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Feature Set Ratings
- ZipBooks ranks higher in 5 feature sets: Customization, Security, Reporting & Analytics, General Ledger and Configurable Accounting, Order Management
Customization

6.3
FreshBooks
63%
9.1
ZipBooks
91%
ZipBooks ranks higher in 2/2 features
ZipBooks ranks higher in 2/2 features
API for custom integration

5.8
58%
26 Ratings
9.1
91%
2 Ratings
Plug-ins

6.8
68%
22 Ratings
9.1
91%
1 Rating
Security

8.7
FreshBooks
87%
9.5
ZipBooks
95%
FreshBooks ranks higher in 1/2 features
FreshBooks ranks higher in 1/2 features
Single sign-on capability

10.0
100%
1 Rating
9.7
97%
4 Ratings
Role-based user permissions

7.5
75%
36 Ratings
9.3
93%
4 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics

6.9
FreshBooks
69%
10.0
ZipBooks
100%
ZipBooks ranks higher in 2/3 features
ZipBooks ranks higher in 2/3 features
Dashboards

8.4
84%
49 Ratings
10.0
100%
6 Ratings
Standard reports

7.5
75%
48 Ratings
10.0
100%
6 Ratings
Custom reports

4.8
48%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

7.5
FreshBooks
75%
8.8
ZipBooks
88%
FreshBooks ranks higher in 5/9 features
FreshBooks ranks higher in 5/9 features
Accounts payable

8.4
84%
34 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Accounts receivable

8.4
84%
48 Ratings
8.0
80%
5 Ratings
Cash management

7.0
70%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Bank reconciliation

7.0
70%
2 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Expense management

7.1
71%
44 Ratings
10.0
100%
5 Ratings
Time tracking

8.0
80%
37 Ratings
9.0
90%
6 Ratings
Multi-currency support

7.0
70%
1 Rating
9.1
91%
2 Ratings
Regulations compliance

6.0
60%
17 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Self-service portal

9.1
91%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Order Management

8.2
FreshBooks
82%
9.2
ZipBooks
92%
FreshBooks ranks higher in 3/4 features
FreshBooks ranks higher in 3/4 features
Pricing

8.5
85%
32 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Order entry

8.0
80%
33 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Credit card processing

6.1
61%
34 Ratings
10.0
100%
6 Ratings
Cost of goods sold

10.0
100%
1 Rating
8.5
85%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- ZipBooks is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

