FreshBooks vs. Synder

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FreshBooks
Score 9.0 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
Synder
Score 7.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
“Accounting software aimed to automatically track business transactions and provide precise data reconciliation from Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, and other platforms in QuickBooks/Xero.” When a business grows and expands, it becomes more complicated to keep a hold of business activities in online stores on Amazon, eBay or Shopify using various payment methods. So Synder is presented as a solution to free up to 12 hours per week, eliminate errors in Excel spreadsheets or manual…
$65
per month
Pricing
FreshBooksSynder
Editions & Modules
Lite
$21
per month
Plus
$38
per month
Premium
$65
per month
Select
Custom Pricing
Basic
$65
per month
Essential
$115
per month
Pro
$275
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreshBooksSynder
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.Exact pricing may differ based on the specific needs of your company. Discounts are offered for yearly billing.
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Community Pulse
FreshBooksSynder
Features
FreshBooksSynder
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
FreshBooks
9.1
35 Ratings
18% above category average
Synder
-
Ratings
API for custom integration9.330 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
FreshBooks
10.0
41 Ratings
20% above category average
Synder
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.041 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
FreshBooks
7.5
57 Ratings
4% below category average
Synder
1.0
1 Ratings
154% below category average
Dashboards9.057 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.855 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Custom reports4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
FreshBooks
7.5
56 Ratings
1% below category average
Synder
5.0
1 Ratings
41% below category average
Accounts payable8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.455 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation7.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Expense management6.651 Ratings5.01 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 Product A and Product B
FreshBooks
9.4
49 Ratings
23% above category average
Synder
-
Ratings
Pricing8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry9.337 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing9.741 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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FreshBooksSynder
Small Businesses
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Score 6.8 out of 10
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Score 6.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Zoho Books
Zoho Books
Score 9.1 out of 10
Zoho Books
Zoho Books
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
FreshBooksSynder
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(75 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.6
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(20 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(11 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreshBooksSynder
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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Cloud Business Inc.
After five years of paying for annual service. I attempted to cancel my annual payment on the online portal. I was then billed for the annual renewal. I contacted customer support and traded emails only to get "note that according to our Terms and Conditions, purchases are considered final and non-refundable" and your subscription will be active for the next 364 days. To which I responded, "I forgot just how easily the wrong response can destroy the possibility of future renewal, recommendation, customer retention, customer satisfaction and reviews." UPDATE: After submitting negative reviews, I recieved an email from elevated customer support teammate named "Renata" who asked pertintent questions about my cancelation. She reviewed and made an exception based on our circumstances and adjusted my annual plan to a monthly plan and processed a refund.
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
  • sync paypal and Stripe
  • Quick links to receive payments
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
  • Add more payment gateways
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
Easy initial setup
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Reliability and Availability
FreshBooks
FreshBooks is easy to use and always works!
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Cloud Business Inc.
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
Never had issues and support is super fast. They even call you if you get stuck on something
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
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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Cloud Business Inc.
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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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Cloud Business Inc.
  • Organize my payments
  • Not worrying about payments getting registered
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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

Synder Screenshots

Screenshot of Synder invoicingScreenshot of Synder set upScreenshot of Synder reconciliationScreenshot of Synder payment synchronization