Alternative to Freshbooks Accounting for Ireland
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Hi there.
Looking at online accounting products for your small business? Looking for alternatives to Freshbooks Accounting or other competitors?
We want to make the decision as easy as possible, so we’ve put together some info that’ll help you decide which option is best for you.
Below, you’ll find information to help you compare Bullet and Freshbooks Accounting, including value features, Freshbooks customer experiences, and a simple English FAQ.
We hope it helps ?
Freshbooks, a value high-level comparison
Top 4 main reasons not to go with Freshbooks Accounting.
| High Level – Issues with Freshbooks Accounting | |
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| It’s €480 a year, that’s expensive. It’s probably the poorest value solution out there. |  |
| It’s not an accounting product, Freshbooks is an invoicing tool with some reports. | |
| They use snail mail support, no free instant chat support. | |
| Freshbooks was started in 2003 and still looks busy and dated. | |
Bullet, fast, simple, free accounting
Bullet will save you €510 while doing your full accounts for you, saving you more in end of year tax returns.
# Full Accounting solution not an expensive invoice tool.
# Designed to reduce your tax automatically, with no accounting knowledge.
# From freelancer to agency, Bullet is simple, fast and free.
Don't pay Freshbooks €510 so they can speak to you
Starting a business is an anxious time don’t let Freshbooks capitalise on that. Where’s the community love.
# Get an answer to any question with in under 8 minutes
# Stop searching Google for an answer you’re not sure is even right.
# Why pay Freshbooks so they can talk to their customers, when you can get it free with Bullet.
Things you can do in Bullet but not in Freshbooks
Here is a concise list of all the valuable daily tasks you need to be able to completely run your company that Freshbooks Accounting doesn’t offer and Bullet Accounting does.
| High Level – Issues with Freshbooks |  |
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| Freshbooks is €480 a year for an invoicing tool. |  |
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| Freshbooks is not a full accounting product so expect extra accounting fees. | |
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| Freshbooks doesn’t provide the full reporting needed to run a business. | |
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| Freshbooks was started in 2003 and it’s UI reflects that. | |
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| Basic reconciliation feature meaning you can’t match your accounts fully. | |
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| Poor and limited reporting, more end of year costs. | |
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| You can’t create credit notes, leaving audit gaps in your accounts. | |
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| You’ll probably need another accounting product on top of Freshbooks | |
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| Features are lots of clicks away, making it hard to use. | |
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| Usage limits and price trips everywhere. | |
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All your questions about Bullet V’s Fresbooks
Don’t forget you can talk to us about anything with our instant chat
How is Bullet 100% free
We’ve no V.C. debt and charge for add on applications, like payroll.
Are they really that clunky
Lots of canteen blue & links to click. We like white, & 2 clicks to anywhere.
I don't want to learn accounts
Bullet built all the accounting logic into our workflows, you’ll never ever need to learn accounts.
I just want to do invoicing
You can just use Bullet’s invoicing, it’s super simple, but powerful.
Can I run an agency on this
Sure we’ve lots of 20+ people agencies on Bullet & they love it.
They don't reduce my tax bill
No by not having mileage & other workflows Freshbooks ends up losing you money.
Why Freshbooks expensive
They started in ’03 you could charge €510 a year then, now it’s for V.C. debt.
I'm told to track my minutes
Don’t devalue your skill to minutes. Charge in quarter days, value your time.
More accounting fees
Bullet does all the heavy lifting. Freshbook lets the accountant fees do that for you.
See how much Accounting Software costs
Here is a list of all the accounting software you’re probably going to review. We’ve put together a table of costs to help you make that decision.
| The Real Costs of Others | Yearly Cost | |
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No backup, no accounting rules built in, high risk of error | €120 |
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Slow Customer Service Support, no workflows that know the accounting logic | €300 |
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Complex, designed for accountants, €35 pm plus additional accountant fees | €420 |
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€45 per month for a bloated invoicing app, raised some money, under pressure | €480 |
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Offline, old-fashioned software, requires knowledge of accounting terms | €499 |
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Free, Fast, Modern, full accounting and invoicing with easy error checking workflows and instant human support | €Free |
Alternative to Big Red Book, Freshbooks, Xero, Sage and Excel
Free Small Business Accounting & Invoicing for Ireland