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Quickbooks Desktop 2026 - HUGE price increases now annual - wow

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
March 2, 2026
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Just wow - 2024 it was $47 month, 2025 $70 and todays notice $105 !! another whopping 50% jump in pricing - and that does not include payroll (now $60 month add on) or the ridiculous PER PAYROLL USER added fee which is just a money grab there zero reason for this fee - on top of the monthly payroll fee.

I understand annual increases but these are just gouging the customer.

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ATW1

I agree completely, maybe it's time for an alternative.

SIAB

Level 2

@ATW1 @Paul_R_Canada

You can switch to an old version of QB Desktop with a non-subscription license to lower costs. However, you'll need to use a third-party payroll app later.

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RalphB

Agreed, this is outrageous! Is Intuit trying to force us to use QBO? If so, I will have to find an alternative because QBO does not work for me. Tried it about 2 years ago and found it to be useless for what I need.

There are probably lots of folks like me who have been loyal customers for many years (since the '90s in my case) and who now feel betrayed. Gouging is an understatement.

Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives that will work in Canada? Thank you.

SIAB

Level 2

Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives that will work in Canada

You can use old QB Desktop + 3rd party payroll app (optional) to lower your costs. You should conact @Fiat Lux - ASIA directly via email for details.

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RalphB

Thanks for your suggestion. If it makes finding an alternative easier, I do not need payroll. But I do rely on submitting HST reports to CRA.

How would a backwards export of the company file work? Could I export back to say QB Pro 2021?

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Briguy2

I agree that the increases are incredibly high and extremely hard to justify. I have been using Quickbooks for decades, and at this point the program itself should have LONG since been paid for in full, with perhaps a single yearly nominal upgrade fee. A (reasonable) yearly fee for payroll is warranted, but the per employee fee is just another cash grab. I'm sorry but this feels very much like a form of extortion, as moving to a new program comes with a fair bit of work and would not be easy. This is the payback for customer loyalty?? Shame on Intuit.

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jbm-1940

It wouldn't be so bad if their alternative was as good as QBDT. QBO is not very intuitive (from a company called Intuit). I've been using DT since 2006, and it is a good, solid piece of software. I wish I could say the same for QBO. I moved one company over to it about 3 years ago, and I still struggle every day with the inconsistencies and some really stupid things that just happen.within the software I have asked through the Feedback and in the Help system at least 6 times for really little changes which would make life easier, but nothing, not even an acknowledgment that someone read it. Now QBO is really excited to unveil AI - maybe they should invest in fixing the product first before spending a bundle on AI that most of us may never use.

I really see these price hikes as a push to move everyone over to QBO so they can discontinue DT. What a shame!

SIAB

Level 2

If you don't need to run the payroll module, you should consider migrating your data to an older version of QB Desktop with a non-subscription license to reduce costs. Then, you can consider using a third-party payroll module if you still need it.

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mary53

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just recieved a notice that the payroll per employee has gone up now to 6.00.

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