FreshBooks vs Patriot Accounting

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

Compare	FreshBooksFreshBooks	Patriot AccountingPatriot Software
In one line	Invoicing and time tracking for service businesses	Plain US bookkeeping from $20 a month, with payroll from the same company
Starting price	From $23/mo + $11/extra person	From $20/mo
Six-person team	$23/mo	$20/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	Accounting Basic $20/mo (unlimited users); Accounting Premium $30/mo (estimates, recurring invoices, user permissions); 50% off the first 3 months; 30 days free
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Users	1 included	Unlimited
Both connect to	Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	Gusto, Squarespace Commerce, Novo, Ecwid, Payoneer Workforce Management100+ listed by the vendor	Patriot Payroll
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	Every plan
Live chat	Every plan	Every plan
Support hours	Phone: office hours · Live chat: 24/7	Phone: 9a.m. - 7p.m. ET, Monday - Friday
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	2 incidents posted on Patriot Software's status page, which covers all Patriot Software products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Patriot Software. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 4,529 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 3,966 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.8 / 5 from 1,051 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	58	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	40	55
Fit: Service business	90	82
Fit: Agency or studio	88	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	80
Fit: Online store	45	45
Why people pick it	Best-looking invoices Time tracking built in	Low price with US phone support Pairs with Patriot Payroll
Where it falls short	Per-user fees Client caps on lower plans	US only No inventory or multi-currency
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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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