Patriot Software doubles free trial offer for America's 250th birthday
What happened
Between the May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026 captures of Patriot Software's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promotional offer extended from 3 months to 6 months: '30 days free + 50% off for 6 months' now shown sitewide, tied to America's 250th anniversary celebration. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Basic Payroll at $17, Accounting Basic at $20, Accounting Premium at $30, Full Service Payroll at $37 and HR Software at $6.
It lands 14 days after Patriot Software's previous change, "Patriot Software adds subaccounts benefit to Accounting Premium plan" (May 19, 2026). Patriot Software has been tracked since 2026-05-14.
In the same window Zoho, Xero, Quickbooks, Sage and Freshbooks also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Discount+100%3 months6 months
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | 3 months | 6 months | +100% |
Values as written on Patriot Software'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 Patriot Software's pricing page (www.patriotsoftware.com) from May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where discount reads 3 months and then 6 months.
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Patriot Software, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingPatriot Software adds Bookkeeping service from $100/month plus onboarding fee
- Sep 14, 2026packagingPatriot Software cuts 50% promo from 6 to 3 months, drops urgency banner
- Jun 2, 2026packagingPatriot Software doubles free trial offer for America's 250th birthday · this change
- May 19, 2026improvedPatriot Software adds subaccounts benefit to Accounting Premium plan
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoJun 2Zoho Sprints adds Sprint Capacity Planning to Premier plan
- XeroJun 2Xero makes ACH bill payments free across all plans
- QuickbooksApr 24Quickbooks Launches Free Plan With Limited Invoicing and Banking
- SageApr 3Sage Slashes Introductory Discount Duration from 10 Months to 5
- FreshbooksApr 2Freshbooks Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off
Questions about this change
Did Patriot Software raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Patriot Software's pricing page between May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026?
Discount: 3 months → 6 months (+100%). Pulse compared the captures it took on May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Patriot Software change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Patriot Software in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Patriot Software adds subaccounts benefit to Accounting Premium plan" on May 19, 2026; Patriot Software has been tracked since 2026-05-14.