Everhour vs FreshBooks: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Everhour and FreshBooks to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Everhour
7.1/10
Everhour is a time tracking tool for teams and agencies that adds timers, budgets, resource planning and invoicing to existing project management apps.
FreshBooks
5.8/10
Cloud accounting and invoicing software with built-in time tracking, project budgeting and client collaboration for freelancers and small service businesses.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.1/10 | 5.8/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 3/10 |
| Security | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $9/user/mo Team | $23/mo Lite |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $85/mo Team | $23/mo Lite |
| Features | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Dashboards | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Client collaboration | Not listed | |
| Collaboration tools | Not listed | |
| File sharing | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
| Task management | Not listed | |
Everhour vs FreshBooks cost by team size
Everhour costs less up to 5 users; FreshBooks costs less from 10 to 25 users.
| Team size | Everhour | FreshBooks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $23/moLite |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $23/moLite |
| 10 users | $85/moTeam | $23/moLite |
| 25 users | $213/moTeam | $23/moLite |
| 50 users | Contact for pricing | $23/moLite |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Everhour
- Has a free plan (FreshBooks does not)
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Scalability score (6/10 vs 3/10)
- Better fit for agencies (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for mid-market (6/10 vs 3/10)
Why choose FreshBooks
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: $23/mo vs $85/mo
- Higher Security score (6/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for freelancers (9/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
Everhour
Pros
- More than 20 native integrations, including Asana, ClickUp, Monday, Jira and Linear, put a timer directly on tasks, and reviewers praise these integrations most.
- A browser extension adds tracking to more than 20 other web apps, such as Figma, HubSpot and Zendesk.
- Budgets with alerts, expense tracking and invoicing that syncs to QuickBooks, Xero or FreshBooks cover billable work end to end.
- The Team plan costs 8.50 USD per seat per month on yearly billing, and the free plan covers up to 5 seats.
- Reviewers often single out the customer support, and Everhour holds about a 4.8 out of 5 average across 139 SpotSaaS ratings.
Cons
- It is not a standalone PM suite: it has no Gantt charts, docs or whiteboards.
- The free plan has no integrations, which are the product's main value.
- Paid plans require 5 seats and payment by card only, and unused time is not refunded when you cancel.
- Its security documentation relies on AWS's SOC 2 compliance rather than its own report, and it does not run formal periodic risk assessments.
- Some users report hours that failed to record, too many reminder alerts, and limited chart-style reporting.
FreshBooks
Pros
- The pop-up timer turns billable hours into an itemized client invoice in one click.
- Project budgets and profitability tracking sit next to the accounting data, so there is no separate sync.
- The project Discuss area lets teams and clients share files and comments.
- Reviewers repeatedly praise the clean, simple interface.
- Accountant access is free on all plans.
Cons
- There are no Gantt charts, project diagrams or advanced task planning.
- Every plan caps or prices by billable clients, and Lite allows only 5.
- Each extra team member costs $11 a month, which adds up for growing teams.
- Project management cannot be bought separately from the accounting suite.
- Reviewers say collaboration is more limited than in dedicated tools like Asana or Monday.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Everhour scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7.1/10 against 5.8/10 for FreshBooks. The largest gap is in Integration: 9/10 for Everhour and 6/10 for FreshBooks.
FreshBooks costs less for 10 users: about $23/mo on its Lite plan, against about $85/mo on its Team plan for Everhour, billed monthly.
Everhour has a free plan; FreshBooks does not list one.
FreshBooks is the better fit for freelancers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 5/10 for Everhour.
