Freshbooks slashes intro discount to 90% off across all plans
What happened
Between the Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026 captures of Freshbooks's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promotional discount changed from 70% off for 4 months to 90% off for 3 months across all plans. Promo prices: Lite $7.80→$2.60, Plus $12.60→$4.20, Premium $21.60→$7.20 CAD/mo. List prices unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing 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.
It lands 73 days after Freshbooks's previous change, "Freshbooks Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off" (Apr 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Freshbooks Boosts Tax-Time Discount to 70% Off for 4 Months" (Mar 23, 2026). Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Zoho, Xero, Quickbooks and Sage 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 · Discount−67%$7.80$2.60
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite, Plus, Premium | Discount | $7.80 | $2.60 | −67% |
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 Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where lite, plus, premium discount reads $7.80 and then $2.60.
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Freshbooks, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 21, 2026packagingFreshbooks drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos
- 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 · this change
- Apr 2, 2026increaseFreshbooks Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off
- Mar 23, 2026packagingFreshbooks Boosts Tax-Time Discount to 70% Off for 4 Months
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changesQuestions about this change
Did Freshbooks raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Freshbooks's pricing page between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026?
Lite, Plus, Premium discount: $7.80 → $2.60 (−67%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 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 Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off" on Apr 2, 2026; Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.