“Is QuickBooks Desktop going away?” is one of the most common things people type right after searching for QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise at all, and the short answer is: partially, and on a schedule Intuit keeps moving.
What actually happened
Intuit stopped selling new QuickBooks Desktop subscriptions to most new US customers in phases starting 2024, and has continued narrowing new-purchase eligibility since. Existing subscribers keep access and support for the life of their subscription term. QuickBooks Enterprise has, so far, been treated differently from Pro and Premier in Intuit’s own communications, but the direction of travel for the whole Desktop line is toward Online, not away from it.
Why so many businesses are not moving yet
QuickBooks Enterprise in particular has features heavy manufacturers, distributors and multi-entity businesses rely on, like advanced inventory and job costing, that QuickBooks Online still does not fully match. Desktop is also a one-time purchase rather than a pure subscription for some buyers, which matters for budgeting. Neither of those reasons has gone away, which is why Desktop and Enterprise still have a large, active install base even as Intuit pushes Online.
The one thing Desktop users have been missing
Whichever side of the Online-vs-Desktop decision a business lands on, one gap has been the same for both: no review-automation tool has connected to QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise, because unlike QuickBooks Online, they never got a modern API. Trophy Jar just built that connection, through the older SDK Desktop and Enterprise already speak, so a paid invoice can trigger a Google review request, by text or email, the same as it would on QuickBooks Online.
If your business runs on QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise, see the integration: QuickBooks Enterprise reviews →