Quicken extends first-year promo deadline again, now through October 24
What happened
Between the Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026 captures of Quicken's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promotional first-year offer deadline in the pricing footnote extended from October 18, 2026 to October 24, 2026, 11:59 PT (rolling weekly deadline extension). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Quicken Simplifi at $2.99, Classic Deluxe at $2.99, Quicken Business & Personal at $3.99, Classic Premier at $4.19 and Classic Business & Personal at $5.99.
It lands 63 days after Quicken's previous change, "Quicken: annual-billing promo deadline extended (Aug 15 -> Aug 21)" (Jul 27, 2026). Quicken has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Zoho, Freshbooks, Quickbooks, Xero and Sage also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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Promotional first-year offer deadline in the pricing footnote extended from October 18, 2026 to October 24, 2026, 11:59 PT (rolling weekly deadline extension).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | Promotional first-year offer deadline in the pricing footnote extended from October 18, 2026 to October 24, 2026, 11:59 PT (rolling weekly deadline extension). | Discount change | |
Values as written on Quicken'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 Quicken's pricing page (quicken.com) from Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page.
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Quicken, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingQuicken pushes first-year promo deadline from Oct 28 to November 6
- Oct 5, 2026packagingQuicken extends first-year discount deadline four days to October 28
- Sep 28, 2026packagingQuicken extends first-year promo deadline again, now through October 24 · this change
- Jul 27, 2026packagingQuicken: annual-billing promo deadline extended (Aug 15 -> Aug 21)
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoSep 28Zoho Social adds Snapchat, Arattai as channels jump to 14/16
- FreshbooksSep 21Freshbooks drops Lite to $1/mo for a year, trims Plus and Premium promos
- QuickbooksSep 14QuickBooks Payroll: Workforce bundle prices increase ($125→$135, $203→$228)
- XeroSep 14Xero swaps Syft branding for own Xero Analytics on pricing page
- SageAug 31Sage Payroll: intro promo changed to 75% off 6 months
Questions about this change
Did Quicken raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Quicken's pricing page between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026?
Promotional first-year offer deadline in the pricing footnote extended from October 18, 2026 to October 24, 2026, 11:59 PT (rolling weekly deadline extension). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Quicken change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Quicken in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Quicken: annual-billing promo deadline extended (Aug 15 -> Aug 21)" on Jul 27, 2026; Quicken has been tracked since 2024-10-01.