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FreeAgent pricing in Canada
FreeAgent sells one plan in Canada, the Universal account, at US$22 a month (about C$31) or US$220 a year, before tax. It is priced in US dollars and not localised for Canada: there is no payroll, tax filing or Canadian bank feed.
- Starting price
- C$31/month
- Universal, CAD excl. applicable tax
- Pricing model
- One flat plan, unlimited users
- Plus optional Smart Capture add-on
- Billing
- Monthly or annual
- Annual is 12 months for the price of 10
- Tax
- Tax extra
- Prices in USD
- YOY change
- 0%
- Average yearly rise, 1 plan
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does FreeAgent cost in Canada?
Plans
One plan, billed in USD monthly or yearly, tax excluded.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Who it is for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal | C$31 | C$26 | Primarily for businesses based in locations other than the UK or the USA. | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Capture Unlimited | C$8.54 a monthFlat monthly, optional; over 10 captures a month | |
| USD billing on a Canadian card | 2.5% in the FCAC sample card agreementPer charge, by your card issuer | |
| Exchange rate movement | C$31 a month at 1.4226; moves with the rateEvery charge is in USD | |
| Applicable tax | Not publicly listed for CanadaAdded to every charge where it applies | |
| Each additional business | C$31 a month eachSeparate subscription | |
| Payroll | Separate payroll provider neededNot available in Universal | |
| GST/HST and income tax filing | Separate software or an accountantNot available in Universal | |
| Canadian bank feeds | Statement upload or manual entryNone listed | |
| Cancelling | No refund of fees already paidAny time from the Billing page |
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Estimated cost, Universal
C$31a month
- Per year, billed monthly
- C$376
- Per year, billed annually
- C$313Saves C$63
- First 6 months, 50% off
- C$16 a month
- First year with the offer
- C$282
Line items, monthly
- Universal subscription
- C$31
- Estimated monthly total
- C$31
Estimated, USD, excluding applicable tax. Local amounts converted at 1 USD = 1.4226 CAD, European Central Bank reference rate via Frankfurter, on 9 Oct 2026. Offer: New customer offer, 50% off for the first 6 months.
What FreeAgent costs by company size
Estimated cost by number of employees, using the cheapest plan that fits each end of the band.
| Employees | Plans | Monthly cost | Annual cost | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 10 | Universal | C$31 | C$31 | C$376 | C$376 | |||||||
| 11 to 50 | Universal | C$31 | C$31 | C$376 | C$376 | |||||||
| 51 to 200 | Universal | C$31 | C$31 | C$376 | C$376 | |||||||
| 201 to 500 | Universal | C$31 | C$31 | C$376 | C$376 | |||||||
FreeAgent discount codes and offers
Current FreeAgent offers in Canada, checked 12 October 2026.
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New customer offer
50% off: US$11 a month for 6 months, or US$110 for the first year
New direct customers who have never paid; not via the app store or a third party
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Free trial
30 days, no card needed
One trial per account holder
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Annual billing
12 months for the price of 10: US$220 a year
Paid upfront; no refund on cancelling
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Refer a friend
10% off for both, ongoing
Code Referral code from a subscriber
While both stay subscribed; not on add-ons; stacks with the new customer offer
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Through an accountant or bookkeeper
Practice discount on the licence; size not published
Client's practice is a FreeAgent partner and pays for the licence
How to negotiate FreeAgent's price
FreeAgent does not advertise negotiated deals, so these levers come from how it charges Canadian customers, ranked by likely saving.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Take the new customer offer at sign-up | 50% off for 6 months on monthly billing, or 50% off the first year on annual. It is only for customers who have never paid. | C$94 on monthly C$156 on annual |
| [02] | Pay yearly | US$220 a year is 12 months for the price of 10 against US$22 a month. | C$63 a year |
| [03] | Use a referral code | A subscriber's code gives you 10% off for as long as you both subscribe, and it stacks on the new customer offer. | C$3.13 a month |
| [04] | Refer others yourself | Each subscriber you refer takes 10% off your bill. Ten referrals make it free. | Up to C$31 a month |
| [05] | Skip Smart Capture Unlimited | 10 captures a month are included. Batch receipts or enter small ones by hand to stay under it. | C$8.54 a month |
| [06] | Pay in USD without a conversion fee | Charges are in USD. A USD account or a card with no foreign transaction fee avoids the issuer's markup. | About 2.5% of every charge |
| [07] | Buy through an accountant | FreeAgent partner practices get discounted client licences. Ask whether yours will pass some on. | Not published |
| [08] | Keep one account per business | Each business needs its own subscription. Merge books that do not need to be separate. | C$31 a month per account |
FreeAgent price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, excluding applicable tax. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
Key points
- Universal, the entry plan: 0% in two years, US$22 to US$22.
FreeAgent alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for Canada, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks | C$20 a month (Lite) | Flat monthly plans capped by users, payroll per employee extra | Priced in CAD with Canadian payroll as an add-on | Price guides |
| Sage | C$23 a month (Sage Accounting Start) | Flat monthly cloud plans, desktop plans by user band, payroll: base fee plus per employee | Two products: Sage Accounting in the cloud and Sage 50 on the desktop | Price guides |
| Xero | C$25 a month (Starter) | Flat monthly plans, plus per-user add-ons | Priced in CAD; Starter caps invoices and bills | Price guides |
| FreshBooks | C$26 a month (Lite) | Tiers capped by billable clients, plus C$13 per extra team member | Team members C$13 each a month | Price guides |
| Zoho Books | Free plan; paid from C$20 a month (Standard) | Free plan plus flat tiers per organisation, plus per-user add-ons | Extra users charged per person | Price guides |
FreeAgent pricing questions
FreeAgent pricing sources and methodology
- FreeAgent Global pricing 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent Terms of Service 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent FAQ: account types 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent help: choose a business type (Universal) 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent help: prohibited jurisdictions 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent help: how Smart Capture works 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent help: Smart Capture Unlimited for practice clients (US$6 for non-UK) 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent referrals 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent help: practice billing 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent help: supported bank feeds 14 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent sales tax feature 14 Oct 2026
- FCAC sample credit card agreement (2.5% foreign currency conversion) 14 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine snapshots of freeagent.com/en/pricing 14 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Canada pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Xero CA pricing plans 12 Oct 2026
- Zenbooks and Abacus Data: Technology in Accounting 12 Oct 2026
Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check FreeAgent's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with FreeAgent.