Best QuickBooks Desktop Hosting Providers, Scored on Published Facts
We are EEZYCLOUD, one of the providers on this list, so read it knowing that. To keep it honest, we score every provider, ourselves included, on the same published rubric, and we use only what each provider publishes about itself. Where a provider does not publish a fact, the list says so and that line scores zero.
The scores
| Provider | Score | Lowest published price | Own license | Contract | Uptime method published | Own audit report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ace Cloud Hosting | 71 | $44.99 per user per month, starting price source | Yes | Pay-as-you-go | Partly | No |
| 2. EEZYCLOUD (us) | 71 | $58.30 per user per month; you bring your own QuickBooks license source | Required | Month-to-month | Yes | No |
| 3. Rightworks | 69 | $55 per user per month, 'QuickBooks Hosting' plan, new customers only source | Some subscriptions | Monthly or term | Yes | No |
| 4. Verito | 67 | $69 per user per month on an annual agreement ($89 month-to-month), plus a $100 monthly server fee per firm and $500 setup source | Yes | Annual, or monthly at a higher rate | Yes | No |
| 5. Apps4Rent | 65 | $24 per month for one user, session-based ($12 for the first 3 months) source | Yes | Monthly | No | No |
| 6. Summit Hosting | 57 | $70 per user per month, plus a required $25 per account per month source | Yes | Not published | No | Yes |
| 7. gotomyerp | 49 | $50 per user per month, starting price source | Pro only | Not published | No | Claimed |
| 8. Visory (formerly Swizznet) | 45 | Not published | Yes | Month-to-month | Yes | No |
| 9. Cloudvara | 35 | Not published | Yes | Month-to-month | No | No |
How we score (95 points)
| Criterion | Points | How it is scored |
|---|---|---|
| Price published | 15 | 15 if a per-user monthly price for QuickBooks Desktop hosting is on the provider's own site; 0 if you must ask sales. |
| Price per user | 15 | Lowest published per-user monthly price: $40 or less 15, up to $60 11, up to $80 7, up to $120 4, above $120 2, not published 0. |
| Your own QuickBooks license | 15 | 15 if you can bring the QuickBooks Desktop license you already own; 8 for some editions only; 0 if you must buy or rent it through the provider. |
| Month-to-month | 10 | 10 if a month-to-month plan is published; 0 if an annual commitment is required or terms are not published. |
| Uptime method published | 10 | 10 if a written policy defines how the hosting service's availability is measured (formula, period, exclusions); 5 if such a policy exists but does not clearly cover QuickBooks hosting; 0 otherwise. |
| Uptime history published | 10 | 10 for at least one full month of measured uptime published; 5 for a public status page with an incident log, or for measurement under one month old; 0 otherwise. A percentage on a sales page scores nothing. |
| Own independent audit report | 10 | 10 if the provider states it holds its own independent security audit report, not only its data center's; 5 if it claims compliance of its own without naming a report; 0 otherwise. |
| Support hours | 10 | 10 for published 24/7 human support; 5 for published support hours; 0 if not published. |
Why these: price and license policy decide what you pay each month; a month-to-month plan decides how easily you can leave; a published uptime method and history are the only way to check an uptime claim; an independent audit report is what an auditor or insurer will ask for; support hours decide who answers at month-end.
