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INVOICING & ESTIMATES

Estimates to paid invoices — with your time already on them

The full invoice lifecycle, branding, and a public client view — plus one-click import of billable time, mileage, and expenses. Free on every tier.

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No billable-client caps • Import billable time in one click

Invoicing with the work already attached

Standalone invoicing tools make you re-enter what you did. Ours already knows — the time, mileage, and expenses are one click away.

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Full lifecycle

Draft, Sent, Viewed, Accepted, Paid, Overdue, and Voided — the whole state flow.

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Estimate to invoice

Convert an accepted estimate into an invoice in one step.

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Import billable work

Pull time, mileage, and expenses onto an invoice with one click.

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Branding & PDF

Your logo, company details, and terms, with clean PDF generation.

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Public client view

A shareable invoice link with view tracking.

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Payments & balances

Record payments, track balance due, and auto-number with INV-/EST- prefixes.

How we stack up, tool by tool

The fair version — what each is great at, and where an all-in-one wins.

FreshBooks

No free tier

Accounting & invoicing for freelancers

Lite $23/mo; Plus $43/mo; each plan includes 1 user, extra members +$11/mo each

Free: No free plan — 30-day trial only

Genuinely great at

  • Polished invoicing, proposals, and client retainers
  • Real double-entry accounting and reports
  • Great mobile app and highly rated support

Where Log My Business wins

  • No billable-client caps (FreshBooks: 5 on Lite, 50 on Plus)
  • $7.99/user unlimited vs $23 rising to $43 for a single user
  • Time, mileage, tasks, CRM, and whiteboards included
  • Import billable time onto an invoice, natively

QuickBooks Online

No free tier

The accounting standard

Solopreneur $20; Simple Start $38; Plus $115/mo; no free tier (July 2026)

Free: None — 30-day trial only

Genuinely great at

  • Deepest accounting: general ledger, bank reconciliation, inventory, payroll
  • Huge accountant ecosystem and app marketplace
  • Mature, audited reporting trusted by lenders

Where Log My Business wins

  • Invoicing that just works, without an accounting learning curve
  • No 1→3→5-user tier jumps; unlimited seats on Pro
  • Projects, time, mileage, and CRM built in
  • A fraction of QuickBooks Plus at $115/mo

Wave

Free tier

Free invoicing & accounting

Free Starter; Pro $19/mo (bank feeds, receipt scanning, branding)

Free: Genuinely free: unlimited invoices, estimates, and basic bookkeeping

Genuinely great at

  • Truly free unlimited invoices plus basic bookkeeping
  • Simple and approachable for solopreneurs
  • Built-in payment acceptance and optional payroll

Where Log My Business wins

  • Branding and automated reminders are free — Wave gates them to Pro
  • Invoicing plus tasks, time, mileage, and CRM in one
  • Import billable time/mileage/expenses onto invoices
  • Grows into a team platform, not just books

Bonsai

No free tier

All-in-one for freelancers & agencies

Basic $9/user (no invoicing); Essentials $19/user (invoicing starts here); Premium $29/user (annual)

Free: No free plan — 7-day trial only

Genuinely great at

  • Closest all-in-one: proposals, contracts, e-sign, and invoicing
  • Legally-vetted contract and proposal templates
  • Clean, freelancer-friendly UX

Where Log My Business wins

  • Invoicing is free — Bonsai paywalls it out of its cheapest plan
  • $7.99 vs $19–$25/user just to send an invoice
  • Native whiteboards, chat, versioned docs, and a developer API
  • A dedicated low-cost contractor seat

Also worth knowing

HoneyBook ($29–$129/mo) has beautiful client flows but charges card fees from 2.7% + 10¢ and has no team task management. Zoho Invoice is genuinely free — but caps at about 500 invoices a year with "Powered by Zoho Invoice" branding, and a full stack means stitching together separate Zoho apps.

Feature-by-feature

Comparing entry paid tiers, billed annually (USD, July 2026).

Capability Log My Business FreshBooks QuickBooks Wave Bonsai
Entry price /user/mo $7.99 $23 $20 Free $19
Full invoice lifecycle ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Estimates to invoices ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Invoicing on the entry tier ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ –
Custom branding ✓ ✓ ◑ ✓ ✓
Import billable time/expenses ✓ ◑ – – ◑
Billable-client caps None 5–50 None None None
Time tracking, tasks & CRM ✓ ◑ – – ◑
Free tier ✓ – ✓ ✓ –
Full accounting ledger ◑ ✓ ✓ – –

✓ = included · ◑ = gated to a higher tier or add-on · – = not offered.

Where they genuinely beat us

We won't pretend invoicing is our deepest specialty. Here's the honest picture.

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Full accounting

QuickBooks is a far deeper system — double-entry ledger, bank reconciliation, inventory, payroll, and sales-tax filing. We record payments and balances, not the books.

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Free invoicing isn't unique

Wave and Zoho Invoice also offer genuinely free invoicing. We don't win on price-of-free alone here — our edge is the surrounding all-in-one platform.

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Contracts & client flows

HoneyBook and Bonsai bundle legally-vetted contracts, e-signatures, and booking/scheduling automation that our invoicing doesn't cover.

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Built-in payments & bank feeds

FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Wave, and HoneyBook accept and reconcile payments in-app. We record payments and track balances but aren't a payment processor.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free invoicing tool or FreshBooks alternative?

Yes. The full estimate-to-invoice lifecycle, branding, PDF export, and a public client view are all free on every tier — with no per-billable-client caps like FreshBooks' 5-to-50-client limits.

Can I turn tracked time and expenses into an invoice?

Yes — billable time, mileage, and expenses import onto an invoice in one click, because they all live in the same platform. That's the main advantage over standalone invoicing tools.

Does it replace accounting software like QuickBooks?

No. It records payments and tracks balances, but it isn't a double-entry general ledger. For bank reconciliation, tax filing, and payroll, keep QuickBooks, Zoho Books, or FreshBooks.

Wave and Zoho Invoice are also free — why choose this?

Honestly, not for a cheaper zero on invoicing alone. The reason to choose Log My Business is that the invoice is wired to your projects, time, mileage, expenses, and CRM in one app — not a standalone invoicing silo.

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