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QuickBooks Online vs Square Invoices
Priced at four client counts, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take QuickBooks Online if you want US sales tax, a mature platform with a large ecosystem and growing into a finance team. Take Square Invoices if you want a free plan you can run on, getting paid first and US sales tax. Square Invoices is cheaper at every size we price.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four client counts with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| QuickBooks Online | Square Invoices | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 clients | $85 | $0 | $85 |
| 25 clients | $85 | $0 | $85 |
| 50 clients | $85 | $0 | $85 |
| 100 clients | $85 | $0 | $85 |
What is actually different
- QuickBooks Online lists bank feeds, expenses and VAT or sales tax filing where Square Invoices does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
- Square Invoices lists recurring invoices and subscriptions where QuickBooks Online does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used QuickBooks Online or Square Invoices on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| QuickBooks Online | Square Invoices | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly; no annual contract; cancel any time | Monthly, per location; cancel or switch any time |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
People search for this comparison as: square invoices vs quickbooks.
Questions people ask about these two
Is QuickBooks Online or Square Invoices cheaper?
Square Invoices is cheaper at every size we price.
How much does QuickBooks Online cost a month?
QuickBooks Online is $85 a month at every size we price, from 5 to 100 clients, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does Square Invoices cost a month?
Nothing, at the sizes we price. Square Invoices's Square Free plan covers 5 to 100 clients, so the figure in our table is $0 at all four. Paid plans add features rather than seats.
Does QuickBooks Online or Square Invoices have a free trial?
QuickBooks Online publishes a 30-day free trial and a Free plan at $0. Square Invoices publishes a 30-day free trial and a Square Free plan at $0.
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Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 7 questions about what you need the books to do and where you are based, and gives you four picks priced at your own numbers, from all 14.
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