Less Accounting lifts bundled QBO value to $85/mo; plan prices hold steady
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Less Accounting's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Stated value of the bundled QBO Essentials subscription rose from $75/mo to $85/mo on the $449 and $699 bookkeeping plans; plan prices unchanged. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Simple at $299, Growth at $449 and Business Pro at $699.
It lands 28 days after Less Accounting's previous change, "Less Accounting hikes Business Pro to $699/mo, other tiers steady" (Sep 21, 2026). Less Accounting has been tracked since 2026-02-28.
In the same window Quickbooks, Stripe, Freshbooks, Xero and Zoho also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- QBO Essentials · Positioning+13%$75/mo$85/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QBO Essentials | Positioning | $75/mo | $85/mo | +13% |
Values as written on Less Accounting's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Less Accounting's pricing page (lessaccounting.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where qbo essentials positioning reads $75/mo and then $85/mo.
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Less Accounting, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingLess Accounting lifts bundled QBO value to $85/mo; plan prices hold steady · this change
- Sep 21, 2026increaseLess Accounting hikes Business Pro to $699/mo, other tiers steady
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- QuickbooksOct 19Quickbooks: new $0/mo Free plan promo added during plan selection
- StripeOct 19Stripe Data Pipeline adds Postgres database sync tier
- FreshbooksOct 19Freshbooks swaps $1/mo Lite deal for 80% off 4 months, extends Plus promo
- XeroOct 5Xero raises plan prices up to 8% and trims new-customer promo to 80% off
- ZohoSep 28Zoho Social adds Snapchat, Arattai as channels jump to 14/16
Questions about this change
Did Less Accounting raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Less Accounting's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
QBO Essentials positioning: $75/mo → $85/mo (+13%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Less Accounting change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Less Accounting in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Less Accounting hikes Business Pro to $699/mo, other tiers steady" on Sep 21, 2026; Less Accounting has been tracked since 2026-02-28.