The providers
1. Ace Cloud Hosting 71/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 11/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 5/10 · Uptime history published 5/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: $44.99 per user per month, starting price source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Yes, for Pro, Premier and Enterprise source
- Contract: Pay-as-you-go, 30 days' notice; discounts for longer terms source
- Uptime it claims: Over 99.99% uptime source
- How it measures uptime: A written SLA with a monthly formula, written for its cloud services in general source
- Uptime history: Public status page with an incident log; no uptime percentage source
- Own audit report: Cites its data center partners' SOC 2, not a report of its own source
- Support: Around the clock source
- Where it hosts: US partner data centers source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Yes, listed by Intuit source
2. EEZYCLOUD (us) 71/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 11/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 10/10 · Uptime history published 5/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 5/10
- Lowest published price: $58.30 per user per month; you bring your own QuickBooks license source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Required: you keep the QuickBooks license you own; we never sell licenses source
- Contract: Month-to-month, no long-term contract source
- Uptime it claims: No percentage claimed; we publish the measured record monthly source
- How it measures uptime: Published: the sign-in gateway checked every 5 minutes from two monitors outside Microsoft Azure, every minute counted source
- Uptime history: Measured since 10/13/2026; first full month November 2026 source
- Own audit report: None
- Support: Around the clock; every kind of request Mon-Fri 9 AM-8 PM, Sat-Sun 9 AM-12 PM Eastern, sign-in and password help at any hour source
- Where it hosts: Microsoft Azure source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Not on Intuit's list source
Watch for: Our uptime record starts on 10/13/2026; we hold no independent audit report of our own; outside the hours above, support covers sign-in and passwords only.
3. Rightworks 69/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 11/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 8/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 10/10 · Uptime history published 5/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: $55 per user per month, 'QuickBooks Hosting' plan, new customers only source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Only for Pro Plus or Premier Plus subscriptions active by 09/30/2024 source
- Contract: Monthly term or a committed term source
- Uptime it claims: 99.999% uptime and 99.99% reliability, on the same page source
- How it measures uptime: App Server Service Level Policy: monthly availability formula and service credits source
- Uptime history: Public status page with past incidents; no uptime percentage source
- Own audit report: Cites its data center's audit (QTS), not a report of its own source
- Support: 24/7 source
- Where it hosts: Quality Technology Services (QTS) data center source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Yes, listed by Intuit source
4. Verito 67/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 7/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 10/10 · Uptime history published 0/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: $69 per user per month on an annual agreement ($89 month-to-month), plus a $100 monthly server fee per firm and $500 setup source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Yes source
- Contract: Annual agreement standard; month-to-month at a higher rate source
- Uptime it claims: 100% network-wide uptime since 2016 source
- How it measures uptime: Cloud Terms of Service: availability committed per calendar month, with exclusions source
- Uptime history: Not published
- Own audit report: Cites its data centers' SOC 2 Type II audit, not a report of its own source
- Support: 24/7/365 phone, chat and email source
- Where it hosts: US data centers, Chicago primary, Ashburn backup source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Not on Intuit's list source
5. Apps4Rent 65/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 15/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 0/10 · Uptime history published 0/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: $24 per month for one user, session-based ($12 for the first 3 months) source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Yes, or licensing through Apps4Rent source
- Contract: Monthly; annual and 24-month prepay discounts source
- Uptime it claims: 99.9% uptime source
- How it measures uptime: Not published
- Uptime history: Not published
- Own audit report: Cites SOC 2 Type II certified data centers, not a report of its own source
- Support: 24/7/365 phone, chat and email source
- Where it hosts: Data centers not named source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Yes, listed by Intuit source
6. Summit Hosting 57/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 7/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 0/10 · Uptime method published 0/10 · Uptime history published 0/10 · Own independent audit report 10/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: $70 per user per month, plus a required $25 per account per month source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Yes, for Pro, Premier and Enterprise source
