QuickBooks Desktop Support is Ending for Pro and Premier: What’s Next for Your Business?

Is your accounting system suddenly on borrowed time?

Many small and medium-sized businesses have relied on QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Premier for years. But as of July 31, 2024, Intuit officially stopped selling and supporting these products, leaving businesses with a tough choice: migrate to a new platform or risk running unsupported software with growing security and compliance gaps.

For business owners and operations leaders already managing cybersecurity and remote work challenges, this change adds another layer of complexity. Here’s what you need to know to make the best decision for your business.

QuickBooks Desktop Support: What’s Still Supported (and What’s Not)

As of July 2025, this is the QuickBooks Desktop support landscape:

• Payroll updates
• Online Banking / Bank Feeds
• Payment processing integrations
• Security patches and technical support

Migrating to QuickBooks Online: What You Gain — and What You Might Lose

For some businesses, QuickBooks Online is a natural next step, offering:

• Cloud-based access from anywhere
• Integrated bank feeds and automated backups
• Frequent feature updates

However, QuickBooks Online lacks several advanced features available in the Desktop versions, such as:

• Complex inventory management
• Advanced job costing and project tracking
• Robust multi-company support
• Detailed reporting customization

For companies that have grown into more sophisticated accounting needs — or who have built workflows around these features — moving to QuickBooks Online may require adjusting processes or seeking third-party add-ons.

Why Some Companies Are Upgrading to QuickBooks Enterprise

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise remains Intuit’s only supported on-premises accounting solution, and for good reason:

• Familiar user experience with advanced features your team already knows
  
• Supports large data files, multi-user environments, and advanced reporting
  
• Includes industry-specific editions (e.g., for contractors, nonprofits, and professional services)
• Less operational disruption than migrating to an entirely new platform

However, it’s worth noting:

• QuickBooks Enterprise is more expensive than Pro or Premier and is sold only on a subscription basis
• Running Enterprise locally requires secure infrastructure, backup, and maintenance — all of which TruPoint can help simplify with TruWorkspace

Exploring Other Options: Sage 50 and Beyond

Several of our customers are also evaluating Sage 50 and other accounting systems. Each platform has strengths, but also requires careful planning to:

• Migrate historical financial data securely
  
• Train staff on new workflows
  
• Ensure integration with other business-critical apps

No matter the platform, your IT environment needs to be secure, compliant, and reliable.

Supporting Security and Compliance, Even in the Cloud

Regardless of whether your business moves to QuickBooks Online, upgrades to Enterprise, or chooses another accounting system, strong IT security and compliance are essential. SaaS apps like QuickBooks Online are often targeted by attackers exploiting weak passwords, poor access controls, and unsecured endpoints.

TruPoint’s Secure Work-from-Anywhere solutions protect your business by:

• Enabling secure, zero-trust access to web apps and SaaS tools
  
• Offering TruWorkspace™, a secure Desktop-as-a-Service platform for running QuickBooks Enterprise and other legacy apps from anywhere
  
• Centralizing compliance management for standards like PIPEDA, CASL, and your cyber insurance requirements

The TruPoint Advantage

TruPoint has helped accounting firms, financial services businesses, and other SMBs navigate QuickBooks migrations without compromising security or compliance. Whether you’re moving to QuickBooks Online, upgrading to Enterprise, or evaluating Sage 50, we’ll help you protect your IT environment, secure your data, and empower your teams to work securely from anywhere.

Choose your next step:

• Get a free trial of TruWorkspace
  
• Talk to a sales engineer about your IT needs
  
• Get a free assessment of your IT needs