Invoicing

How to choose

Start with how you bill. FreshBooks prices by billable client: Lite at CAD $26/month covers 5 clients, and archived clients count toward the limit, so it suits a business with a handful of steady clients. QuickBooks Online prices by user instead, with unlimited clients on every plan, and is the better fit once you have a crew or run payroll.

If you want to spend nothing yet, Wave Starter and Zoho Invoice both cost CAD $0/month; Zoho Invoice allows two users and 500 invoices a year, while Wave Starter has no invoice limit but no extra users. Whatever you pick, check that it can show GST/HST or QST correctly on each line, and that your invoices carry what the CRA requires for your customer to claim input tax credits.