Billable Hub

Freshbooks Plan Comparison

Billable Hub focuses on affordable offers for small service businesses. FreshBooks combines invoicing with broader accounting and payment tools.

Plan comparisons

Prices are standard U.S. monthly list prices before promotions. FreshBooks pricing and features were checked on August 12, 2026.

FreshBooks Lite vs. Billable Hub Essentials

Monthly difference

Billable Hub is $18 less

Standard monthly price

FreshBooks
$23/month
Billable Hub
$5/month

Client limit

FreshBooks
5 billable clients
Billable Hub
10 active clients

Team access

FreshBooks
Team members cost $11 per user/month
Billable Hub
2 seats included; additional seats are $5/month

Invoices

FreshBooks
Unlimited customized invoices, recurring invoices, late fees, and payment reminders
Billable Hub
Unlimited invoices, reminders, and a traceable client ledger

Estimates

FreshBooks
Unlimited estimates
Billable Hub
Unlimited estimates

Projects and time

FreshBooks
Project budgets and billing, plus unlimited time tracking
Billable Hub
25 active projects and unlimited time tracking

Expenses

FreshBooks
Unlimited expenses, bank import, and mobile mileage tracking
Billable Hub
Not included on Essentials. Billable Hub does not provide bank integration or mobile mileage tracking

Accounting and reports

FreshBooks
Tax-time reports, business health reports, and dashboards
Billable Hub
Operational views, business reports, and dashboards

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FreshBooks Plus vs. Billable Hub Growth

Monthly difference

Billable Hub is $28 less

Standard monthly price

FreshBooks
$43/month
Billable Hub
$15/month

Client limit

FreshBooks
50 billable clients
Billable Hub
50 active clients

Team access

FreshBooks
Team members cost $11 per user/month
Billable Hub
5 seats included; additional seats are $5/month

Invoices

FreshBooks
Unlimited customized invoices, recurring invoices, late fees, and payment reminders
Billable Hub
Unlimited advanced invoices, recurring billing, late-fee scheduling, and client discussions
More details

Advanced invoicing includes recurring late fees, inline client disputes, and client discussion threads.

Estimates and proposals

FreshBooks
Unlimited estimates and proposals, retainers, deposits, and e-signatures
Billable Hub
Unlimited advanced estimates with deposits, client discussions, and estimate-to-job flow
More details

Advanced estimates include secure client acceptance, client discussion threads, manual, automatic, and deposit-based acceptance fulfillment for invoice generation, deposit designation, jobs, versioned estimate revisions, and fixed-price or time-and-expense invoice conversion.

Projects and time

FreshBooks
Project budgets and billing, plus unlimited time tracking
Billable Hub
100 active projects, time tracking, and project-level service rate overrides

Expenses

FreshBooks
Unlimited expenses, bank import, mileage tracking, and receipt scanning
Billable Hub
Expense tracking with 5GB of attachment storage, customizable expense categories

Accounting and reports

FreshBooks
Double-entry reports, bank reconciliation, accountant access, and tax reports
Billable Hub
Billing-focused operational views; no double-entry accounting

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FreshBooks Premium vs. Billable Hub Professional

Monthly difference

Billable Hub is $20 less

Standard monthly price

FreshBooks
$70/month
Billable Hub
$50/month

Client limit

FreshBooks
Unlimited billable clients
Billable Hub
Unlimited active clients

Team access

FreshBooks
Team members cost $11 per user/month
Billable Hub
15 seats included; additional seats are $5/month

Invoices

FreshBooks
Unlimited customized invoices, recurring invoices, late fees, and payment reminders
Billable Hub
Unlimited advanced invoices, recurring billing, client discussions, and dispute requests

Estimates and proposals

FreshBooks
Unlimited estimates and proposals, retainers, deposits, and e-signatures
Billable Hub
Unlimited advanced estimates with deposits, approvals, discussions, and estimate-to-job flow

Projects and time

FreshBooks
Project budgets, billing, profitability reporting, and unlimited time tracking
Billable Hub
Unlimited active projects, time tracking, jobs, and project-level service rates

Expenses and payables

FreshBooks
Expenses, bank import, bill receipt scanning, accounts payable, and mileage tracking
Billable Hub
Expense tracking with 50GB of attachment storage; no accounts payable

Accounting and reports

FreshBooks
Double-entry accounting, bank reconciliation, tax reports, and accountant access
Billable Hub
Advanced operational reports and scheduled delivery; no double-entry accounting

Workflow controls

FreshBooks
No approval or custom-role feature is listed for Premium
Billable Hub
Approval workflows, billing automation rules, custom roles, and audit-log export

Client communications

FreshBooks
Customized email templates and automated emails with dynamic fields
Billable Hub
Customized email notification builder with dynamic fields
More details

Existing notifications can be overridden, or new notifications can be built and selected in automation rules.

AI assistance

FreshBooks
No plan-specific AI writing feature is listed
Billable Hub
Smart Rewrite for client-facing billing text, Tone Monitor to stop you from replying in haste to dispute comments, and Smart Review to address anomalies when issuing estimates/invoices

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Features common to every compared plan

These details are the same across all plans.

Free trial

FreshBooks
30 days
Billable Hub
90 days, no credit card required

Client access

FreshBooks
Client portal, account statements, and client credits
Billable Hub
Secure client invoice access (client portal), client ledger supporting adjustments and refunds

Invoice templates

FreshBooks
3 layouts: Simple, Modern, and Classic
Billable Hub
16 built-in invoice themes ranging from basic to corporate and fun themes with animations

Online payments

FreshBooks
Cards, digital wallets, ACH, and buy-now-pay-later options
Billable Hub
Not included

When FreshBooks may be the better fit

Choose this if you need built-in online payments, bank reconciliation, double-entry accounting, or accounts payable.

When Billable Hub may be the better fit

Choose us if your priority is time & expense tracking, estimates, and invoicing at an affordable price.

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FreshBooks details are based on the public U.S. pricing page as of August 12, 2026. Promotions, taxes, transaction fees, and optional add-ons are excluded from the base-price comparison. See the official FreshBooks pricing page for the latest details. FreshBooks is a trademark of its respective owner. Billable Hub is not affiliated with or endorsed by FreshBooks.

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