How much does QuickBooks Online cost?
QuickBooks Online runs from $38 a month for Simple Start to $340 a month for Advanced, and each company needs its own subscription.
QuickBooks Online has four paid US plans, and the monthly list prices are $38 for Simple Start, $85 for Essentials, $140 for Plus and $340 for Advanced. There is a 30-day trial before paying. Pricing is one of the criteria on the scorecard, and where QuickBooks Online earns points shows how it scores on the rest. The rest of the pricing and setup answers sit under more about QuickBooks.
QuickBooks shows a promotional price beside each list price. The figures above are the list prices. For a head-to-head view, QuickBooks next to Xero lines the two up plan by plan.
What each plan adds
Simple Start lists invoicing with online payments. Essentials adds multicurrency. Plus lists reconciliation, inventory and multicurrency, and Advanced keeps inventory and multicurrency at a higher price. The useful question is which listed feature you need.
I keep the books for a shop that ships beans, so inventory is the line I look at first. A business with a till and no stock can stay on the lowest plan.
Cheaper routes
When QuickBooks is more than the business needs, if QuickBooks is too expensive ranks the other ledgers. Two of them have their own price answers: Xero’s monthly prices and Wave’s pricing.
Close rivals and free tools
An invoicing-first tool is the closest rival for service businesses, and how QuickBooks and FreshBooks differ works through the trade. Zoho Books publishes a free plan and lower paid tiers, and how Zoho Books scores sets it against QuickBooks. If the budget is zero, software that costs nothing lists the options.
A second or third company
Cost multiplies with every business. QuickBooks says each company you create requires its own separate paid subscription, so what a second company costs in software is a full plan price for each one. For comparison, the full Xero scorecard shows how Xero treats the same case.
Common questions
Is there a free QuickBooks Online plan?
Yes. QuickBooks Online added a Free plan at no cost that includes income and expense tracking, two invoices a month, one bank connection and basic reports. It supports one user with no accountant access.
What does a second company cost?
QuickBooks says each company you create requires its own separate paid subscription, so a second business pays the full price of a plan.
Which plan adds inventory?
Inventory tracking is listed on Plus, at $140 a month, and on Advanced.