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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

    Qwilr

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AQwilr is designed to change the way a business creates and shares documents on the web. This solution allows businesses to turn traditional documents into powerful and interactive webpages that look great on any device. The vendor says this in turn offers businesses access to analytics and other helpful tools when sharing quotes, proposals and presentations with clients.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    FreshBooksQwilr
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $21
    per month
    Plus
    $38
    per month
    Premium
    $65
    per month
    Select
    Custom Pricing
    Business
    $39
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $590
    per month 10 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshBooksQwilr
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.Qwilr is a freemium product. Users upgrade to the Business or Enterprise plans for access to premium features, like advanced analytics, security and branding controls, get sales material accepted, e-signed and collect payments via Stripe.
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    Community Pulse
    FreshBooksQwilr
    Considered Both Products
    FreshBooks
    No answer on this topic
    Qwilr
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    69%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    54%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 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
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    FreshBooksQwilr
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of FreshBooks and Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Qwilr
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.330 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of FreshBooks and Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    10.0
    41 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Qwilr
    -
    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 Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    57 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Qwilr
    -
    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 Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Qwilr
    -
    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 Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    9.5
    49 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Qwilr
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.741 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Proposal Creation & Organization
    Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of FreshBooks and Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Qwilr
    8.4
    8 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Proposal branding00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Proposal templates00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
    Proposal content library updates00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Guided proposal creation00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Searchable proposal database00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
    Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of FreshBooks and Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Qwilr
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    RFP management & response00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings9.47 Ratings
    Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Proposal Delivery
    Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of FreshBooks and Qwilr
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Qwilr
    9.8
    8 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Proposal distribution00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Interactive proposals00 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Proposal content tracking00 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FreshBooksQwilr
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Proposify
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    FreshBooksQwilr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (75 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (20 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshBooksQwilr
    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.
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    Qwilr
    It is great for presentations to customers and keeping them engaged in your presentation. Although it is great for creating a highly customizable presentation, some users may want even more control over font, font size and font color. Some of my colleagues have expressed some dissatisfaction with the formatting as well as saving any formatting changes that have made.
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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.
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    Qwilr
    • It has different and useful templates that can help you start creating amazing presentations
    • It is really intuitive to use
    • It can incorporate files from other companies like: Drive and YouTube in a really organic way.
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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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    Qwilr
    • Quick support
    • Wish it was easier to turn the links on and off.
    • Some of their custom block styles could be easier to edit.
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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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    Qwilr
    Great product with great service.
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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.
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    Qwilr
    At the beginning, there is a slight learning curve, but once you get the way out of it, it becomes easy to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    FreshBooks
    FreshBooks is easy to use and always works!
    Incentivized
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    Qwilr
    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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    Qwilr
    Onboarding was very organized and simple. Our account manager made it easy for our team to learn the tool by organizing several group training sessions.
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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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    Qwilr
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Qwilr
    Qwilr was a really quick and easy setup, which I think is great for smaller teams that have simple sales processes and cycles. Once more complication is it will fall short in providing the level of control and detail that is needed for a larger sales team. The end product is very elegant but comes down to the needs of the organization.
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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.
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    Qwilr
    • Increased efficiency when using Qwilr's library content to create proposals.
    • Can save existing building blocks to use toward future proposals.
    • Can keep track of analytics on who is viewing the documents sent.
    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

    Qwilr Screenshots

    Screenshot of Projects DashboardScreenshot of Quoting toolScreenshot of Block stylesScreenshot of TemplatesScreenshot of WYSIWYG webpage creator/editorScreenshot of Analytics