QuickBooks Online vs Wave

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

Compare	QuickBooks OnlineIntuit	WaveH&R Block
In one line	The accounting software most US accountants already use	Free double-entry accounting and invoicing
Starting price	From $38/mo	Free
Six-person team	$38/mo	$0/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	Free (bank transactions entered by hand); Pro $19/mo or $190/yr adds automatic bank imports and receipt capture; cards 2.9% + 60¢
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	—
Users	1–25 depending on plan	1 on free plan
Both connect to	Helcim, Shoeboxed, Wise Business
Also connects to	Square POS, Toast, Gusto, Rippling, Homebase, Deel, Shopify, Squarespace Commerce +44 more800+ listed by the vendor	Wave Payroll15+ listed by the vendor
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · CA
Phone support	Plans not stated (US)	None listed
Live chat	Every paid plan	Plans not stated
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	Live chat: Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4:45 PM Eastern
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	5 incidents posted on H&R Block's status page, which covers all H&R Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by H&R Block. Status page
Capterra score	4.3 / 5 from 8,546 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 1,731 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	3.1 / 5 from 558 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	92	71
Fit: Restaurant or café	88	60
Fit: Service business	90	85
Fit: Agency or studio	85	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	92	75
Fit: Online store	80	55
Why people pick it	Every US accountant knows it Strong bank feeds and reconciliation Large integration catalog	Free core product Simple invoicing
Where it falls short	Frequent price increases User limits on lower tiers	No inventory or job costing Bank connections now behind Pro
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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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