Church Accounting

QuickBooks Online pricing

Free plan; Simple Start $38/mo

★★★ 3.2/5 how we rate

Pricing details

Starting price	Free plan; Simple Start $38/mo
Pricing model	tiered
Notes	Essentials $85, Plus $140 (classes/locations for fund-style tracking), Advanced $340. Intro 50% off 3 months at check. No annual contract.
Source	https://quickbooks.intuit.com/pricing/
Last checked	2026-10-22

Not true fund accounting; fund balance reporting needs manual year-end work source · checked 2026-10-22
Repeated price-increase complaints from small users source · checked 2026-10-22
Desktop-to-Online conversion for a church lost classes/budgets per bookkeepers source · checked 2026-10-22

Always check: contract length & auto-renewal, fees, data export on cancel, support hours. We never soften cons for vendors, affiliates or sponsors.

Value3.5TechSoup $80 admin fee; repeated price rises

Ease of use4Familiar to accountants

Support3Mixed

Contract fairness3Subscription increases

Church features2.5Not true fund accounting

Standard accounting; use Plus classes for funds.

Best for: Churches with a bookkeeper/CPA

Pros: No contract; Accountants know it

Cons: Not true fund accounting; Frequent price increases

Pros

Widely known by accountants; churches track funds with Classes on Plus/Advanced source
TechSoup donation: QBO Plus for an $80 admin fee (501(c)(3) required) source

Cons

Not true fund accounting; fund balance reporting needs manual year-end work source
Repeated price-increase complaints from small users source
Desktop-to-Online conversion for a church lost classes/budgets per bookkeepers source

Paraphrased from public user reviews and forum threads, checked Oct 2026.