Digits vs QuickBooks: prices, seats and what your CPA will say

Digits costs $65 or $100 a month with no per-seat fees. QuickBooks Online costs $38 to $340 and caps users at 1, 3, 5 or 25. If your CPA works in QuickBooks, that can outweigh the $40 a month Digits saves against Plus.

Updated November 4, 2026 · 5 min read · By the Accountable team

Undo on every AI change and a second company included on Accountable Pro

Accountable Pro

$149 a month

A second company and undo on any AI change
Unlimited users
Every AI and agent change logged

Digits Core

$100 a month

Unlimited users
Bill pay, invoicing and mobile apps
Extra companies from $35

List prices for one company, checked Nov 4, 2026: Digits Core is $100 for any team, and QuickBooks Online Plus $140 for 5 users.

The short version

For one company with five people, Digits Core is $100 a month and QuickBooks Plus is $140; with six people QuickBooks needs Advanced at $340.
Digits puts every company on one subscription, with each extra one free for 250 transactions a year and then from $35, while QuickBooks bills each company separately, so three companies cost $100 to $170 on Digits Core and $420 on QuickBooks Plus.
Digits' own comparison page still lists QuickBooks Plus at $115, but Intuit's pricing page lists $140 after the August 2026 increase.
Both can write from Claude: Digits' MCP posts journal entries, recategorizes and drafts invoices and bills, and Intuit's QuickBooks connector creates and updates invoices and estimates.
After you cancel a paid QuickBooks plan you keep read-only access for one year, and Digits exports a ledger CSV and a financial package from its Ledger tab.

Digits is $65 to $100, and QuickBooks $38 to $340

Digits and QuickBooks Online plans, list prices per month, from each vendor's pricing page, November 4, 2026
Plan	Price	Users	What it adds
Digits Essentials	$65	Unlimited, per Digits' comparison page	24/7 AI bookkeeping, bank connections, financials, bill pay, invoicing, mobile apps
Digits Core	$100	Unlimited	Essentials plus dimensional accounting and automated schedules
Digits Pro	$250 (coming soon)	Unlimited	Core plus custom dashboards, custom reports and budget vs actuals
QuickBooks Simple Start	$38	1 user, 2 accountant seats	Automated bookkeeping, invoicing, general business reports
QuickBooks Essentials	$85	3 users, 2 accountant seats	Simple Start plus enhanced reports and employee time tracking
QuickBooks Plus	$140	5 users, 2 accountant seats	Budgets, project profitability, inventory management, 40 classes and locations
QuickBooks Advanced	$340	25 users, 3 accountant seats	Unlimited classes and locations, batch invoicing, workflow automation, priority support

QuickBooks runs 50% off for the first 3 months, and Digits offers a 30-day free trial. The table shows the list price after both end. Digits' page comparing the two products lists QuickBooks Plus at $115 a month, which was Intuit's price before its August 2026 increase.

A sixth user moves QuickBooks to Advanced at $340

QuickBooks prices by the number of users, and Digits lists unlimited users on every plan. Team size moves the gap more than any feature.

A team of six costs $4,080 a year on QuickBooks Advanced, $1,788 on Accountable

Accountable Pro

$1,788 a year for 6 users

Unlimited users
A second company included
$149 a month, billed monthly

QuickBooks Online Advanced

$4,080 a year for 6 users

Plus stops at 5 users
25 users and 3 accountant seats
$340 a month

One company, list prices billed monthly, Nov 4, 2026. Digits Core is $1,200 a year for any team.

For 1 person, QuickBooks Simple Start is $38 a month against Digits Essentials at $65, so QuickBooks is cheaper for a solo owner. For 3 people, QuickBooks Essentials is $85 against Digits Core at $100, and for 5 people QuickBooks Plus is $140 against $100. Three companies with 5 people each pay 3 × $140 = $420 a month on QuickBooks Plus, against $100 + 2 × $35 = $170 on Digits Core once the two extra companies pass 250 transactions a year.

Accountant seats do not count against users on QuickBooks. Digits says its unlimited users include teammates, advisors and auditors.

