QuickBooks Online vs Patriot Accounting

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	QuickBooks OnlineIntuit	Patriot AccountingPatriot Software
In one line	The accounting software most US accountants already use	Plain US bookkeeping from $20 a month, with payroll from the same company
Starting price	From $38/mo	From $20/mo
Six-person team	$38/mo	$20/mo
Plans	Simple Start $38/mo (1 user); Essentials $85/mo (3 users); Plus $140/mo (5 users); Advanced up to 25 users; every plan adds 2 accountant logins; list prices, with promotions often cutting the first 3 months	Accounting Basic $20/mo (unlimited users); Accounting Premium $30/mo (estimates, recurring invoices, user permissions); 50% off the first 3 months; 30 days free
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Users	1–25 depending on plan	Unlimited
Both connect to	Stripe Invoicing, Patriot Payroll
Also connects to	Square POS, Toast, Gusto, Rippling, Homebase, Deel, Shopify, Squarespace Commerce +45 more800+ listed by the vendor	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Plans not stated (US)	Every plan
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: Mon–Fri 6 AM–6 PM PT, Sat 6 AM–3 PM PT, Sun closed (Simple Start, Essentials, Plus), Mon–Fri 6 AM–7 PM PT, Sat–Sun 6 AM–3 PM PT (Advanced) · Phone: Monday- Friday 6am -6pm PST	Phone: 9a.m. - 7p.m. ET, Monday - Friday
Incidents posted	5 incidents posted on Intuit's status page, which covers all Intuit products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Intuit. Status page	2 incidents posted on Patriot Software's status page, which covers all Patriot Software products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Patriot Software. Status page
Capterra score	4.3 / 5 from 8,546 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 3,966 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	92	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	88	55
Fit: Service business	90	82
Fit: Agency or studio	85	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	92	80
Fit: Online store	80	45
Why people pick it	Every US accountant knows it Strong bank feeds and reconciliation Large integration catalog	Low price with US phone support Pairs with Patriot Payroll
Where it falls short	Frequent price increases User limits on lower tiers	US only No inventory or multi-currency
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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