# Free alternatives to FreshBooks

> FreshBooks (Lite) costs $276 a year. Free alternatives: Invoice Ninja and Akaunting. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/freshbooks/
- Category: Finance (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/finance/)
- Vendor: FreshBooks
- Plan: Lite
- Price: $23/month, $276/year
- Billing: monthly (promo $4.60 first 4 months)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Lite $4.60 USD/mo 80% Off for 4 Months Was $23.00"
- Price source: https://www.freshbooks.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Invoice Ninja

- Website: https://invoiceninja.com
- Repository: https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja (10,269 stars, last push 2026-10-13)
- License: Elastic License 2.0 (source-available)
- Open source: no, source-available license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/invoice-ninja/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Akaunting

- Website: https://akaunting.com
- Repository: https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting (10,175 stars, last push 2026-10-08)
- License: BUSL-1.1 (source-available)
- Open source: no, source-available license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/akaunting/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to FreshBooks?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Invoice Ninja (source-available, Elastic License 2.0) and Akaunting (source-available, BUSL-1.1).

### How much does FreshBooks cost?

FreshBooks's Lite plan costs $23 a month, which is $276 a year (monthly (promo $4.60 first 4 months)). Source: the official pricing page at freshbooks.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which FreshBooks alternatives run on Linux?

Invoice Ninja (self-hosted server; web UI) and Akaunting (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a FreshBooks alternative?

Yes. Invoice Ninja and Akaunting run on your own server.

### Are these FreshBooks alternatives open source?

Not all of them. Invoice Ninja (Elastic License 2.0) and Akaunting (BUSL-1.1) are source-available: the code is public, but the license isn't OSI-approved open source.

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