Go from FreshBooks to Zoho Invoice
The job: Invoicing and accounting (Invoices with online payments, Recurring invoices, Time tracking, Expense tracking). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
Every way to do this job · pick one
Switch app
Open source
The money
$43/mo today , then $0/mo
FreshBooks Plus
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered
- Covered: Invoices with online payments
- Covered: Recurring invoices
- Covered: Time tracking
- Covered: Expense tracking
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Invoices with online payments, Recurring invoices, Time tracking, Expense tracking
Make the move in four steps
Export from FreshBooks
Clients (active and archived, with secondary contacts), invoices, expenses, items and services, vendors and the chart of accounts. Format: CSV; invoices can also be downloaded as separate PDFs
Export stepsSet up Zoho Invoice
Freelancers and pairs with up to 3 projects and 500 invoices a year who don't mind Zoho branding.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Zoho Invoice, then send a test through every one.
Cancel FreshBooks
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the billing cycle.
How to cancel FreshBooks
The whole recipe: 5 ways out, best first
What you use
- Invoices with online payments
- Recurring invoices
- Time tracking
- Expense tracking
Not covered
- Estimates
- Automatic late-payment reminders
- Client portal
- Double-entry reports and bank reconciliation (Plus and up)
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Invoices with online payments, Recurring invoices, Time tracking, Expense tracking
- Export your data from FreshBooks before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-freshbooks") on the Stackcut MCP server.
5 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: FreshBooks Plus | flat price | $43/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Zoho Invoice (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $43 − $0 | +$43/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$43 × 12 | +$516 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$516 − $50 | +$466 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $516 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: FreshBooks Plus | flat price | $43/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Invoice Ninja (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $43 − $0 | +$43/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$43 × 12 | +$516 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$516 − $50 | +$466 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $516 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: FreshBooks Plus | flat price | $43/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Wave (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $43 − $0 | +$43/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$43 × 12 | +$516 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$516 − $50 | +$466 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $516 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: FreshBooks Plus | flat price | $43/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Invoice Ninja | Ninja Pro plan | $14/mo |
| Difference each month | $43 − $14 | +$29/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$29 × 12 | +$348 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$348 − $50 | +$298 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $348 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: FreshBooks Plus | flat price | $43/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: InvoicePlane | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $43 − $5 − $100 | −$62/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$62 × 12 | −$744 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$744 − $200 | −$944 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $456 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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