QuickBooks Online
Cloud bookkeeping and accounting for small and mid-sized firms and their clients.
Overview
QuickBooks Online is a cloud-based general ledger and bookkeeping platform. It covers automated bank feeds, transaction categorisation, invoicing, payroll add-ons, and financial statements. It is the most widely used small-business accounting platform in the US, so most US-based clients your firm onboards will arrive with at least some familiarity with it.
The platform suits solo bookkeepers, small firms, and mid-sized practices managing client books up to around 50 staff. The ProAdvisor programme gives accountants a dedicated dashboard for managing multiple client files, wholesale pricing on client subscriptions, and priority support.
QuickBooks Online works with over 750 apps including Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zapier. Bank feeds pull transactions from most major US, UK, Australian, and Canadian banks automatically. Class and location tracking on the Plus plan supports firms with multi-entity or project-based clients.
Pricing is per client entity, starting at $35 per month for Simple Start and rising to $99 per month for Plus (five users, inventory, and project tracking). An Advanced tier at $235 per month covers larger client files. A 30-day free trial is available; there is no permanent free tier.
Key facts
- Starting price
- $35 per month
- Pricing model
- per entity
- Free trial
- Yes
- Free tier
- No
- Deployment
- cloud, mobile
- Geography
- US, UK, AU, CA, global
- Works with
- excel, google-drive, stripe, paypal, shopify, hubspot, salesforce, zapier, slack
- Last verified
- 2026-04-20
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Billing | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Start | $35 | per month | One user, income and expense tracking, invoicing, bank reconciliation, and basic reports. |
| Essentials | $65 | per month | Three users, bills and bill payments, time tracking, and multi-currency. |
| Plus | $99 | per month | Five users, project profitability, inventory tracking, and class or location tracking. |
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Last verified 2026-04-20. Pricing and features come from vendor-published specs. See our methodology.