Home · Help · QuickBooks Online price increases and how to review your plan

QuickBooks Online price increases and how to review your plan

The QuickBooks Online renewal is higher than last year, or you received a notice about a price change and want to know whether a smaller plan, or fewer add-ons, would still cover the work.

In QuickBooks Online, go to Settings (the gear), then Subscriptions and billing, to see the current plan, renewal date, and options to change or cancel. The dollar figures below are Intuit's official list prices as shown on its pricing page on November 14, 2026; the August 2026 announcement stated that Essentials, Plus, and Advanced would change on renewals on or after August 1, 2026, but did not itself list the new dollar amounts. Your invoice may differ because of promotions, annual billing, or add-ons.

Likely causes

• Intuit announced that monthly subscription prices for QuickBooks Online Essentials, Plus, and Advanced change for renewals on or after August 1, 2026, and that pricing for QuickBooks Free, Lite, Ledger, and Simple Start remains unchanged. Intuit's official pricing page, checked on November 14, 2026, lists monthly prices of $85 for Essentials, $140 for Plus, and $340 for Advanced (promotional or annual rates on that page may be lower).
• Promotional pricing ends, or an add-on such as payroll, time tracking, bill pay, or inventory is attached to the subscription.
• The company is on a plan with more users or features than it actually uses — or, conversely, is bumping into a user or feature limit and may need a larger plan, not a smaller one.

Quick fixes

1. Open Settings, then Subscriptions and billing, and write down the plan name, renewal date, and current price on your account. Intuit said it honors promotional pricing until the promotion ends, and that recent new subscribers keep their signup price through the first six months (the new rate starting with the seventh invoice).
2. List who actually signs in and which features you use every month (bills, inventory, project tracking, classes, locations, payroll). Compare that list with what your current plan includes.
3. Check add-ons separately. Payroll, payments, time tracking, and similar tools often add more to the bill than the base plan. Decide what you still need.
4. If a smaller plan would cover the work, review Intuit's limits (users and features) before you change anything, and make the change before the renewal if you decide to downgrade. If you are hitting limits, a larger plan may be the honest answer.
5. Do not cancel in the middle of a month just to dodge a renewal without a plan for where the books will live the next day. Move or export first if you are leaving the product.

A few more questions

When did the 2026 QuickBooks Online price change take effect?

Intuit said the price change applies to renewals on or after August 1, 2026, for Essentials, Plus, and Advanced. Your exact date depends on your subscription. The $85, $140, and $340 monthly figures are from Intuit's official pricing page as of November 14, 2026.

Did every QuickBooks Online plan go up?

No. Intuit stated that pricing for QuickBooks Free, Lite, Ledger, and Simple Start remained unchanged in that announcement.