Switching guides
Step-by-step guides for moving your books off QuickBooks Online. Each guide covers the vendor's official migration options, what does and doesn't come across, a cutover-date checklist, and when to get help. We base them only on the vendors' own help docs and list the date we checked.
QuickBooks Online → Xero
The three ways Xero offers to move your books, what does and doesn't come across, and a cutover-date checklist.
Updated Oct 21, 2026QuickBooks Online → Zoho Books
Which QuickBooks reports to export, the import order Zoho asks for, what doesn't move, and Zoho's free migration help.
Updated Oct 22, 2026QuickBooks Online → FreshBooks
The free CSV import versus the done-for-you Easy Switch service, what each moves, the client-limit catch, and a cutover checklist.
Updated Oct 23, 2026QuickBooks Online → Wave
Wave's six-step switch, opening balances from a trial balance, what Wave won't import, and free-plan bank uploads.
Updated Oct 24, 2026Export your QuickBooks Online data
The one-click Export data tool, the extras it misses (attachments, estimates, POs), payroll records, and Intuit's after-cancel deadlines.
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