What will QuickBooks cost you in 5 years?
Intuit raises the price on its own schedule — and your bill compounds. LineLedger is $0 a month, a number that doesn’t ratchet. Put in your current QuickBooks cost and see the 5-year gap.
Both LineLedger and QuickBooks charge per company.
Check your latest Intuit invoice.
Our default assumption — adjust it to your own experience.
QuickBooks, 5 yrs
LineLedger, 5 yrs
You keep
| Year | QuickBooks | LineLedger |
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Projection assumes your QuickBooks price rises each year by the rate above and compounds over
5 years, across every company you selected. LineLedger
is $0 because it is AGPLv3 software you install and run yourself — there is no subscription
to raise, and no per-company charge.
Your own server is still your cost, and we won’t pretend otherwise: a small VPS runs
about £8–15 a month, and hardware you already own costs nothing extra.
QuickBooks list prices shown are standard monthly pricing as of October 2026; the annual-increase rate is an assumption you can change. QuickBooks and Intuit are trademarks of Intuit Inc., used here for identification and comparison only. LineLedger is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Intuit Inc.
Why the gap keeps growing
A price that can’t ratchet
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