Exploring QBO editions
QBO comes in four editions:
- Simple Start
- Essentials
- Plus
- Advanced
Each edition varies in terms of the price, the number of users to which you can give access, and the features included.The following figure gives a summary of QBO pricing and features for each edition of QBO at the time of writing:
| Simple Start | Essentials | Plus | Advanced | |
| Cost | $30 | $60 | $90 | $200 |
| Maximum number of users | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| Accountant users included | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| Invoice and payments (known as accounts receivable , or A/R ) | |
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| Reports | General | Enhanced | Comprehensive | Powerful |
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| Mileage tracking | |
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| Cash flow | |
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| Track sales and sales tax | |
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| Estimates | |
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| Pay 1099 contractors | |
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| Maximum number of sales channels | 1 | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
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| Time tracking | |
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| Inventory tracking | |
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| Track employee expenses | |
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