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PAYUP AND FRESHBOOKS

A FreshBooks alternative for simple invoicing

FreshBooks Lite is £16 a month for up to 5 clients, and Plus is £30 a month for 50, with 50% off the first 3 months. Both include VAT returns to HMRC.

If you only need to invoice and get paid, Payup Basic is £20 a year for 1,000 invoices and quotes.

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SIDE BY SIDE

Payup and FreshBooks, side by side.

PayupFreshBooks
Free planYes, 25 invoices or quotes a yearNo
Cheapest paid plan£20 a year£16 a month (Lite, 5 clients)
Card fee on a £500 invoice£7.70 on your own Stripe or on SuperNot shown on its pricing page
Bank transfer feeNoneNot stated
Accounting and VAT returnsNo, downloads for your accounting softwareYes

Super Basic isn't VAT registered, so our prices are the full price. FreshBooks's details checked on 8 November 2026 from its own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Prices change, so check before you choose.

WHERE WE DIFFER

Why people move from FreshBooks.

  • £20 a year, against £192 a year for FreshBooks Lite
  • Quotes your clients accept online
  • Card and bank payments on every invoice

WHEN FRESHBOOKS SUITS BETTERYou want accounting, expenses and VAT returns in the same place as your invoices.

MOVING ACROSS

Moving from FreshBooks to Payup.

  1. Add your business details

    Your name, address and bank details, once. Say whether you're VAT registered.

  2. Connect your own Stripe

    On Basic, connect Stripe so card payments cost Stripe's fee and nothing more.

  3. Send your next invoice from Payup

    Use Payup for new work, and leave old invoices in FreshBooks until they're paid.

  4. Keep your accountant happy

    Payup gives you downloads for spreadsheets and accounting software.

QUESTIONS

FreshBooks questions

Is Payup cheaper than FreshBooks?

Payup Basic is £20 a year for 1,000 invoices and quotes. FreshBooks Lite is £16 a month, £192 a year, for up to 5 clients.

Does Payup do VAT returns like FreshBooks?

No. Payup sends invoices, quotes and payment links, and gives you downloads for your accounting software.

Is Payup free?

Yes. Free has 25 invoices or quotes a year and 1 payment page. Basic is £20 a year for 1,000, and Super is £10 a month with no cap.

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Where the rival details come from

Checked on 8 November 2026. Names belong to their owners, and we're not linked to any of them. Tell us at hello@thesuperbasic.com if anything here is out of date and we'll fix it.

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WORKS WITH

Part of Super Basic.

Payup.to is one of the Super Basic apps, all on one login. A finished TaskTrack.to job becomes a Payup invoice in one click, and Entry.to tickets and Bookin.to deposits are paid through the same Super Basic payments.

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