8.3
FreshBooks
83%
66 Ratings
9.0
ZipBooks
90%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

7.6
FreshBooks
76%
18 Ratings
ZipBooks
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

7.3
FreshBooks
73%
12 Ratings
ZipBooks
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability

10.0
FreshBooks
100%
4 Ratings
ZipBooks
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance

8.0
FreshBooks
80%
2 Ratings
ZipBooks
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

8.2
FreshBooks
82%
12 Ratings
ZipBooks
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating

10.0
FreshBooks
100%
2 Ratings
ZipBooks
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
FreshBooks
FreshBooks is the perfect tool for businesses who have hundreds of clients and customers whom they invoice regularly. It removes the need to manually send invoices to clients and customers, by streamlining inputted information to create an automated invoicing system which keeps clients and customers up to date with their bills.It is also a great tool for managing expenses, especially for companies with different teams working on varying projects, ensuring these teams do not exceed the budget ceiling.
Marketing Representative
Sterling BankBanking, 1001-5000 employees
ZipBooks
ZipBooks is really strong for small businesses (and non-profits like the ones I help manage). It may not yet be ready to handle medium or large businesses given the deep, niche functionality that is sometimes required in those cases.
Chief Operating Officer
Lucid Software Inc.Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees
Pros
FreshBooks
- FreshBooks is pretty intuitive to use. I did have some questions when I first started using the system, but it wasn't a long learning curve.
- FreshBooks provides more capability than other billing applications such as PaySimple or BlinkSale. FreshBooks does provide an easy invoicing function. It's easy to create invoices that can be sent via email or snail mail to one or more individuals (for example, the decision-maker and the accounting dept). Clients can pay online or send a check and then I note that the payment has been received. If paid by credit card, the system automatically marks the invoice paid. Your business accounts such as bank accounts can be linked to FreshBooks. Then, the system can automatically draw in expenses and will create simple P&L reports, overdue invoices, client history, etc. If you don't have inventory and complex payroll, etc. FreshBooks provides just the right level of capability to make financial tracking simple.
- FreshBooks integrates with a number of credit card companies. I use Stripe, which has fees similar to Paypal, but much more reliable processing. I can accept all credit cards, including American Express, for a reasonable fee.
President
Getting It Write IncWriting and Editing, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
- Invoicing is particularly easy-to-use, quick, clean and beautiful. GREAT for branding.
- The time tracker was unexpected, but very useful and integrates well with the invoicing. Leads to quick invoicing every time.
- Customer support is phenomenal -- the support staff is friendly and helpful.
- Although they are a new company, they are definitely on the right track!
- I recommend this software to clients, colleagues, and friends alike, mostly for it quick and beautiful invoicing.
- They do what they can to live up to their name! It doesn't take very long to get set up, or very long to create a complete invoice and send it to the right person.
Owner, Chief Visionary, Lead Strategist
Siam Tek Web Design GroupInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
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.
Owner
Off the Wall Social Media ManagementMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
- There is some difficulty with a need to learn the use of the menus, they are not open and click, at the moment, the user needs to open the menu then using the pad keys scroll down and use enter to select from the drop-down menu. A mouse does not work.
Author
Inevitable Unicorn PressPublishing, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
FreshBooks
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
FreshBooks Editions & Modules
Edition
Lite | $4.501 |
---|---|
Plus | $7.501 |
Premium | $151 |
Select | Custom Pricing |
- per month
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—ZipBooks
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
ZipBooks Editions & Modules
Edition
ZipBooks Starter | $0 |
---|---|
ZipBooks Smarter | $15 |
ZipBooks Sophisticated | $35 |
ZipBooks Accountant | Custom |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
FreshBooks
FreshBooks 7.6
Based on 18 answers
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.
Owner
Eagle Vision PropertyReal Estate, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
FreshBooks
FreshBooks 7.3
Based on 12 answers
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.
Owner
Davidson Administrative ServicesInformation Services, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
FreshBooks
FreshBooks 10.0
Based on 4 answers
FreshBooks is easy to use and always works!
Owner
M Retail SolutionsRetail, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
FreshBooks
FreshBooks 8.2
Based on 12 answers
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.
Teacher
NYC Department of EducationEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
ZipBooks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
FreshBooks
FreshBooks 10.0
Based on 2 answers
I haven't changed my mind since my first evaluation. Freshbooks is still meeting my needs, easy to use, etc.
President
Getting It Write IncWriting and Editing, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
FreshBooks
We do not consider other options since our client wants the implementation of this platform in order to use it in the two countries where it has operations.
At the moment, full integration was not possible and we still share the information with a Mexican system to complete everything necessary.
At the moment, full integration was not possible and we still share the information with a Mexican system to complete everything necessary.

Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Accounting Company, 51-200 employeesZipBooks
I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget.
Chief Operating Officer
Lucid Software Inc.Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
FreshBooks
- Freshbooks saves me time compared to when I managed to invoice without an app.
- Freshbooks make keeping my invoices organized which saves me time.
- Freshbooks helps me to know who is late on payments. When I was doing this by hand, some invoices would get lost in the clutter and I would not find out I haven't been paid until much later.
Photographer: Commercial, Advertising and Editorial
Mike Calabro PhotographyPhotography, 1-10 employees
ZipBooks
- ZipBooks is entirely affordable, and with my current $15/mo payments, I get ROI pretty quickly.
- Invoices are simple and easy to make, while staying beautiful and functional at the same time. This saves me TIME, which means that I don't need to spend 15-20 minutes fiddling with the software to make it do what I want it to do. It just works. And that means, I can spend more time doing client work, and managing projects and sales.
Owner, Chief Visionary, Lead Strategist
Siam Tek Web Design GroupInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees