Freshbooks swaps $1/mo Lite deal for 80% off 4 months, extends Plus promo
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Freshbooks's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promo changed from $1/mo first-year Solopreneur Lite offer to 80% off for 4 months (Lite $4.60/mo); Plus/Premium 80% off extended from 3 to 4 months. List prices unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Lite at $23, Plus at $43, Premium at $70, Advanced Payments at $20 and FreshBooks Payroll at $40.
It lands 28 days after Freshbooks's previous change, "Freshbooks drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos" (Sep 21, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "FreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months" (Aug 3, 2026). Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Quickbooks, Xero, Zoho 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+33%34 months
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite, Plus, Premium | Discount | 3 | 4 months | +33% |
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 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where lite, plus, premium discount reads 3 and then 4 months.
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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 · this change
- 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
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changesQuestions about this change
Did Freshbooks raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Freshbooks's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Lite, Plus, Premium discount: 3 → 4 months (+33%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 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 drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos" on Sep 21, 2026; Freshbooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.