Item: FreshBooks
Rating: 10
Author: Mildred M. Tassone

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Freshbooks to track time for billing, track time for personal time management and invoicing and estimates. I have been able to standardize estimates and procedures and convert and get paid right from there. It aids in really seeing how much time something takes to do and then bill accordingly.

Pros and Cons

Time tracking is essential to determining how long tasks take for billing later on, but for keeping yourself on time.
The mobile version is a solid technology app. Easy to use and sync so you can go between tasks easily and keep thing on target.
Customer bill is easy and accurate.

Possibly using charts with time on projects. Might even be there, but I haven't seen it.

Return on Investment

I first started using Freshbooks after realizing I was not getting all the billable hours tracked and thus billed for.
Creating and copying estimates is simple.

Alternatives Considered

I have been using Freshbooks for so long, I don't remember the other products I looked at when I realized I needed something for billing.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Project, Constant Contact, Wix

Likelihood to Recommend

If you do any kind of hourly billing, this is the best. And if you manage by task, again the best. The estimate feature also makes converting to invoice and getting paid easy. You have the options for payment that, again, make it smoother to get paid, and with partial payments.

Freshbooks Use For Time Management & Billing

Overall Satisfaction with FreshBooks