I use FreshBooks because it's support kicks ass...

A convenient financial management tool for small business owners!

I believe Freshbooks offers tremendous value for businesses looking to manage their finances and invoicing. The legacy software can't match up to its pros. The ease of use and useful features make it a must-have for small business owners looking to streamline their financial management processes. They are also pretty well funded which is essential if we want to use it in the long term. I would recommend anyone to take the free trial once.

Pros

As a small business owner, I have found Freshbooks to be an invaluable tool for managing my finances and invoicing clients. One of the major pros of using it is the ease of use and online platform functionality. The platform is intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy for me and my team to get up and running with the tool quickly with no hassle of installations on all our workstations. We tried the plan for 30 days using their free trial, which is a great addition to the onboarding experience. Additionally, it offers a range of useful features, such as automatic billing and invoicing, expense tracking, and time tracking, which have greatly helped us stay organized and on top of our finances.

Cons

The platform can be quite expensive, especially for smaller businesses like mine. The Lite plan is essentially useless. There also have been instances where the app has experienced glitches or bugs and slow loading. The customer support has been slow to respond at times, but they do come up with a detailed solution when they respond. They also have addons on top of the normal subscriptions packages, which seems counterintuitive.

An Easy-to-Use Accounting Software

Overall, FreshBooks has been a great experience for me. It's easy to use, provides great customer service, and is a reliable way to track my finances.

Pros

FreshBooks is an incredibly user-friendly accounting software. I found it very helpful for tracking my financial data and generating reports. The intuitive user interface makes it easy to navigate and understand, and the customer service has been incredibly helpful and responsive to my inquiries.

Cons

FreshBooks does have some limitations, such as not being able to connect to my bank accounts and having limited customization options. Additionally, the subscription fees can be quite expensive depending on the package you choose.

Great program for buisness owners

Overall i think that its a great program, especially if your just starting out in your buisness. I definitely recommend it.

Pros

I love the capability og its different tools and the ease of use of the program itself. It makes my life so much easier and less stressful. Multiple tools for various buisness neccesities all in one app. Easy to distribute to staff and clients. Neatly keeps most necessary buisness data/reports/docs organized and accessable to all staff and to clients as well as far as invoices.

Cons

A little expensive still for a software for me.

Great Invoicing Tool for Time Tracking

Freshbooks does manage the following VERY well: Time tracking against projects and clients; invoice creation based on tracked time; and one-off invoices or flat rate pricing. I also like the clean and easy to navigate interface.Generating and reading historical reports is quick and easy to determine things like, how quickly specific clients are paying (and who is historically slower at paying), income by client and income by project/work type.The phone app is functional for my needs, although it's a little clunky and not nearly as full featured as the desktop software. It's not bad, but not great. I have successfully tracked time on the app, then issued an invoice from my phone to my client's email inbox.Overall, Freshbook fulfills my needs as a consultant.

Pros

I really like Freshbooks for it's easy invoicing and time tracking. I was able to integrate it with Teamwork project management software so that more complex jobs that require detailed time tracking against tasks and milestones could be tracked there and then my time could be exported to Freshbooks. Freshbooks also integrated with my Paypal gateway, allowing me to accept major credit cards.

Cons

Freshbooks collaboration with other contractors doesn't work very well. In addition, the per-client pricing has gotten pricey for those of us who have many one-off clients.The retainer payments feature was not easy to use.