FreshBooks
£8/mo est.
- Entry plan
- £8/mo (Lite)
- Users included
- 1
- UK payroll
- No
- VAT/MTD
- Yes
- Bank feeds
- Yes
- Est. monthly cost
- £8/mo
FreshBooks
Invoicing-led accounting popular with UK freelancers, with GBP pricing and MTD VAT filing but no payroll.
- Entry plan
- £8/mo (Lite)
- Users
- 1
- Payroll
- N/A
- Bank feeds
- Yes
Best for
UK freelancers and small service businesses that mainly need polished invoicing and time tracking with MTD VAT.
How much does FreshBooks cost per month?
FreshBooks plans cost from £8/mo (Lite) to £21/mo (Premium) in 2026. Payroll is an extra N/A (no payroll module).
Pricing breakdown
All prices in GBPLast verified 17 June 2026Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.
Strengths and trade-offs
Pros
- Native GBP pricing with a low entry point
- MTD VAT returns filed directly to HMRC
- Excellent invoicing, quotes, and time tracking
- Strong project profitability for service businesses
Cons
- No payroll, no CIS, and no Self Assessment filing
- Billable-client caps on the lower plans
- Extra team members cost £8/user/mo
- Accountant access and receipt capture only from the Plus plan
About FreshBooks
FreshBooks is a platform built around invoicing and time tracking, popular with UK freelancers and small service businesses. It prices natively in GBP across tiered plans from Lite to Premium, files MTD VAT returns to HMRC on every plan, and offers strong project profitability tracking. It has no payroll module, no CIS, and billable-client caps on the lower plans.
FreshBooks was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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