Freshbooks Increases Promotional Discount to 75% Off for 3 Months While Reducing Free Trial Period to 7 Days
What happened
Between the Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Freshbooks's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Free trial period reduced from 30 days to 7 days; Promotional discount increased from 70% off for 3 months to 75% off for 3 months. Pulse files it as a pricing change (trial change, discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Lite at $23, Plus at $43, Premium at $70, Advanced Payments at $20 and FreshBooks Payroll at $40.
Freshbooks's previous recorded change was "Freshbooks Increases Advanced Payments Add-on Price by 25% Amidst Other Changes" (Q3 2024). Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Zoho also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Trial−77%30 days7 days
- — · DiscountChanged70% off for 3 months75% off
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Trial | 30 days | 7 days | −77% |
| — | Discount | 70% off for 3 months | 75% off | Changed |
Values as written on Freshbooks's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Freshbooks's pricing page (freshbooks.com) from Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where trial reads 30 days and then 7 days.
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Freshbooks, the last 90 days
Full history- Q3 2025packagingFreshbooks Reduces Promotional Discount from 60% to 50% for Extended 6-Month Period
- Q2 2025increaseFreshbooks Increases Plus Plan Price to $14 CAD/mo Amidst Reduced Discounts Across All Plans
- Q1 2025packagingFreshbooks Reduces Promotional Discount from 75% to 70% for 4 Months Across All Plans
- Q4 2024packagingFreshbooks Increases Promotional Discount to 75% Off for 3 Months While Reducing Free Trial Period to 7 Days · this change
- Q3 2024packagingFreshbooks Increases Advanced Payments Add-on Price by 25% Amidst Other Changes
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
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- ZohoJan 11Zoho Sprints Introduces Generative AI Integration to Starter Plan, Enhancing Accessibility and Functionality
Questions about this change
Did Freshbooks raise prices in January 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: trial change, discount change.
What changed on Freshbooks's pricing page between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?
Trial: 30 days → 7 days (−77%); discount: 70% off for 3 months → 75% off, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Freshbooks change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Freshbooks in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Freshbooks Increases Advanced Payments Add-on Price by 25% Amidst Other Changes" in Q3 2024; Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.