Why companies choose Brisk over FreshBooks

FreshBooks is small-business accounting: invoices, expenses, time, payroll, and reports.

Brisk is built to send invoices, get you paid, and follow up.

Less to learn. Less to pay.

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Feature comparison

Why freelancers switch to Brisk

Much lower price, unlimited clients on Free, a live invoice page, and a four-item dashboard (not accounting, payroll, and receipts) are just a few reasons people switch.

Brisk
FreshBooks

Subscription

Free, or Pro at $6/month, or $4.50/month billed yearly ($54/year).

Lite $23/month. Plus $43. Premium $70. 30-day trial.

Invoicing on the cheapest plan

Yes. Free includes invoices.

Yes. Lite caps you at 5 billable clients.

Clients

Unlimited on Free.

5 on Lite. 50 on Plus. Unlimited on Premium.

Processing fees

Cards on Pro go through Stripe. Rate not published.

Cards, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay.

Transparency

Two plans. Cancel anytime. Keep your data.

Four plans plus add-ons (team $11, payments $20, payroll).

Shipped vs soon

Contracts and proposals coming soon.

Estimates on Lite. Proposals and retainers on Plus.

Freedom & control

Client account

Live invoice link. No client login.

Client account portal. Clients can store a card.

What you must run

Invoices and clients. Nothing else required.

Invoices plus expenses, time, and books.

Cancel

No lock-in. Drop back to Free.

Cancel anytime. 30-day money-back on paid plans.

Tools

Live invoice page

Yes. View, pay, or confirm in one place.

Professional invoices, reminders, and a client portal.

How clients pay

Card, bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay.

Card, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Buy Now Pay Later.

Recurring invoices

Yes, on Pro.

Yes. Retainers on Plus.

Reminders

Automatic. Open tracking on Pro.

Automated late payment reminders.

Contracts

Coming soon. Attach a file on Pro today.

E-signatures on estimates. Not a contract suite.

Proposals

Coming soon.

Plus and up.

Time tracking

No.

Yes.

Expenses & accounting

No.

Yes. Receipts, bank import, tax reports. Payroll add-on.

Experience & trust

Design & navigation

Home, Invoices, Clients, Settings.

Accounting dashboard, reports, apps, accountant access.

Learning curve

Onboarding is quick. Built for freelancers.

Built as everyday small-business software.

Support

hello@staybrisk.com. Times not published.

In-house support. They publish a 4.8/5 support rating.

Best for

Freelancers who want invoices paid with less admin.

Businesses that want invoicing inside accounting software.

Switching to Brisk is as easy as 1-2-3

Create your account

Sign up with Google or email. No credit card. Free is not a trial.

Step 1

Send the first invoice

Add a client, services, and payment details. They get a live page.

Step 2

Let follow-up run

Reminders go out from your terms. Upgrade to Pro for cards and extras.

Step 3

Questions & answers