Tyms vs FreshBooks

The best FreshBooks alternative

FreshBooks is great for invoicing. Tyms gives you that and full accounting, with an AI accountant that keeps every book current, not just your invoices.

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Tyms vs FreshBooks

A side-by-side look at cost, automation, AI, features, support and how modern each platform feels.

FreshBooks

Tyms

Cost

Starting price

FreshBooksLite is $23 a month for 5 billable clients. Premium $70 for unlimited

TymsFree plan. Plus is $20 per seat a month, or $200 a year

Paying as you grow

FreshBooksEvery extra team member costs $11 a month

TymsPer seat. Each seat adds 1,500 monthly transactions and 5 bank connections

AI included

FreshBooksAI limited to reading receipts and bills

Tyms150 AI credits with every seat, with no separate AI add-on

Automation

Bank feeds and reconciliation

FreshBooksBank connections and reconciliation from Plus

TymsLive bank feeds or any statement upload, matched and reconciled by Adam

Bookkeeping on autopilot

FreshBooksRecurring invoices and reminders, with no AI agents

TymsEight AI agents run banking, sales, purchases, inventory and statements on your schedule

AI accountant

FreshBooksNot built around an AI accountant

TymsAdam creates, updates and explains your records when you ask in plain words

Receipts and documents

FreshBooksReceipt scanning from Plus. Bill line items on Premium

TymsUpload or forward receipts, invoices and statements, and Adam records them

Features

Inventory and manufacturing

FreshBooksNo real inventory or manufacturing

TymsStock, bundles, bills of materials and production orders included

Currencies and structure

FreshBooksMulti-currency invoicing, one business per subscription

TymsMulti-currency with live rates, plus branches, departments and projects

Built for accountants

FreshBooksAccountant access from Plus

TymsClient portfolio, white-label portal and client billing for firms

Support

Customer support

FreshBooksPhone and email support, dedicated line on Select

TymsLive human support on every paid plan

Getting started

FreshBooksQuick setup built around invoicing

TymsStart in minutes with guided onboarding, or let our team keep your books for you

Modern platform

Where you can work

FreshBooksWeb and mobile apps

TymsWeb app, WhatsApp chat with Adam, and an email inbox for documents

Developer platform

FreshBooksAPI and a smaller app marketplace

TymsOpen REST API, webhooks and OAuth for Zapier, Make and more

Competitor details come from their public pricing pages in October 2026 and are shown in US dollars. Plans and prices change, so check with each provider before you decide.

Why businesses switch from FreshBooks

The reasons we hear most often from teams who move their books to Tyms.

Limits on clients

FreshBooks prices by how many clients you bill, from 5 on Lite to 50 on Plus. Tyms never limits how many customers you invoice.

Paying for every teammate

Each extra FreshBooks user is $11 a month on top of your plan. A Tyms seat brings more capacity with it, including transactions, AI credits and bank connections.

More than invoicing

When you need inventory, bills of materials, fixed assets or proper financial statements, Tyms already has them, with Adam keeping everything reconciled.

Accounting that does the work for you

Tyms is full double-entry accounting with an AI accountant built in. Here is what that looks like day to day.

Your books, kept by AI agents

Schedule Adam's agents to sync your bank, raise invoices, record bills and prepare your statements. You review, they do the work.

Eight specialist agents
Runs daily, weekly or monthly
Results only go to your own team

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Reconciliation that finishes itself

Connect your bank once or upload any statement. Adam categorises every line, matches it to invoices and bills, and flags only what needs you.

Bank feeds across the US, Canada and Africa
Approve in bulk with one click
Bank balance checks built in

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Get paid without chasing

Send invoices, quotes and recurring invoices with emails Adam writes for you. Reminders go out on time and payments match themselves.

Recurring invoices and quotes
Automatic payment reminders
Customer statements on demand

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Know your numbers, any time

Financial statements, aging and tax reports update as you work. Ask Adam to build a dashboard or explain a report in plain words.

Balance sheet, profit and loss, and cash flow
Profit by customer, item or project
Dashboards built from a sentence

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Switch from FreshBooks in an afternoon

No need to start over. Bring what you have and Tyms takes it from there.

Bring your data

Export your clients, invoices and expenses from FreshBooks as spreadsheets and import them into Tyms with ready-made templates. Adam reads the files and suggests the right mapping.

Let Adam tidy up

Adam maps your accounts, categorises transactions and flags anything that looks off, so your opening balances are right.

Run on autopilot

Connect your bank, schedule your agents and invite your team or your accountant.

Move your FreshBooks books without starting over

Coming from FreshBooks? Bring a spreadsheet, or see how we move QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books and Sage in a few days.

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Questions about switching from FreshBooks

Still deciding? Here are straight answers to what people ask us most.

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Yes, particularly once your business needs more than invoicing. Tyms gives you invoices, quotes and reminders like FreshBooks, plus full double-entry accounting, inventory and an AI accountant.

Usually, yes. FreshBooks charges $23 to $70 a month plus $11 for each extra team member. Tyms has a free plan, and Plus is $20 per seat a month or $200 a year with no client limits.

Yes. Send invoices, quotes and recurring invoices with branded emails that Adam drafts for you, and let automatic reminders follow up on late payments.

Export your clients, invoices and expenses from FreshBooks, then upload them to Tyms with the spreadsheet importer. Our team is happy to help if you get stuck.