SoloBid vs FreshBooks
FreshBooks is popular small-business invoicing and accounting software aimed at freelancers, agencies, and service businesses that bill clients from a desk. It's polished — but it's priced in tiers, capped by client count, and has none of the trade-specific tooling a contractor needs on the job.
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FreshBooks is built for freelancers and agencies billing clients from an office. If you're a one-person shop, here's what that means:
The $23 Lite plan caps you at 5 clients and leaves out recurring invoices and e-signatures.
You need the $43 Plus plan before you get recurring invoices and client signatures.
It's built around desk-based client billing, not quoting a job in a customer's driveway.
There are no trade templates or price book — you build every quote from scratch.
Side by side — what you actually get.
Monthly cost
SoloBid
$19.99/month flat
FreshBooks
$23–$70/month by tier
Client limit
SoloBid
Unlimited
FreshBooks
5 / 50 / unlimited by tier
Extra team member fee
SoloBid
None
FreshBooks
$11/month each
Recurring invoices
SoloBid
Yes (all plans)
FreshBooks
Plus plan & up
E-signatures
SoloBid
Yes (all plans)
FreshBooks
Plus plan & up
Trade templates
SoloBid
Yes
FreshBooks
No
Price book (materials + labor)
SoloBid
Yes
FreshBooks
No
Quote on-site from phone
SoloBid
Built for it
FreshBooks
Basic mobile app
Online payments
SoloBid
Yes (Stripe)
FreshBooks
Yes (FreshBooks Payments)
SMS invoice sending
SoloBid
Yes
FreshBooks
No
Full accounting & bookkeeping
SoloBid
No (use with accountant)
FreshBooks
Yes
Best for
SoloBid
Solo trade contractors
FreshBooks
Freelancers & agencies
We're not trying to replace FreshBooks. If you run a big operation, use FreshBooks. But if you're a solo contractor, here's why SoloBid makes more sense.
Great features — for companies with employees.
Built for the one-person shop.
FreshBooks: Lite $23/mo (5 clients), Plus $43/mo (50 clients), Premium $70/mo — plus $11/mo per extra team member.
SoloBid: $19.99/month. Everything included.
Pro
$19.99/month
or $149/year (save 37%)
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Quote it. Send it. Get paid. That's it. Start your free trial and see why solo contractors are switching to SoloBid.
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