QuickBooks Payroll hikes per-employee fees up to 30% across all plans
What happened
Between the Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026 captures of QuickBooks' pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Per-employee payroll fee increased across all three Workforce bundle plans: Simple Start and Essentials rose $6.50 to $7/employee (+8%); Plus rose $10 to $13/employee (+30%). Base bundle prices unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Workforce Payroll + Simple Start at $88, Workforce Payroll + Essentials at $135 and Workforce Premium + Plus at $228.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for QuickBooks. QuickBooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Sage, Zoho, Xero, Microsoft 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.
- +8%All plansPrice$6.50/employee$7/employee
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Price | $6.50/employee | $7/employee | +8% |
Values as written on QuickBooks' 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 QuickBooks' pricing page (quickbooks.com) from Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where all plans price reads $6.50/employee and then $7/employee.
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QuickBooks, pricing history
Full history- Sep 14, 2026Price increaseQuickbooks Payroll: Workforce bundle prices increase ($125→$135, $203→$228)
- Aug 10, 2026PackagingQuickbooks Payroll: Summer promo jumps to 90% off (was 50%)
- Jul 27, 2026Price decreaseQuickbooks Payroll: per-employee fee cut on all 3 plans
- Jul 6, 2026Price increaseQuickBooks Payroll hikes per-employee fees up to 30% across all plans This change
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- SageJul 6Sage hikes Payroll prices across all plans, trims free trial to 2 months
- ZohoJul 6Zoho CRM: Free plan now supports 3 users (up from 1)
- XeroJul 6Xero shrinks new-customer discount, hikes intro pricing to $5/$11/$18
- MicrosoftJul 6Microsoft Copilot bundles Business Premium, Standard plans with Copilot access
- FreshbooksJun 29Freshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll
Questions about this change
Did QuickBooks raise prices in July 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured QuickBooks' pricing page on Jun 29, 2026 and again on Jul 6, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: All plans: $6.50/employee → $7/employee (+8%).
What changed on QuickBooks' pricing page between Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026?
All plans price: $6.50/employee → $7/employee (+8%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does QuickBooks change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for QuickBooks in the 90 days before this one; QuickBooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.