A monthly subscription hides the real number. Add in yearly price hikes, extra users, and per-company fees and the total balloons. Punch in your figures and watch the long-term cost appear — then see it beside a rate that never moves.
| Year | QuickBooks | Kantivo | Difference |
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A projection is easy to argue with, so here is the published record instead. QuickBooks Online was reset twice during 2026 — on 1 May, then again on 1 August:
| Plan | Start of 2026 | 1 May 2026 | 1 Aug 2026 | Year to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Start | $30/mo | $35/mo | $38/mo | +27% |
| Essentials | $60/mo | $70/mo | $85/mo | +42% |
| Plus | $90/mo | $110/mo | $140/mo | +55% |
| Advanced | $200/mo | $250/mo | $340/mo | +70% |
The Desktop range shifted too — around 10% on 1 February 2026 — and a single-user Desktop Pro Plus renewal went from $999 to $1,149 a year, for a product Intuit stopped selling to new customers in September 2024. Against all that, the 12%/yr default above is a mild assumption.
Figures are illustrative and follow whatever you type in. The starting QuickBooks Online amounts are Intuit's own U.S. list prices current to 1 August 2026; the 12%/yr default is a deliberately restrained projection rather than a forecast — change any field so it matches your invoice. Payroll is charged separately from the subscription and moves with headcount. Kantivo figures use today's published annual plans, held flat by the 12-year price lock.
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