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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FreshBooks

    Score9.2 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

    Mattermost

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Mattermost from the company of the same name in Palo Alto is a messaging, collaboration and communication platform providing high security and compliance for the businesses that need it.

    $0

    per month per user

    Pricing
    FreshBooksMattermost
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $21
    per month
    Plus
    $38
    per month
    Premium
    $65
    per month
    Select
    Custom Pricing
    Free Self-Hosted
    $0
    per month per user
    Professional
    $10
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Us
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshBooksMattermost
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FreshBooksMattermost
    Considered Both Products
    FreshBooks
    No answer on this topic
    Mattermost
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    69%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    54%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    FreshBooksMattermost
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Mattermost
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.330 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    10.0
    41 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Mattermost
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    57 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Mattermost
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Mattermost
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.455 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management6.651 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.642 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance6.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    9.5
    49 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Mattermost
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.741 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Mattermost
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings8.637 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.929 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.745 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Mattermost
    8.4
    52 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.335 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings7.58 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of FreshBooks and Mattermost
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Mattermost
    8.9
    28 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings7.911 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.322 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.322 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.918 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.922 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.212 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FreshBooksMattermost
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    Score4.2 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshBooksMattermost
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (75 ratings)
    8.6
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (20 ratings)
    7.1
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (11 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (39 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshBooksMattermost
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FreshBooks
    I recommend FreshBooks to anyone running a service-based business that needs invoicing, time reporting, and accounting tools. FB is adept in all three of these scenarios and isn't overly complicated like similar accounting packages I have used. I love how I can write estimates and proposals, manage the business development process from the software, and quickly convert prospects to invoiced clients.
    Incentivized
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    Mattermost
    I used Mattermost on a full remote company and it perfectly suited our collaboration and communication culture. The company dealt with privileged and personal information of a huge data base of users, so it was a significant advantage for our need to comply with industry regulations.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    FreshBooks
    • Invoicing - FreshBooks basically ensures our accountants spend less time on invoices via its automated invoicing system, which sends invoices to our customers and clients alike and also send them regular reminders for them to pay up their bills.
    • Collecting business insights - FreshBooks enable our company analysts measure our business performances via data reports provided by FreshBooks' intuitive dashboard. Allowing us do a comparative analysis of key business metrics of a current month against past months and determine if the business is growing.
    • Expense tracker - We have recently embraced FreshBooks as an expense tracker for teams at our company branch. Thusfar, FreshBooks has performed very well, making our expense management a perfect operation; ensuring teams do not exceed their planned budget and also eliminating the need for tracking expenses on excel spreadsheets.
    Incentivized
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    Mattermost
    • Easy intergration to our main CRM (Monday.com)
    • I'm not techy myself but I have seen a lot of our previous integrations in Slack transferred over to Mattermost so that's fun
    • The desktop and phone app (android) works well enough. I haven't tried it on the Apple ecosystem yet.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    FreshBooks
    • I can brand invoices with my business logo, but I might like to change colours of the invoices themselves to match the rest of my business documents. That isn't a major point at all, but it's something that I'd like to see.
    • Freshbooks doesn't remember the categories that similar expenses were previously assigned to. It would be nice if Freshbooks would suggest a category for an already saved vendor, to ensure the consistency of expense reporting.
    • The home page of a Freshbooks account has a great graph display of expenses and income, but it only shows the last 6 months. This is still very useful, but I'd like to be able to see this kind of graph for different periods of time.
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    Mattermost
    • Some of the features in paid plans could be free, however, they have much offered in free plan (self-hosted)
    • The Desktop App we use on windows has some bugs, like when Mattermost is down and comes back up, the app needs restart
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    Likelihood to Renew
    FreshBooks
    At the current needs of our business, FreshBooks suits us perfectly - it allows online access by our accountant to the system for GST purposes, easy input of expenses and tracking of Profit and Loss statements. FreshBooks customer service is great as well - very understanding and accommodating.
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    Mattermost
    Mattermost has been an excellent tool for our business, allowing for a very cost-effective means of communicating, collaborating, and sharing project and business documentation and resources. The free community edition allows for simple installation on existing cloud server resources which results in significantly lower recurring costs compared to the competition
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    FreshBooks
    FreshBooks is very easy to use even for novices. If you're looking for an online accounting software that is full of features, has great aesthetics and is user-friendly, then this is definitely the software for you. I've been using it for several years now and despite being tempted to switch by other vendors, I like the feel of FreshBooks and it's mobile features.
    Incentivized
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    Mattermost
    Since it helps track all the things at one place and the bots can be made which helps to automate many tasks. We use it in our security incident tracking in which there are pre defined tasks like adding people, creating groups, launching bots. All these things make the work easier and oraganized
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    FreshBooks
    FreshBooks is easy to use and always works!
    Incentivized
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    Mattermost
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    FreshBooks
    I think the support level for FreshBooks is on par with a 6 because the folks behind this application do a fairly good job at providing support for their customer base. I still don't think they are at an elite level when it comes to supporting but are getting there although too slow in my opinion.
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    Mattermost
    We have not had to contact support for Mattermost ever. All that we have needed has been available in the documentation or website. One of our DevOps team members set it up in a couple of hours. The whole team was using Mattermost that same day. No support needed.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    FreshBooks
    I haven't changed my mind since my first evaluation. Freshbooks is still meeting my needs, easy to use, etc.
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    Mattermost
    This went as expected. No surprises or major hurdles.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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 with third-party software providers. We chose FreshBooks as it does everything we require from this type of software.
    Incentivized
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    Mattermost
    I feel slack is a bit more difficult to use overall than Mattermost. Mattermost makes the tasks of communicating across departments and team members easier, as well as giving the ability to share information via hyper links, attachments, and other forms of communication among every body here. Also, easier user interface
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    FreshBooks
    • In reality, we do not implement all of its use at the moment in order to determine an adequate ROI.
    • In our approach to the use of the system, it seems to us a considerable time saving by achieving the integration of the Mexican subsidiary with its parent located in the US.
    • Financial reports meet the necessary USGAAP requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Mattermost
    • Improved Communication Efficiency by consolidating all the variety of messaging apps etc
    • real-time communication and collaboration has improved the orgs ability to address issues and implement changes rapidly.
    • Accelerated decision-making processes, reducing the time required for team approvals and discussions which used to be in back and forth emails.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    FreshBooks Screenshots

    Screenshot of the dashboardScreenshot of an invoice overviewScreenshot of an example of a customizable invoiceScreenshot of an invoice appearing across devicesScreenshot of expensesScreenshot of time tracking

    Mattermost Screenshots

    Screenshot of Channels: All team communications in one place.Screenshot of Playbooks: Orchestrates work across tools and teams.Screenshot of Boards: Project planning and milestones.Screenshot of Connections: Unites the entire technology stack through a single point of collaboration.