you to accept payments globally. It combines subscription management, a no-code billing portal and is flexible and well integrated.Read more
Stripe Billing has no more discussions with answers
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