Mercury vs QuickBooks
Mercury and QuickBooks are both finance & accounting — but they differ on pricing, features, and integrations. Mercury offers a free plan, while QuickBooks is paid-only. Mercury has the lower entry price. They share 1 integration, including Stripe.
At a glance
| Mercury | QuickBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Accounting | Finance & Accounting |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | From $29.9/mo | From $35/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | 4 | 4 |
Mercury pricing
Mercury
$0
- Checking & savings
- Cards
- Bill pay
Mercury Plus
$29.90/mo
- Invoicing
- Advanced controls
Mercury Pro
$299/mo
- Relationship manager
- Advanced accounting automations
QuickBooks pricing
Simple Start
$35/mo
- Invoicing
- Expense tracking
- Reports
Essentials
$65/mo
- Bill management
- 3 users
- Time tracking
Plus
$99/mo
- Inventory
- Project profitability
- 5 users
Mercury integrations
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- Stripe
- Gusto
QuickBooks integrations
- PayPal
- Shopify
- Square
- Stripe
Which should you choose?
If budget is your priority, Mercury starts lower. Choose Mercury if you want business banking built for startups, or QuickBooks if you need accounting and bookkeeping for small businesses. Review the full pricing and integrations above, then read each tool's profile for the details.