Digits' AI posts, QuickBooks' AI suggests, Accountable shows why

Digits: its pricing page lists 24/7 AI bookkeeping and reconciliation, quality checks and an Ask Digits assistant on every plan. Its comparison page says a reconciliation draft is generated as soon as statements arrive and that it flags only what needs review.
QuickBooks: Intuit's help center lists Accounting AI on Essentials, Plus and Advanced. It groups transactions it is very confident about under Ready to post, tells you when it auto-matches payroll, tax payments and bill payments, and needs Plus or Advanced for AI help with reconciliation and report insights.
Intuit's help page also says you cannot turn off AI features one by one.
Neither vendor publishes an error rate we could check. Run your last three months through each trial and count the wrong categories.

In Accountable's demo books, a $480 Figma charge shows its category, Software and Subscriptions, the reason and 97% sure. Ask Digits and QuickBooks for the same on every transaction.

QuickBooks' Claude connector writes invoices; Digits writes to the ledger

Digits' MCP server reads and writes. An agent can post journal entries, recategorize up to 100 transactions at once, draft invoices and bills and edit categories, with your own permissions. A change in a locked period becomes a proposal for an approver, and AI changes are logged under your name.

Intuit's QuickBooks connector for Claude is available to US customers only. It reads reports, transactions and benchmarks, and it creates and updates invoices and estimates, imports transactions and manages customers. It asks for your confirmation before destructive actions such as deleting an invoice. See the QuickBooks MCP servers compared for the full list of options.

QuickBooks wins on inventory and add-ons, Digits on teams

QuickBooks Plus lists inventory management and project profitability tracking, and Advanced adds workflow automation. Digits' pricing page lists neither.
Every paid QuickBooks plan includes a mobile app and third-party integrations. Digits has native iPhone and iPad apps and connects to 12,000+ banks and payroll providers.
Digits states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant on its security page, and it serves US-based entities only according to its pricing page.
Digits sends tax work to partner accounting firms and has a program for accountants. QuickBooks is the tool your accountant may already use, so ask before you move.

Export before you leave, in the file your CPA wants

QuickBooks Online: a cancelled paid plan is read-only for one year, and you can export to Excel in that time. Intuit recommends exporting before you cancel.
Digits: from the Ledger tab, choose Download CSV, Export CSV to Vault or Download Financial Package, which includes the ledger, trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and aging reports.
Ask your CPA whether they want to log in to the tool or receive exports. If they insist on QuickBooks, stay there. Otherwise Accountable gives your CPA a free seat and exports the general ledger and statements on every plan.

Accountable moves your history in free and exports on every plan

Accountable

$0 for one company

Digits or QuickBooks history moved free
Export on every plan, even Free
A free seat for your CPA

QuickBooks Online

$38 to $340 a month

Read-only for a year after you cancel
Export to Excel in that year
2 accountant seats, 3 on Advanced

QuickBooks terms from Intuit's help center, checked Sep 30, 2026. Accountable Pro is $149 a month for 2 companies.

To move either direction, see the Digits migration and the QuickBooks migration, or compare Accountable with Digits. Digits against its other rivals: Digits vs Kick and Puzzle vs Digits; QuickBooks against Puzzle: Puzzle vs QuickBooks. The ten-tool table is on the AI accounting software page, and every guide is listed in one place.

Questions founders ask

Is Digits cheaper than QuickBooks?

For a team of five or more, yes: Digits Core is $100 a month against $140 for QuickBooks Plus or $340 for Advanced. For one solo owner QuickBooks Simple Start at $38 is cheaper than Digits Essentials at $65.

Does Digits charge per user?

No. Digits lists unlimited users on every plan. QuickBooks limits users to 1, 3, 5 or 25 by plan.

Can my CPA use Digits?

Yes. Digits lets you invite an accountant, exports a ledger CSV and a financial package, and runs a program for accounting firms. Ask your CPA which format they prefer before you switch.

Does Digits work outside the US?

Digits' pricing page says it supports US-based entities only.

Can I switch from QuickBooks to Digits?

Yes. Export the General Ledger and chart of accounts from QuickBooks, load them into the new tool and check each month-end against the old reports before you cancel.

A third option: AI bookkeeping with a free seat for your CPA

Accountable categorizes every transaction with its reason, keeps your bookkeeping up to date and logs every AI change so you can undo it. Your CPA's seat is free, and moving from Digits or QuickBooks is free. See the Digits and QuickBooks comparisons.

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