Freshbooks drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of Freshbooks's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Intro promo restructured: Lite now $1/mo for a full first year (was 90% off for 3mo at $2.30/mo); Plus and Premium discount cut from 90% to 80% off 3 months, raising promo prices to $8.60/mo and $14.00/mo. 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 49 days after Freshbooks's previous change, "FreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months" (Aug 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Freshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll" (Jun 29, 2026). Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Quickbooks, Zoho, Xero 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−11%90%80%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite, Plus, Premium | Discount | 90% | 80% | −11% |
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 Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where lite, plus, premium discount reads 90% and then 80%.
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Freshbooks, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingFreshbooks swaps $1/mo Lite deal for 80% off 4 months, extends Plus promo
- Sep 21, 2026packagingFreshbooks drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos · this change
- Aug 3, 2026packagingFreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months
- Jun 29, 2026packagingFreshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- QuickbooksSep 14QuickBooks Payroll: Workforce bundle prices increase ($125→$135, $203→$228)
- ZohoSep 14Zoho Expense Standard drops Multi-level approval, gains Zia AI suite
- XeroSep 14Xero swaps Syft branding for own Xero Analytics on pricing page
- SageAug 31Sage Payroll: intro promo changed to 75% off 6 months
Questions about this change
Did Freshbooks raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Freshbooks's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Lite, Plus, Premium discount: 90% → 80% (−11%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 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: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months" on Aug 3, 2026; Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.