FreshBooks alternative
A free alternative to FreshBooks.
FreshBooks is a full accounting suite, and its entry plan stops you at five billable clients. If invoicing is the only part you actually touch, that is a lot of product, and a real ceiling, to pay for. Make your invoices free in the browser here, then log in when you want to save them and see who has paid.
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How we compare
How does Invoice No. compare with FreshBooks?
FreshBooks does far more than billing, so this table stays on the invoicing side, where the two tools genuinely overlap. The section just below it is honest about everything FreshBooks does that we do not.
| Invoice No. | FreshBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (per month) | €7 flat | from $19 |
| One flat price, no tier ladder | —climbs to $65+ | |
| Free version, no trial clock | free tools forever, no signup | —30-day trial only |
| Billable client limit on paid plan | unlimited (free tier: 1 client / 5 docs a month) | 5 clients (Lite) |
| Document types on your plan | 10 typesInvoice, Quote, Receipt, Credit Note, Purchase Order, Timesheet, Statement of Account, Delivery Note, Expense Report, Payment Receipt. | several (PO, proposal paid) |
| Per-project rollup (quoted / invoiced / paid) | in flat fee | Premium tier only |
| Recurring invoices + auto reminders | Lite+ | |
| UI languages | 13 | 3 |
| Full data export, no lock-in | per-section |
Comparison accurate as of 15 June 2026. Competitor plans and pricing may change; please check their site for the latest.
The trade-off
Where is FreshBooks the better choice?
FreshBooks wins when you need more than billing. It keeps full double-entry books, tracks expenses and reconciles your bank, clocks billable hours and reports on project profit, and collects card payments while chasing late invoices on a schedule. We stop at invoices, quotes and receipts.
Full accounting
FreshBooks tracks expenses, reconciles your bank, runs financial reports and keeps proper double-entry books. We stop at invoices, quotes and receipts and leave the accounting to a tool built for it.
Project profitability and time tracking
On its higher tiers, FreshBooks clocks billable hours and reports on whether a project made money. We roll totals up per project, but we do not track time or measure profit.
Built-in payments and reminders
Clients can pay a FreshBooks invoice by card without leaving it, and FreshBooks keeps chasing the late ones on a schedule. We do not collect card payments.
Why log in
What do you get with an Invoice No. account?
The browser tools make the document with no account and store nothing. Logging in adds saving, sync across devices, and a status dashboard, in Quick or Projects mode. You can carry a quote through to an invoice and on to a receipt. Every feature works on the free plan.
Private, no-signup free tools
Invoice, quote, receipt and calculators run entirely in your browser and store nothing. Few other tools work that way.
One connected lifecycle
Carry a quote through to an invoice and on to a receipt, without retyping a thing.
A dashboard with status
Draft, Sent, Paid, Partially paid, Overdue, Void. See exactly where every document stands.
Saved and synced
Your documents and customer book follow you across devices. Pick up exactly where you left off.
13 languages, local tax fields
Country-specific tax labelling for India, the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and the US.
Export with no lock-in
Your account data is fully exportable, any time. Leave whenever you like and take everything with you.
Plans
How much does Invoice No. cost?
The browser tools are free with no account. An account is free too, and saves up to 5 documents each calendar month with no limit on customers. Paying €7 a month lifts that to unlimited documents and unlocks premium templates. Quick and Projects modes cost the same, so pick whichever fits how you work.
Full feature set, capped at 5 saved documents per calendar month, with no customer cap.
Start free- Full feature set
- No customer cap
- 5 documents / month
Everything in Free, with unlimited documents and premium templates.
Start free- Unlimited documents
- Premium templates
- Everything in Free
Unlimited means up to 10,000 saved documents a month, a ceiling set only to stop abuse.
How it works
How does Invoice No. work?
Make an invoice, quote or receipt in your browser, pick a template, and download the PDF. No account is needed to start. Log in when you want to save a document, send it by email or a read-only link, and watch its status move from Draft to Sent to Paid as you log payments.
Make a document
Invoice, quote or receipt. Fill in the details, pick a template, and it is ready.
Track its status
Send by email or a read-only link, set a reminder, and watch it move from Draft to Sent to Paid.
Get paid
Log full or partial payments, issue a receipt, and keep a clean statement per customer.
Two ways to work
What is the difference between Quick mode and Projects mode?
Quick mode stays flat and fast, built for high-volume billing, with an item library, photo proof, partial payments and customer statements. Projects mode files every quote, invoice and receipt under the right client and project, with per-project rollups for quoted, invoiced and paid. Choose one at signup and switch later in Settings.
Fast and high-volume.
Built for speed. A first invoice takes about 90 seconds, and the recipient is optional, so "Walk-in customer" is fine.
- Item library for repeat work
- Photo attachments as proof of work
- Partial-payment logging and customer statements
Organised by project.
A proper client, project and document structure for people who bill by project and want every total to roll up where it belongs.
- Per-project rollups: quoted, invoiced, paid
- Everything under the right client
- Quote, invoice and receipt in one thread
Questions
Answers to common questions.
How do I switch from FreshBooks?
Is the free tier really free?
Is my data private?
What is the difference between Quick and Projects?
Can I cancel anytime?
Which countries and taxes are supported?
Start free. Log in when you are ready to save.
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