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FreshBooks vs Plutio

	FreshBooks	Plutio
What it says it does	The best cloud based small business accounting software. Send invoices, track time, manage receipts, expenses, and accept credit cards. Free 30-day trial.	An all-in-one business app for freelancers and small teams: projects, tasks, time tracking, proposals, contracts, invoices, scheduling, forms and a branded client portal, with a built-in AI assistant.
Pricing	30-day free trial; Lite $23/mo (5 billable clients), Plus $43/mo (50 clients), Premium $70/mo (unlimited clients) at regular monthly prices; an 80%-off-for-4-months promo was running when we checked; team members $11/user/mo (official)	Core $19/mo (solo, up to 9 active clients); Pro $49/mo (unlimited clients, up to 30 contributors); Max $199/mo (unlimited contributors, white-label and SSO); annual billing gives 2 months free; 7-day free trial, no card; no transaction fees (official)
Website	https://www.freshbooks.com/	https://www.plutio.com/

Which to use

FreshBooks wins when you want polished invoices, time tracking and simple accounting built for freelancers and service businesses. Plutio wins when you want to replace several freelancer tools with one branded workspace and pay no transaction fees.

Choose FreshBooks if you are a freelancer who wants invoicing, time tracking and expenses in one place.
Choose Plutio if you want projects, proposals, contracts, invoices and a client portal in one app.

This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.

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