FreshBooks vs Kick

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	FreshBooksFreshBooks	KickKick
In one line	Invoicing and time tracking for service businesses	Self-driving bookkeeping that categorizes transactions for you
Starting price	From $23/mo + $11/extra person	Free
Six-person team	$23/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Lite $23/mo (5 clients); Plus $43/mo (50 clients); Premium $70/mo (unlimited clients); the same billed yearly; first-year discounts common (Lite was $1/mo for the first year when checked); team members $11/mo each	Free (1 entity, 250 transactions/yr); Basic $40/mo ($480 billed yearly); Plus $100/mo ($300 billed quarterly, multi-entity, accrual); Advanced $300/mo; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	1 included	Unlimited
Both connect to	Gusto, Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	Squarespace Commerce, Novo, Ecwid, Payoneer Workforce Management100+ listed by the vendor	Mercury, BILL, Ramp
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Plans not stated; Select only	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Basic and up
Support hours	Phone: office hours · Live chat: 24/7	Not published
Incidents posted	4 incidents posted on FreshBooks's status page, which covers all FreshBooks products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by FreshBooks. Status page	0 incidents posted on Kick's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 4,529 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	3.8 / 5 from 1,051 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	58	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	40	45
Fit: Service business	90	82
Fit: Agency or studio	88	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	70
Fit: Online store	45	70
Why people pick it	Best-looking invoices Time tracking built in	Categorizes transactions automatically Free plan for new businesses
Where it falls short	Per-user fees Client caps on lower plans	No inventory Accrual books need Plus
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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