Intuit's installed accounting software for Windows, in Pro, Premier and Enterprise editions.
Check your version's support date: once it passes, payroll, bank feeds and card processing stop working.
Intuit's Desktop page now sells only Desktop Enterprise, built for manufacturers and wholesalers with up to 40 users and up to 1 million customers, vendors and items.quickbooks.intuit.com
Local SDK only, on Windows. Support ends by version: 2023 editions ended 31 May 2026.
API, native apps, Zapier or Make, and which plan each one needs. Free, no sign-up.
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Setup means running an installer, choosing an Express or Custom network install, and configuring a company file and user roles yourself, which is more steps than signing into a browser-based tool.quickbooks.intuit.com (source, opens in a new tab)quickbooks.intuit.com (source, opens in a new tab)
Desktop Enterprise is an annual subscription starting at $2,210 a year for Gold, with payroll (up to $3 per employee a month) and cloud hosting charged as extra fees.quickbooks.intuit.com (source, opens in a new tab)quickbooks.intuit.com (source, opens in a new tab)
Intuit's Desktop Enterprise page says more than 200 available apps sync with it in real time.quickbooks.intuit.com (source, opens in a new tab)
Desktop Enterprise includes Intuit's Priority Circle support service, available only to customers in the 50 US states, and the page does not list support hours or a status page.quickbooks.intuit.com (source, opens in a new tab)
Intuit's installed accounting software for Windows, in Pro, Premier and Enterprise editions.
Lists export to IIF files and reports export to Excel
A free SDK connects apps on the same computer or office network
No cloud API
Enterprise monthly: leaving before month 12 costs the remaining payments
Payroll, bank feeds and card processing stop after the support date
After you cancel, you can no longer use the software
No cloud API. Apps connect through a free SDK on the same Windows computer or office network, or through Intuit's Web Connector.
Lists export to IIF files. Reports export to Excel.
Enterprise monthly: cancel before month 12 and you pay the remaining monthly payments. Annual plans renew on their own.
When the vendor stops supporting a version. Openness does not measure a forced move to a new version.
When a version passes its support date, payroll tax tables freeze, bank feeds disconnect, card and ACH processing stop, and third-party integrations break.
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Grab a 15-minute chatOpenness scores only facts the vendor confirms on its own pages. Not confirmed on QuickBooks Desktop's pages, so not shown: its connection options. How we score it
Openness note: Free developer API. CSV export of Dashboard reports. Subscriptions cancel any time. On Zapier, with its own App Marketplace.
