Freshbooks Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Freshbooks's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: FreshBooks Canada base prices increased ~18-20%: Lite $22→$26, Plus $35→$42, Premium $60→$72 CAD/mo. Promo now shows 70% off for 4 months vs prior 60% off for 3 months; Promotional discount updated from 60% off for 3 months to 70% off for 4 months across all plans. New offer branded as 'Special tax-time offer'. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase, discount change) with an upward 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.
It lands 10 days after Freshbooks's previous change, "Freshbooks Boosts Tax-Time Discount to 70% Off for 4 Months" (Mar 23, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Freshbooks Introduces 60% Off for 3 Months and Adds Buy Now Pay Later with Affirm and Instant Payouts Features" (Jan 10, 2026). Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Zoho, Xero, Sage and Quickbooks also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Lite, Plus, Premium · Price+18%$22$26
- All plans · DiscountChanged60% off for 3 months70% off
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite, Plus, Premium | Price | $22 | $26 | +18% |
| All plans | Discount | 60% off for 3 months | 70% 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 Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where lite, plus, premium price reads $22 and then $26.
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Freshbooks, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 3, 2026packagingFreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months
- Jun 29, 2026packagingFreshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll
- Jun 15, 2026packagingFreshbooks slashes intro discount to 90% off across all plans
- Apr 2, 2026increaseFreshbooks Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off · this change
- Mar 23, 2026packagingFreshbooks Boosts Tax-Time Discount to 70% Off for 4 Months
- Jan 10, 2026packagingFreshbooks Introduces 60% Off for 3 Months and Adds Buy Now Pay Later with Affirm and Instant Payouts Features
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoApr 3Zoho Sprints Expands to Five Tiers With New Free and Enterprise Plans
- XeroApr 3Xero Cuts Intro Discount to 85% Off, Adds Fees for Online Bill Pay
- SageApr 3Sage Slashes Introductory Discount Duration from 10 Months to 5
- QuickbooksJan 12Quickbooks Essentials and Advanced Plans See Significant Price Hikes Amid New AI Features and Increased Promotional Discounts
Questions about this change
Did Freshbooks raise prices in March 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Freshbooks's pricing page on Dec 29, 2025 and again on Mar 30, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Lite, Plus, Premium: $22 → $26 (+18%).
What changed on Freshbooks's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Lite, Plus, Premium price: $22 → $26 (+18%); All plans discount: 60% off for 3 months → 70% off, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Freshbooks change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Freshbooks in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Freshbooks Boosts Tax-Time Discount to 70% Off for 4 Months" on Mar 23, 2026; Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.