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Manager.ioQuickBooks Desktop
Freemium

The desktop edition is free; the Cloud Edition is a separate hosted offering.

 Paid

Paid commercial software; Intuit sells several editions.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web macOS
  • Free desktop edition for bookkeeping
  • Suits both small business accounts and personal finances
  • Accounting, payroll and inventory in one program
  • Industry-specific editions
  • Not open source
  • Cloud Edition is separate from the free desktop download
  • Paid commercial software
  • Intuit steers many customers towards its cloud product instead
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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