QuickBooks vs Stripe
QuickBooks and Stripe are both finance & accounting — but they differ on pricing, features, and integrations. Stripe offers a free plan, while QuickBooks is paid-only. Stripe has the lower entry price. They share 1 integration, including Shopify.
At a glance
| QuickBooks | Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Accounting | Finance & Accounting |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | From $35/mo | Paid |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | 4 | 4 |
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
Stripe pricing
Pay-as-you-go
2.9% + 30¢
- Online payments
- No monthly fee
Custom
Volume pricing
- Interchange+
- Dedicated support
QuickBooks integrations
- PayPal
- Shopify
- Square
- Stripe
Stripe integrations
- Shopify
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- WooCommerce
Which should you choose?
If budget is your priority, Stripe starts lower. Choose QuickBooks if you want accounting and bookkeeping for small businesses, or Stripe if you need payments infrastructure for the internet. Review the full pricing and integrations above, then read each tool's profile for the details.