Accounting & Invoicing
QuickBooks Online
Market-leading cloud accounting with the deepest app and accountant ecosystem.
4.3· 8,483 reviews· via CapterraFounded 2001 · Mountain View, CA
What is QuickBooks Online?
QuickBooks Online is Intuit's cloud accounting software for small businesses. It handles bookkeeping, invoicing, expense tracking, and financial reporting from the browser or mobile app.
Best known for: Leading small-business cloud accounting
Key features
- Income and expense tracking
- Invoicing and payments
- Bank reconciliation
- Financial reports
- Optional payroll add-on
- Tax preparation tools
Who QuickBooks Online is best for
- Growing SMBs that want an accountant-standard platform
- Businesses needing inventory or project-level tracking
- Anyone wanting the widest third-party integration library
Ideal team: Small-to-midsize businesses of 1–25 users with a bookkeeper or accountant involved.
QuickBooks Online pricing
Simple Start
$38/flat / mo
- 1 user
- Invoicing & expenses
- Mileage & 1099s
Essentials
$75/flat / mo
- 3 users
- Bill pay (A/P)
- Time tracking & multi-currency
Popular
Plus
$115/flat / mo
- 5 users
- Inventory tracking
- Project profitability
Advanced
$275/flat / mo
- 25 users
- Batch invoicing
- Workflow automation
Costs to watch before you commit
- Payroll is a separate add-on (QuickBooks Payroll starts ~$50/mo plus per-employee fees).
- QuickBooks Payments processing fees apply, roughly 2.5–3.5% per card transaction.
- Per-plan user caps; features like time tracking are locked to higher tiers.
- Intro promos mask that list price applies after, and rates rise most summers.
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