QuickBooks Desktop Really Is Going Away & QuickBooks Online Pricing Changes
Updated: after September 30, 2024, Intuit will no longer sell new subscriptions of the following Desktop products in the US:
QuickBooks Desktop Pro Plus
QuickBooks Desktop Premier Plus
QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus
QuickBooks Desktop Enhanced Payroll
What is not changing:
Existing Desktop Pro Plus, Premier Plus, Mac Plus, and Enhanced Payroll subscribers can continue to renew their subscription after July 31, 2024. We will continue to provide security updates, product updates, and support for existing subscribers.
All QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise subscriptions (Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond) will continue to be available for purchase for new subscribers after July 31, 2024. Enterprise Gold, Platinum, and Diamond include integrated payroll.
It is very clear that Intuit is trying to move away from QuickBooks Desktop, except for QuickBooks Enterprise, which has a very large revenue stream. And Intuit has been very transparent regarding their push to QuickBooks Online. Unfortunately, the cost of QuickBooks Online goes up every year, making this a hard decision for QuickBooks Desktop users to switch to QuickBooks Online. While Intuit is continually adding updates and changes to QuickBooks Online, sometimes the changes cause frustration for users having to switch to a new reporting engine and a new invoicing layout.
This is why it is super important for QuickBooks users to submit feedback regarding these changes, including pricing. While I was told by Intuit that submitting feedback in-product weighs the heaviest, I have found this site is active again and also very useful: https://feedback.qbo.intuit.com.
Is this the end of QuickBooks Desktop?
It is at least for pricing.
The deadline for purchasing QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier, Mac, and Accountant editions for 2021 is December 10, 2021. These one-time licenses will be supported through May 2024, after which they will become sunsetted.
Starting with QuickBooks Desktop 2022 products, an annual subscription will be required. There is no monthly option to pay, but if canceled before the end of the subscription, a pro-rated refund will be provided.
I have been seeing changes in QuickBooks Desktop that are closely resembling QuickBooks Online. For example, there is now a third version of Bank Feeds called Advanced Mode that was implemented in the Desktop 2021 PC versions that looks very similar and functions like the Banking page in QuickBooks Online. It is almost as if Desktop is becoming a hybrid of Windows programming with embedded web pages. This is probably signaling a true end to desktop sometime in the future.
QuickBooks Online Price Changes Coming July 2017
QuickBooks Online Price Changes
Price change overview:
Beginning on July 22, 2017, prices will increase for a group of existing QuickBooks Online Plus customers who pay directly for their subscriptions. Customers receiving the price increase will be notified by Intuit via email a minimum of 30 days in advance of the billing change.
Prices will change as follows: QuickBooks OnlineMonthlyAnnual Plus($39 - $48.99) → $50($429 - $538.99) → $540 Plus (6-10 users)($54 - $63.99) → $65($589 - $698.99) → $700 Plus (11-25 users)($84 - $93.99) → $95($914 - $1023.99) → $1,025
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