FreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months
What happened
Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of Freshbooks' pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 90% off promotional discount period shortened from 6 months to 3 months on Lite, Plus, and Premium plans (total savings roughly halved: Lite $124.20→$62.10, Plus $232.20→$116.10, Premium $378.00→$189.00). In detail: 90% off promotional discount shortened from 6 months to 3 months on Lite, Plus, and Premium plans; total savings roughly halved (Lite $124→$62, Plus $232→$116, Premium $378→$189). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Lite at $23, Plus at $43, Premium at $70, Advanced Payments at $20 and FreshBooks Payroll at $40.
It lands 36 days after Freshbooks' previous change, "Freshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll" (Jun 28, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Freshbooks slashes intro discount to 90% off across all plans" (Jun 14, 2026). Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Zoho, QuickBooks, Sage and Xero also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- −3 moLite, Plus, PremiumDiscount6 months3 months
- −50%LiteSavings$124$62
- −50%PlusSavings$232$116
- −50%PremiumSavings$378$189
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite, Plus, Premium | Discount | 6 months | 3 months | −3 mo |
| Lite | Savings | $124 | $62 | −50% |
| Plus | Savings | $232 | $116 | −50% |
| Premium | Savings | $378 | $189 | −50% |
Values as written on Freshbooks' 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' pricing page (freshbooks.com) from Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the discount goes from 6 months to 3 months, Lite from $124 to $62, Plus from $232 to $116 and Premium from $378 to $189.
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Freshbooks, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026ImprovementFreshbooks adds Klarna pay-later and Bill Pay to every plan
- Oct 18, 2026PackagingFreshbooks swaps $1/mo Lite deal for 80% off 4 months, extends Plus promo
- Sep 20, 2026PackagingFreshbooks drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos
- Aug 3, 2026Discount changeFreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months This change
- Jun 28, 2026PackagingFreshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll
- Jun 14, 2026PackagingFreshbooks slashes intro discount to 90% off across all plans
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoAug 4Zoho Expense: Itemized receipt OCR moves from Premium-only to Standard
- QuickBooksJul 27QuickBooks Payroll: per-employee fee cut on all 3 plans
- SageJul 6Sage hikes Payroll prices across all plans, trims free trial to 2 months
- XeroJul 6Xero shrinks new-customer discount, hikes intro pricing to $5/$11/$18
Questions about this change
Did Freshbooks raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Freshbooks' pricing page between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026?
Discount (Lite, Plus, Premium): 6 months → 3 months; Lite savings: $124 → $62; Plus savings: $232 → $116; Premium savings: $378 → $189. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 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 doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll" on Jun 28, 2026; Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.