Hectile vs FreshBooks
FreshBooks costs more as your client list grows and charges for extra teammates on Lite, Plus and Premium. Hectile is one plan per Organization: unlimited customers and Brands, up to 20 members, and no cut of the money your customers pay you.
Why businesses switch from FreshBooks
FreshBooks plans are tiered by how many clients you bill: 5 on Lite and 50 on Plus, with unlimited clients only from Premium. Extra team members cost $11 a month on Lite, Plus and Premium; Select includes two. Custom invoice branding is available on every plan, while removing FreshBooks branding from client emails requires Select. Each business is a separate subscription, and online payments carry processing fees.
Hectile is one plan per Organization: unlimited customers, unlimited Brands with their own logo and numbering, and up to 20 members with Admin and Member roles, for $12 a month or $120 a year per Organization. Your documents carry your Brand, and Hectile never takes a cut of your payments. Recurring invoices and automatic payment reminders are included on paid plans. Online payment through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon.
Hectile and FreshBooks, side by side
FreshBooks details are its US plans — Lite, Plus, Premium and Select — as published in October 2026.
| What you need | Hectile | FreshBooks |
|---|---|---|
Price for the whole businessRegular monthly price | Hectile Included$12 a month or $120 a year per Organization, plus applicable taxes. Every customer, Brand and up to 20 members included. | FreshBooks Costs moreLite $23, Plus $43 and Premium $70 a month (US), with Select priced individually. The plan you need rises with your client count. |
Customers you can billClient limits | Hectile IncludedUnlimited. Customers are shared by every Brand, and the price never steps up with your client list. | FreshBooks Limited5 billable clients on Lite and 50 on Plus; unlimited only on Premium and Select. Archived clients count too. |
Team membersPeople working in the account | Hectile IncludedUp to 20 members with Admin and Member roles, included. | FreshBooks Costs extra$11 a month for each team member on Lite, Plus and Premium. |
Several businesses or brands in one accountTrading names under one subscription | Hectile IncludedUnlimited Brands in one Organization, each with its own logo, details and numbering. Customers, saved items and team are shared. | FreshBooks Not availableEach business is a separate FreshBooks subscription. Clients, team and payments are not shared between businesses. |
Invoice and email brandingCustomization and software branding | Hectile IncludedYour Brand on every PDF. Hectile does not put its own branding on your documents. | FreshBooks LimitedCustom invoice branding on every plan. Removing FreshBooks branding from client emails requires Select. |
Recurring invoices and payment remindersBilling that runs on schedule | Hectile IncludedRecurring invoices created on schedule as a Draft to review, issued, or issued and emailed. Automatic payment reminders. Included on paid plans. | FreshBooks IncludedRecurring invoices and late-payment reminders on all plans. |
Online payment on the invoiceCard or bank payment from the invoice | Hectile Coming soonPay Now through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon. Today, your payment instructions go on the invoice and you record every payment, including partial payments. | FreshBooks Fees applyThrough FreshBooks Payments, with a processing fee on every payment. |
Extra charges on top of the planFees on payments, seats and add-ons | Hectile No extra feeNone. No per-user charge, no payment add-on and no cut of what your customers pay you. | FreshBooks Fees applyStandard US cards: 2.9% + $0.30; commercial cards, Amex and managed card payments: 3.5% + $0.30. ACH: 1%, with caps available on Select. Team members: $11 a month on Lite, Plus and Premium; Select includes two. Advanced Payments: $20 a month, included with Select. |
Comparison updated October 2026. Competitor details reflect their published plans and prices at that time and may change.
What you get with Hectile instead
Bill every client, not just five
No client tiers. Add every customer you work with; the price stays $12 a month.
Bring the whole team
Up to 20 members with Admin and Member roles are included; FreshBooks Lite, Plus and Premium charge $11 a month for each extra seat.
Run several brands from one account
Each Brand has its own logo, details and numbering, while customers, saved items and your team are shared.
Your name on the invoice, not ours
PDFs carry your Brand on the one plan. No upgrade needed to remove the software’s branding.
Keep every payment
Hectile never takes a percentage of what customers pay you. Record bank transfers and partial payments as they arrive.
Documents you can trust
Drafts stay unnumbered until you finalize, issued invoices never change, and an accepted estimate becomes a reviewed invoice draft.
Move from FreshBooks in an afternoon
- 01
Set up your Organization and Brands
Add your legal details once, then a Brand for each trading name, with its own logo and numbering.
- 02
Add customers and saved items
Enter the customers and services you bill most. Every Brand and teammate can use them.
- 03
Send your next invoice from Hectile
Review the Draft, finalize it and send it. Keep past FreshBooks invoices in FreshBooks or your own records.
One plan for the whole team
FreshBooks’ regular US prices are $23 (Lite), $43 (Plus) and $70 (Premium) a month, plus $11 a month for each extra team member, with clients capped at 5 on Lite and 50 on Plus. Hectile is $12 a month or $120 a year per Organization, with every customer, Brand and up to 20 members included.
- Your first Organization
- One Primary Brand and one member
- Your plan starts after 7 days; we email you the day before
- Unlimited Brands, customers and documents
- Up to 20 members, Admin and Member roles
- Recurring invoices and automatic payment reminders
- No fee on your payments
- 100 AI actions a month, shared
FreshBooks alternative questions
Yes, if you want invoices and estimates without client limits or per-user charges. Every Hectile Organization gets unlimited customers and Brands and up to 20 members on one plan. Recurring invoices and automatic payment reminders are included on paid plans. Online payment through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon.
Hectile is $12 a month or $120 a year per Organization, plus applicable taxes. FreshBooks’ regular US prices are $23, $43 and $70 a month for Lite, Plus and Premium, and each extra team member is $11 a month on those plans. A team of five on FreshBooks Plus pays $43 plus $44 for four extra members every month.
Yes. Members belong to the Organization, so everyone with access can create and manage documents for every Brand. Paid Organizations include up to 20 members with Admin and Member roles.
Yes. Add your customers and saved services in Hectile, set up your Brands, and send your next invoice from Hectile. Hectile does not import FreshBooks records automatically, so keep past invoices and their payment history in FreshBooks or your own records.
No. Hectile never takes a percentage of what your customers pay you. Pay Now through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon; only that provider’s own processing fee will apply.
Related Hectile pages
See Invoicing for Consultants
Fixed fees and manually entered days, scope carried from Estimate to Invoice.
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Estimates with validity dates that become a reviewable Invoice Draft.
Estimate generatorSee Everyday Invoice Software
Saved customers and services, clear document states, recorded payments.
Invoice softwareEvery client, every teammate, one plan.
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