QuickBooks Online
Accounting · by Intuit
Accounting software for small businesses with invoicing, expenses and reports.
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Summary
Accounting software for small businesses with invoicing, expenses and reports.
Good fit for
Not assessed yet
Poor fit for
None recorded
Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | – | |
| Simple Start | from $38/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Essentials | $85/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Plus | $140/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
| Advanced | $340/mo | Not offered or not recorded | – |
Free
Free
Simple Start
- Billed monthly
- from $38/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Essentials
- Billed monthly
- $85/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Plus
- Billed monthly
- $140/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Advanced
- Billed monthly
- $340/mo
- Billed annually
- Not offered or not recorded
Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Access permissions | Limited |
| Approval workflows | Included |
| Bank reconciliation | Limited |
| Benefits administration | Paid add-on |
| Cloud backup | Included |
| Expense tracking | Included |
| Form templates | Included |
| Inventory management | Included |
| Payroll | Included |
| Receipt capture | Included |
| Time-off management | Included |
| Workflow automation | Included |
- Access permissionsLimited
- Approval workflowsIncluded
- Bank reconciliationLimited
- Benefits administrationPaid add-on
- Cloud backupIncluded
- Expense trackingIncluded
- Form templatesIncluded
- Inventory managementIncluded
- PayrollIncluded
- Receipt captureIncluded
- Time-off managementIncluded
- Workflow automationIncluded
“Unknown” and “Not recorded” mean we have no data yet, not that the feature is missing.
What users say about QuickBooks Online
Themes from 6 public Hacker News comments that mention QuickBooks Online (Jan 10, 2025 to Oct 11). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
No theme raised by more than one comment.
Common complaints
Slow, clunky interface
4 commentsSeveral commenters describe QuickBooks Online as slow and awkward to use, including for routine tasks like splitting transactions.
“how shitty and slow QuickBooks Online is”
Hacker News · Oct 11(opens in a new tab) “the slow UI”
Hacker News · Mar 16(opens in a new tab) Disliked by accountants and bookkeepers
2 commentsCommenters report that accountants and bookkeepers often dislike QuickBooks Online's user interface.
“Seems most accountants and bookkeepers I have spoken to hate it”
Hacker News · Jan 10, 2025(opens in a new tab) Monthly cost and data hosted in cloud
2 commentsSome commenters dislike the recurring subscription cost and the fact that financial data sits on the vendor's servers, and have switched to alternatives.
“got tired of the monthly cost”
Hacker News · Mar 16(opens in a new tab) “We originally used Quickbooks Online and I'm glad we decided to switch to ERPNext”
Hacker News · Mar 5, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 28, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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