State of Accounting Software in the United States, Q3 2026

We track 5 accounting software providers in the United States: 5 with a published price and 0 quoting on request. Every price below comes from the vendor's own pricing page as our records stood on 2 Oct 2026, and this page will not be updated as those prices change.

How many accounting software providers publish a price?

A provider counts as publishing a price when its pricing page gives enough to estimate a monthly bill without contacting sales. One that shows a headline or starting rate and quotes for the rest is counted as quoting on request. On that test, 100% of this market can be priced without asking.

Each figure above counts every provider that publishes that one number, including any that quote for the rest of their pricing, so the sample behind each figure differs.

What does accounting software cost in the United States?

Estimated monthly bill at each business size in the table, from the same cost engine as our live comparison table. Providers that quote on request are left out; an unknown price is never counted as zero.

For the largest business size in the table (growing SMB), the dearest option with a published price costs 1.8 times the cheapest, $282 against $160 a month.

How we compiled this report

Prices come from vendors' own pricing pages only, never from review sites or directories, and no commercial relationship with a vendor changes a figure here. Definitions, limitations and corrections: how we compile these reports.

Conclusion

The US accounting software market in this series is five providers, and all five publish a price. CRM software and email marketing in the United States are at 100% as well this quarter, with business credit cards at 93%, payroll and inventory management at 75% and HR software at 58%. A published price is the norm for US software in this series. What marks accounting out is how few of those prices still apply once the business has staff.

The published prices hold at the small end and run out at the top. A sole trader can cost all five, at $0 to $38 a month with a median of $23, and one entry plan is free. A small team can cost three, at $70 to $157.50, median $115. A growing SMB can cost two, at $160 to $282. The $221 median on that row is the midpoint of two numbers and should be read as nothing more, and the 1.8-times gap between them is the gap between two price lists.

The plan ladders show where the money goes as a business grows: entry plans $0 to $38, mid plans $19 to $85 (median $43), and four published top plans at $70 to $340, the most expensive about 4.9 times the cheapest. With five providers in the sample, every figure above rests on a handful of price lists, and the growing-SMB row rests on two. A change to any one of those lists next quarter would move most of this page.