QuickBooks Online: pricing, plans and alternatives
QuickBooks Online is Intuit's cloud accounting software for small businesses. Plans add users, bill management, inventory tracking and deeper reporting as you go up. It suits store owners who need full bookkeeping, sales tax and an accountant-friendly setup.
Regular monthly prices; intro offers give 50% off for the first 3 months.
Best for
Store owners who want standard bookkeeping software their accountant already knows.
Watch out for
Inventory tracking starts on the $140/mo Plus plan, and Simple Start allows only one billable user.
What QuickBooks Online does
- Bank transaction import and receipt capture
- Automated sales tax and unlimited invoices
- Bill management and recurring transactions on Essentials
- Inventory tracking (FIFO) and purchase orders on Plus
- Up to 25 users and custom fields on Advanced
QuickBooks Online pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Start | $38/mo | 1 billable user |
| Essentials | $85/mo | 3 users |
| Plus | $140/mo | 5 users, inventory tracking |
| Advanced | $340/mo | 25 users |
QuickBooks Online alternatives
Other payments and accounting tools Scout tracks, with the same facts side by side.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks Online | $38/mo | ||
| FreshBooksFreshBooksPayments and accountingFreshBooks is invoicing and accounting software for small businesses and freelancers. Paid from $23/mo, 30-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $23/mo | ||
| WaveWavePayments and accountingWave is invoicing and bookkeeping software with a free Starter plan and a low-cost Pro plan. Free plan, paid from $19/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $19/mo | ||
| XeroXeroPayments and accountingXero is cloud accounting software for small businesses, with invoicing, bill pay, bank reconciliation and reporting. Paid from $27/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $27/mo | Not stated | |
| SquareSquarePayments and accountingSquare is a payments and point-of-sale system that also runs online store and invoicing tools. Free plan, paid from $49/mo, 30-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $49/mo |
Where Scout covers QuickBooks Online
- Best Accounting Software for Ecommerce Stores
- QuickBooks vs Xero for Ecommerce: Which Fits Your Store?
How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from QuickBooks Online's own website, help center or Shopify App Store listing. We list what we read below. Prices and plans change often, so confirm on QuickBooks Online's pricing page before you buy.