Hectile vs QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online has a limited free plan and paid plans from $38 a month for one user. If what you need is clear invoices and estimates, Hectile gives your whole team and every brand one simple plan.
Why businesses choose Hectile over QuickBooks
QuickBooks Online Free covers one user and two invoices a month, or unlimited invoices if you qualify for and enable QuickBooks Payments. Simple Start is $38 a month for one user; Essentials ($85) allows 3 users and Plus ($140) allows 5. Each company needs its own subscription, invoiced card payments cost 2.99% and ACH payments 1%, and QuickBooks Online has not been sold in India since 1 July 2023.
Hectile is one plan per Organization: unlimited customers, unlimited Brands with their own logo and numbering, and up to 20 members with Admin and Member roles, for $12 a month or $120 a year per Organization. Your documents carry your Brand, and Hectile never takes a cut of your payments. Recurring invoices and automatic payment reminders are included on paid plans. Online payment through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon.
Hectile and QuickBooks Online, side by side
QuickBooks details are QuickBooks Online’s US plans and QuickBooks Payments rates as published in October 2026.
| What you need | Hectile | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|
Price for the whole businessRegular monthly price | Hectile Included$12 a month or $120 a year per Organization, plus applicable taxes. Every customer, Brand and up to 20 members included. | QuickBooks Online Costs moreFree: $0 for one user and two invoices a month, or unlimited invoices with eligible QuickBooks Payments. Paid US list prices: Simple Start $38, Essentials $85, Plus $140 and Advanced $340 a month. |
UsersPeople working in the account | Hectile IncludedUp to 20 members with Admin and Member roles, on the one plan. | QuickBooks Online Limited1 user on Free or Simple Start, 3 on Essentials, 5 on Plus and 25 on Advanced. |
Several businesses or brandsTrading names under one subscription | Hectile IncludedUnlimited Brands in one Organization, each with its own logo, details and numbering, sharing customers, saved items and team. | QuickBooks Online Costs extraEach company needs its own QuickBooks Online subscription. |
Invoicing in IndiaGST and availability | Hectile IncludedAvailable in India, with GST tax profiles for CGST and SGST or IGST, and your GSTIN on every document. | QuickBooks Online Not availableQuickBooks Online has not been sold in India since 1 July 2023. |
Online payment on the invoiceCard or bank payment from the invoice | Hectile Coming soonPay Now through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon. Today, your payment instructions go on the invoice and you record every payment, including partial payments. | QuickBooks Online Fees applyThrough QuickBooks Payments, with a processing fee on every payment. |
Extra charges on top of the planFees on payments, seats and add-ons | Hectile No extra feeNone. No per-user charge, no payment add-on and no cut of what your customers pay you. | QuickBooks Online Fees apply2.99% per invoiced card payment and 1% per ACH payment. Extra charges can apply, including for international cards; paid plans are priced by user count. |
Comparison updated October 2026. Competitor details reflect their published plans and prices at that time and may change.
What you get with Hectile instead
Invoicing without the accounting setup
Set up a Brand, add a customer and send an invoice. No chart of accounts or bookkeeping to configure first.
Up to 20 users included
Your whole team works on one plan, with Admin and Member roles, instead of paying for a bigger tier.
Every brand in one subscription
Unlimited Brands with their own logo and numbering, sharing customers, saved items and team.
Built for India too
GST tax profiles for CGST and SGST or IGST, and your GSTIN on every document.
Keep every payment
Hectile never takes a percentage of what customers pay you. Record bank transfers and partial payments as they arrive.
Documents you can trust
Drafts stay unnumbered until you finalize, issued invoices never change, and an accepted estimate becomes a reviewed invoice draft.
Move from QuickBooks Online in an afternoon
- 01
Set up your Organization and Brands
Add your legal details once, then a Brand for each trading name, with its own logo and numbering.
- 02
Add customers and saved items
Enter the customers and services you bill most. Every Brand and teammate can use them.
- 03
Send your next invoice from Hectile
Review the Draft, finalize it and send it. Keep past QuickBooks Online invoices in QuickBooks Online or your own records.
One plan for the whole team
QuickBooks Online offers a limited free plan for one user. Paid plans start at $38 a month for one user (US list price), and a second or third user means moving up to Essentials at $85. Hectile is $12 a month or $120 a year per Organization, with every customer, Brand and up to 20 members included.
- Your first Organization
- One Primary Brand and one member
- Your plan starts after 7 days; we email you the day before
- Unlimited Brands, customers and documents
- Up to 20 members, Admin and Member roles
- Recurring invoices and automatic payment reminders
- No fee on your payments
- 100 AI actions a month, shared
QuickBooks alternative questions
Yes, if invoicing is what you need. Hectile covers estimates, invoices, customers, saved items, Brands, team access and recorded payments for $12 a month or $120 a year per Organization. Recurring invoices and automatic payment reminders are included on paid plans. Online payment through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon.
No. QuickBooks Online has not been sold in India since 1 July 2023. Hectile is available in India, with GST tax profiles for CGST and SGST or IGST and your GSTIN on every document.
No. Hectile is built for invoices, estimates, customers and the payments you receive, so there is no chart of accounts to set up. Your accountant keeps the books in the accounting tool they prefer.
Yes. Add your customers and saved services in Hectile, set up your Brands, and send your next invoice from Hectile. Hectile does not import QuickBooks records automatically, so keep past invoices and their payment history in QuickBooks or your own records.
No. Hectile never takes a percentage of what your customers pay you. Pay Now through your own Stripe or Razorpay account is coming soon; only that provider’s own processing fee will apply.
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