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The top tier of QuickBooks Online for growing businesses that have outgrown the standard plans

4.3Based on 120 reviews

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4.3

120 reviews

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Sandra BellweatherVerified reviewer

Bookkeeper, Bellweather Accounting Partners

LinkedIn verified
Accounting11-50 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 12 December 2025

We put our larger clients on Advanced deliberately

As a practice we steer clients who have outgrown Plus onto Advanced rather than off QuickBooks entirely, because the reporting and batch tools handle their growth while keeping them in a platform we know inside out. It has saved several clients a disruptive migration.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Keeps growing clients in a familiar platform we support deeply. Batch tools handle their higher volumes. Custom reporting answers their board questions. Priority support helps when a client hits something tricky.

Cons

Not every client needs it, and the price means we only recommend it when the need is genuine. The reporting builder rewards experience, so we often set it up for clients rather than leaving them to it.

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David Kowalczyk

CFO, Northgate Construction Services

Construction51-200 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 30 November 2025

Powerful, and we grew into every feature

We upgraded reluctantly on price and have ended up using nearly all of it. Project profitability, custom roles for our project managers, and the reporting have all earned their place. Value is the only reason it is not five stars, it is not cheap.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Project profitability tracking is genuinely useful for a construction business. Custom user roles matter when you have project managers who should see some things and not others. Reporting is a clear step up.

Cons

Value for money is the weak point, it is a premium price. Still QuickBooks underneath, so it will not do true multi entity if we grow into that.

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Michael Trent

Owner, Trent & Barlow Retail

Retail11-50 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 1-2 years
2.0
Reviewed on 20 October 2025

Capable but we did not need this much

Honest reflection, we were upsold into Advanced before we really needed it. It is a genuinely powerful plan but for our retail business the extra reporting and automation mostly sit unused, and we are paying a premium for capacity we do not touch.

Ease of use
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Value for money
2.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

When we do use the reporting it is good. Reliable and familiar. Support is better than the cheaper plans.

Cons

We do not use most of what we pay for. Should have stayed on Plus longer. The price for our actual usage does not stack up. Watch you are not upsold too early.

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Intuit Response— responded on 27 October 2025

Hello Michael, thank you for the candid note. If Advanced exceeds your current needs our team can review whether a lower plan fits better, we would rather you were on the right plan. QuickBooks Customer Care

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Anthony Coleman

Financial Controller, Ironwood Holdings

Management Consulting11-50 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 1-2 years
4.0
Reviewed on 18 October 2025

Powerful reporting, worth it

We grew into most of it and it has earned its place. Project profitability, custom roles and reporting are all a clear step up. Value is the only reason it is not five stars.

Ease of use
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

The upgrade from Plus was seamless.

Cons

None beyond the price, honestly.

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Wei Ellsworth

CFO, Meridian Enterprises

Hospitality201-500 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 15 October 2025

Automation gave our team its time back

We ran the lower plan for years and spent every month end in Excel building the reports the board wanted. Advanced put those reports in the system and month end went from days to an afternoon.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Pros

Custom fields and tags for slicing data our way.

Cons

Revenue recognition for subscriptions eventually outgrows it.

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Marcus R.Verified reviewer

Finance Lead, Brightpath Inc

LinkedIn verified
Construction51-200 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 1-2 years
3.0
Reviewed on 10 October 2025

Good, though we may have needed more

It does everything well for a single entity, but we bought up within a range that could not fully solve our specific problem, so we still work around one big gap.

Ease of use
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Pros

Kept us in a platform we know.

Cons

Value is the weak point for us.

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Amanda E.Verified reviewer

Controller, Redwood Holdings

LinkedIn verified
Hospitality51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 5 October 2025

Everything we needed and stayed familiar

We ran the lower plan for years and spent every month end in Excel building the reports the board wanted. Advanced put those reports in the system and month end went from days to an afternoon.

Ease of use
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

More users with proper role based permission control.

Cons

Renewal after the intro discount caught us out, diary it.

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Rhys A.Verified reviewer

VP Finance, Cornerstone Partners

LinkedIn verified
Management Consulting201-500 employeesCanadaUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 23 September 2025

Custom fields transformed our reporting

Custom fields and tags let us report profitability by client and campaign in a way the standard plans never could, and now every client conversation is backed by real numbers.

Ease of use
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Custom fields and tags for slicing data our way.

Cons

Revenue recognition for subscriptions eventually outgrows it.

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Laura A.

Finance Director

Marketing & Advertising51-200 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 6-12 months
5.0
Reviewed on 18 September 2025

The tagging finally made sense of our data

We grew into nearly every feature, project profitability, custom roles, deeper reporting, and each one earned its place as our business got more complex.

Customer service
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Batch invoicing and batch entry are huge at our transaction volume.

Cons

Honestly little else once you are using the capability.

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Ingrid N.

CFO, Lakeshore LLC

Marketing & Advertising11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
5.0
Reviewed on 17 September 2025

Project profitability we can trust

Reporting depth is what keeps us here. The custom reports answer exactly the questions our partners ask without a single export to a spreadsheet.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Handles our growth without a disruptive migration.

Cons

Revenue recognition for subscriptions eventually outgrows it.

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