QuickBooks alternative
Run 3 companies for $198, not QuickBooks' $420.
QuickBooks charges every company separately and sells combined books only in a suite estimated at $7,800 or more a year. Accountable puts every company on one bill and closes each month by the 1st.
Accountable and QuickBooks, side by side
Facts and list prices checked Sep 2026.
Price for 1 company
Accountable: $0 on Free (100 transactions categorized automatically a month), or $149 a month on Pro.
QuickBooks: $140 a month on Plus. Simple Start costs $38, Essentials costs $85, and a free plan allows 1 bank connection.
Price for 3 companies
Accountable: $198 a month on Pro: $149 covers 2 companies, and the third costs $49.
QuickBooks: $420 a month on Plus, or $255 on Essentials.
How companies are billed
Accountable: One bill for the whole workspace. Pro includes 2 companies and charges $49 for each extra one. Holding costs $399 for 10 companies and $29 for each extra one. Users are unlimited, and your accountant's seat is always free.
QuickBooks: Each company needs its own subscription. Combined books come only with Intuit Enterprise Suite, estimated at $7,800 to $15,000 or more a year.
AI agent access (MCP)
Accountable: Read-only on Free. Read and write on Pro: every write shows a preview, is logged and can be undone, and big changes wait for a person to approve them.
QuickBooks: The Claude connector can create invoices and customers; Intuit lists no journal entries or reconciliation. The open-source MCP server runs only on your own machine.
Month-end close
Accountable: The month closes on the 1st: reconciled to the bank, reviewed, locked and reported. New transactions from Mercury, Brex, Ramp and Stripe post within minutes.
QuickBooks: The automated close is a free beta, with a paid launch expected in January 2027. Bookkeepers still review the AI agents' work every week.
Moving your books in
Accountable: Free for everyone. The agent moves your full history and ties every month-end to the cent, then sends you a tie-out report.
QuickBooks: Free help moving from QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, MYOB and Excel.
Support
Accountable: The AI accountant answers in seconds. On Pro, a person replies the same business day. There are no sales calls.
QuickBooks: 1.1 out of 5 on Trustpilot for quickbooks.com. Reviewers describe polite reps who cannot fix problems.
Price history
Accountable: Pro costs $149 a month, published on our pricing page with the date it was checked.
QuickBooks: List prices rose 27% to 70% since 2022. Plus went from $85 to $140 a month, and the latest rise came on August 1, 2026.
Free plan or trial
Accountable: Free plan for 1 company, with 100 transactions categorized automatically a month. A 14-day Pro trial needs no card.
QuickBooks: Free plan with 1 bank connection and no accountant seat. Paid plans offer a 30-day trial or 50% off for 3 months.
Choose Accountable if
- You pay one bill for every company. Pro covers 2 companies for $149 and charges $49 for each extra one, while QuickBooks charges each company in full.
- Your books close themselves. The agent reconciles every account and closes the month by the 1st, while QuickBooks' close agent is still a beta.
- Your agent can do real bookkeeping. On Pro, it can categorize, post journal entries and propose a reconciliation or a close, with your approval for big changes.
- Burn, runway, revenue and net income stay live for every company. Accountable is built for startups on Mercury, Brex, Ramp and Stripe.
Choose QuickBooks if
- Your accountant works in QuickBooks and bills it for you. More than 150,000 firms use Intuit's accountant tools, and firms that bill clients get 30% off.
- You want payroll, payments, bill pay and inventory in one product. QuickBooks has all four, and Accountable imports payroll from Gusto, Rippling or Deel instead.
- You depend on apps that plug into your ledger. QuickBooks lists more than 1,500 integrations.
- You have one tiny business and want a free ledger from a big brand. QuickBooks Free covers 1 bank connection.
Moving from QuickBooks takes 3 steps.
Connect QuickBooks and your banks. The agent rebuilds and proves every month. Approve once and invite your CPA.
42 of 42 months tie to the cent
Checked against QuickBooks's own month-end numbers and every bank and card statement.
Questions about switching from QuickBooks
My accountant uses QuickBooks. Will they be able to work with me?
Yes. Their seat is free, they see the same books and audit log, and they can export the trial balance, general ledger and statements at any time.
How much would I save with 3 companies?
3 companies cost $420 a month on QuickBooks Plus and $198 on Accountable Pro. With 5 companies, QuickBooks Plus costs $700 and Accountable costs $296.
Can I move from QuickBooks Desktop?
Yes. Export a general ledger file from Desktop and upload it. The agent maps it and runs the same month-by-month tie-out.
Competitor facts and list prices checked Sep 2026. Sources:
Close your next month by the 1st.
Free for one company. 14 days of Pro with no card. Moving your books is free. No sales calls.