How to Cancel FreshBooks and Export Your Accounting Data (2026)

Updated February 2026 • 5 min read

FreshBooks is a popular invoicing and accounting tool for freelancers and small businesses. At $19-60/month, it is mid-range — but the 50-70% intro promos that renew at full price catch many people off guard. Here is how to cancel and where to go instead.

Before You Cancel: Export Everything

1. Invoices: Reports → Invoice Details → Export CSV/PDF
2. Expenses: Reports → Expense Report → Export
3. Client list: Clients → Export (CSV)
4. Profit & Loss: Reports → Profit & Loss → Export for each tax year
5. Tax Summary: Reports → Tax Summary → Export for your accountant
6. Individual invoices: Download as PDFs for your records

How to Cancel

1. Log into my.freshbooks.com
2. Go to Settings (gear icon) → Subscription & Billing
3. Click Cancel Account or Downgrade
4. Navigate retention offers (they will offer discounts and free months)
5. Confirm cancellation

Cheaper Alternatives

• Wave (free): Free invoicing and accounting. Genuinely free, not freemium. Best for solopreneurs.
• Zoho Invoice (free up to 5 clients): Full invoicing with time tracking and expense management.
• QuickBooks Self-Employed ($15/month): Better tax categorization, integrates with TurboTax.
• Harpoon ($19/month): Financial planning + invoicing for freelancers.
• Google Sheets + Invoice Template (free): For very simple needs, a spreadsheet and PDF invoice template costs nothing.