Choose Akaunting if you need
- A lower starting price. Akaunting Standard Cloud is $12 and FreshBooks Lite is $23, both per month.
- Integration with Stripe or Shopify. We haven't found them on FreshBooks's website.
At a glance
- Akaunting has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for FreshBooks.
- FreshBooks offers a free trial (30 days). We haven't confirmed one for Akaunting.
- Akaunting's lowest paid plan is Standard Cloud at $12 per month, as of October 23, 2026.
- FreshBooks's lowest paid plan is Lite at $23 per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Both are available on Web.
- Only FreshBooks lists iOS and Android.
- They list no integrations in common.
- FreshBooks has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Akaunting.
- Akaunting can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for FreshBooks.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose FreshBooks if you need
- iOS or Android. We haven't found them on Akaunting's website.
- Integration with Acuity Scheduling. We haven't found it on Akaunting's website.
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- What it does
- AkauntingFree, open-source, and online accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
- FreshBooksSmall business accounting software to send invoices, track time, manage receipts and expenses and get paid
- Free plan
- AkauntingYes
- FreshBooksNot confirmed
- Pricing
- AkauntingNot confirmed
- FreshBooksFlat monthly
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Web
Only AkauntingNothing else listed
Only FreshBooks
- iOS
- Android
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Akaunting
- Stripe
- Shopify
Only FreshBooks
People who switched
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