QuickBooks Online
Cloud accounting that connects to your bank and apps for bookkeeping, invoicing, bill pay and payroll, with Intuit Intelligence AI features on paid plans.
Goes to quickbooks.intuit.com
Verdict
Widely used cloud accounting that connects to your bank and apps. Paid plans add Intuit Intelligence AI features, some still marked beta; the free plan suits a sole owner with simple books.
- Best for
- Small businesses whose accountant already works in QuickBooks
- Skip if
- You need accountant access or automatic categorizing without paying: the free plan has neither
Questions about QuickBooks Online
Is QuickBooks Online free?
There is a free plan for one user with one connected bank account and two invoices a month (unlimited with QuickBooks Payments), without accountant access. Expense categorizing starts on Simple Start; see the pricing page.
Does QuickBooks work with AI assistants?
Intuit publishes a QuickBooks Online MCP server, listed in this directory, for connecting AI assistants to your QuickBooks data. Start read-only.