FreshBooks
8.0#1 in trucking accountingFrom $4.60 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
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QuickBooks Time
7.8#2 in hotel accounting softwareFrom $20 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | FreshBooks | QuickBooks Time |
|---|---|---|
| API | The public API exposes FreshBooks data as JSON for web and desktop integrations and uses OAuth2 access tokens. | The product offers an open REST API covering users, jobcodes, timesheets, GPS points, custom fields and account metadata. |
| Founded | 2003 | 1983 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Canada | Mountain View, California, United States |
| Integrations | FreshBooks App Store lists more than 100 partner integrations covering payments, payroll, scheduling, projects and other workflows. | QuickBooks Time integrates with more than 50 accounting and payroll applications and with QuickBooks Online, Payroll and Desktop. |
| Limit: pricing | Reviewers report that costs rise with additional clients, users and add-ons, making the service expensive as a business grows. | G2 reviewers often consider the combined QuickBooks subscription and per-user fees expensive. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings | QuickBooks Workforce is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 196K ratings |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.5 out of 5 from 4,529 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 7,025 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 981 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 1,449 reviews |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 9.2 out of 10 from 214 reviews and ratings | 8.8 out of 10 from 306 reviews and ratings |
| SDKs | FreshBooks provides official Python and Node.js SDKs plus community Java and PHP libraries. | Official API materials list a C# SDK, PHP and .NET helper libraries, Postman collections and examples in several languages. |
FreshBooks plans
- Lite$4.60 a month
- Plus$8.60 a month
- Premium$14 a month
- SelectPriced on request
QuickBooks Time plans
- 30-day trialFree
- Time Premium$20 a month
- Time Elite$40 a month
Pick FreshBooks if…
FreshBooks suits independent professionals and small businesses that need invoicing, time tracking, and expense organization. It may also fit teams that organize client work into projects and want project profitability views.
Pick QuickBooks Time if…
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