Pricing for QuickBooks Desktop vs. QuickBooks Online
Published by Oberlander & Co Team
Last Updated June 8, 2023
Intuit has updated its product lineup for QuickBooks Desktop. They now only sell QuickBooks Pro and Premier products as Pro Plus and Premier Plus subscriptions in place of one-time purchase licenses. QuickBooks Desktop is no longer available as a one-time purchase.
- Updated pricing and versions for QuickBooks Desktop and Online as of June 2023 are listed below.
- All Desktop products are sold at full MSRP, and no discounts are available.
- You can no longer purchase QuickBooks Desktop from Costco, Staples, or Intuit's own website. Instead, your only option is to purchase them through an authorized reseller.
- Although we sell QuickBooks Desktop, we recommend that you consider switching to QuickBooks Online. We believe that QuickBooks Desktop is being phased out, and therefore it may not be the best long-term solution for your business.
Desktop Versions;
| QuickBooks Windows Pro Plus Annual Subscription 6 | 2023 4 |
$549 + Tax Read below for following year pricing 7 |
You are no longer able to purchase online, but we can get you an authorized copy from Intuit. 5 |
| QuickBooks Mac Pro Plus Annual Subscription 6 | 2023 |
$549 + Tax Read below for following year pricing 7 |
You are no longer able to purchase online, but we can get you an authorized copy from Intuit. 5 |
| QuickBooks Premier Plus Annual Subscription 6 | 2023 4 |
$799 + Tax Read below for following year pricing 7 |
We can get you an authorized copy from Intuit. 5 |
| QuickBooks Enterprise 6 | 2023 4 | 🤐 | Reach out to us for the best pricing 5 |
QuickBooks Online Versions Effective August 1, 2023 ;
| QBO Simple Start | $30/mo - using this link will give you 30% off for 12 months - $21/mo |
| QBO Essentials | $60/mo - using this link will give you 30% off for 12 months - $42/mo |
| QBO Plus | $90/mo - using this link will give you 30% off for 12 months - $63/mo |
| QBO Advance | $200/mo - using this link will give you 30% off for 12 months -$140/mo |
| QBO Plus Multi-company package | Parent entity - 30% off the current retail price and $20 for each additional file. Reach out to us to learn more. |
1 If PC Download is not available yet. We suggest that you wait for the download option rather than buying the CD.
2 We do not recommend QBO Simple Start or QBO Essentials since they lack some important features.
3 QBO Advance is meant to be the online equivalent to QuickBooks Enterprise.
4 With the new QBD subscription model, you will be getting the latest release every year. With QBO, there are no annual releases, as QBO is being updated constantly.
5 All QuickBooks Desktop licenses require manual processing by Oberlander & Co. There will be a one-time service fee of $75.
6 The prices mentioned above are applicable for 2023, and it is important to note that there will be yearly incremental increases.
Pricing considerations between the desktop and online versions;
- With QuickBooks Desktop, you can create as many files for as many entities as you like vs. QBO you will be paying for each entity.
- QBO Plus includes 5 users, whereas QBD Plus Pro only includes 1 user.
- Unsure which direction to go? You can test the QBO Advanced sample file here and the QBO Plus sample here.
At Oberlander & Co, we encourage our clients to switch to QB Online if the circumstances are right. Please reach out to us to discuss this further.
