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FreshBooks vs Track and Invoice
FreshBooks has been around for a long time and has a solid reputation, particularly among freelancers who need real accounting features: bank reconciliation, double-entry bookkeeping, contractor payment management. Where it gets complicated is the pricing: $23/month for up to 5 clients, which then climbs as your client list and team size grow. If what you actually need is time tracking, invoicing, and a way to manage what you sell, you may be paying for accounting infrastructure you're not using.
FreshBooks vs. Track and Invoice
Track and Invoice Starter | FreshBooks Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription fee | $0 | $23 |
| Clients | Unlimited | Up to 5 |
| Time tracking | ||
| Invoicing | ||
| Double-entry accounting | , | |
| Bank reconciliation | , | |
| Receipt attachments on invoices | ||
| Item cost vs. profit tracking |
Who should choose Track and Invoice
Contractors, designers, coaches, landscapers, consultants, anyone running a service business whose core need is tracking time against projects and sending invoices to clients. Track and Invoice doesn't have a chart of accounts or bank feeds, and that's intentional. If your accountant handles the books separately and you just need a reliable billing tool for your day-to-day work, you'll find it easier to use and significantly cheaper. The free Starter plan has no client limit and no invoice limit, so you don't have to think about hitting a ceiling.
Who should stick with FreshBooks
If you need real accounting, reconciling bank statements, tracking all your business income and expenses for tax purposes, managing 1099 contractors, FreshBooks handles that well and the monthly cost makes sense for that level of functionality. It's a good choice when you need invoicing and accounting to live in the same place.
Why Track and Invoice is different
The main difference is scope. FreshBooks is accounting software that also has invoicing. Track and Invoice is billing software, focused on tracking your time, managing what you sell, and getting paid by clients. There's no general ledger, no bank reconciliation, no payroll. We focus on a very simple billing workflow.
On cost, FreshBooks at $23/month for 5 clients adds up over a year, and the price increases as you add more clients or team members. A small team of three or four people can end up paying $45 to 55/month before long. Track and Invoice's Starter plan has no subscription fee and no client or user limits.
Built for the way you work
Running a small business means you feel every dollar, every subscription, every "upgrade to unlock this" moment, every tool that costs more than it should for what it actually does. We felt all of it. Before building Track and Invoice, we were evaluating the same software you're looking at right now, and kept running into the same problem: either the price was hard to justify, or the product was too generic to actually fit the way we worked.
So we built our own. Not to disrupt anything, just to have something functional, honest, and priced like it was made for people who watch what they spend. It turned out other small business owners, freelancers, and solopreneurs were looking for the same thing, so we made it available to them too.
Track and Invoice is straightforward by design. It does time tracking, expense tracking, and invoicing well, without burying those features behind a learning curve or a paywall. If that's what you need, we think you'll feel right at home.
Free Starter plan. Built for service businesses.
No credit card required.