- Contract: Not published
- Uptime it claims: 99.99% uptime source
- How it measures uptime: Its SLA page covers infrastructure services only, not QuickBooks hosting source
- Uptime history: Not published
- Own audit report: States it undergoes its own SOC 2 Type 2 examination; report available on request source
- Support: 24/7 human support source
- Where it hosts: Summit-operated data centers source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Yes, listed by Intuit source
7. gotomyerp 49/95
Price published 15/15 · Price per user 11/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 8/15 · Month-to-month 0/10 · Uptime method published 0/10 · Uptime history published 0/10 · Own independent audit report 5/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: $50 per user per month, starting price source
- Your own QuickBooks license: Stated for QuickBooks Pro source
- Contract: Not published
- Uptime it claims: 99.99% uptime (2024 blog post) source
- How it measures uptime: Not published
- Uptime history: Not published
- Own audit report: Claims SOC 2 compliance of its own, without naming a report type source
- Support: 24/7 source
- Where it hosts: AWS, two regions source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Not on Intuit's list source
8. Visory (formerly Swizznet) 45/95
Price published 0/15 · Price per user 0/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 10/10 · Uptime history published 0/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: Not published
- Your own QuickBooks license: Yes, or rent a license from Visory source
- Contract: Month-to-month unless another term is quoted source
- Uptime it claims: Guaranteed 99.95% uptime on the sales page; the terms commit to 99.5% source
- How it measures uptime: Terms define availability per calendar month source
- Uptime history: Not published
- Own audit report: Cites SOC 2 data centers, not a report of its own source
- Support: 24/7 technical support source
- Where it hosts: Data centers not named source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Yes, listed by Intuit source
9. Cloudvara 35/95
Price published 0/15 · Price per user 0/15 · Your own QuickBooks license 15/15 · Month-to-month 10/10 · Uptime method published 0/10 · Uptime history published 0/10 · Own independent audit report 0/10 · Support hours 10/10
- Lowest published price: Not published
- Your own QuickBooks license: Yes, the version you are licensed for source
- Contract: No long-term contracts source
- Uptime it claims: 99%, 99.5% and 99.999% on different pages (the last tied to a paid add-on) source
- How it measures uptime: Not published
- Uptime history: Not published
- Own audit report: Mentions 'SOC reporting' without naming a report of its own source
- Support: 24×7 live support source
- Where it hosts: Microsoft Azure virtual machines source
- In Intuit's hosting program: Yes, listed by Intuit source
Questions to ask any provider
- Can I bring the QuickBooks Desktop license I already own? If not, what does the license add each month?
- What is the all-in monthly cost for my number of users, including the license, backups and support?
- Is there an annual commitment, and what does it cost to leave early?
- How do you measure uptime, and where is the monthly record? A percentage without a published method cannot be checked.
- May I see your own independent security audit report, not only your data center’s?
- Who answers the phone at 7 PM on the last day of the month?
- How long does the move take, and how do I get my files back if I leave?
Frequently asked questions
How much does QuickBooks Desktop hosting cost per user?
Starting prices published on 10/13/2026 run from $24 a month for one user (Apps4Rent, after a three-month promotion) to $70 per user a month (Summit Hosting, plus a $25 monthly account fee). Verito adds a $100 monthly server fee and $500 setup to its $69 rate. EEZYCLOUD charges $58.30 per user a month, and you bring your own QuickBooks license. Cloudvara and Visory publish no price.
Can I use the QuickBooks license I already own?
With most hosts, yes. Summit Hosting, Verito, Ace Cloud Hosting, Apps4Rent, Cloudvara and Visory publish that you may bring your own license; Rightworks limits it to certain subscriptions, and gotomyerp states it for QuickBooks Pro. EEZYCLOUD requires it: we host, and we never sell licenses.
Which providers publish how they measure uptime?
Rightworks publishes a service-level policy with a monthly formula, and Verito and Visory define availability in their terms. EEZYCLOUD publishes its method and its measured record at eezycloud.com/uptime/, begun on 10/13/2026. No other provider on this list publishes a measured monthly uptime figure.
Is the uptime figure on a provider's website a guarantee?
Only if the contract says so. Verito and Visory each advertise a higher figure on their sites than the one their terms commit them to deliver. Read the service-level policy, check what it excludes, and ask for the monthly record.
Which hosts are in Intuit's hosting program?
Intuit lists its authorized hosts on its own site. On 10/13/2026 the list included Rightworks, Summit Hosting, Ace Cloud Hosting, Apps4Rent, CloudVara and Swizznet, now part of Visory. EEZYCLOUD, Verito and gotomyerp are not on it.