Express Accounts Pricing, Plans, and Availability

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by NCH Express Accounts · nchsoftware.com

Small business accounting software for bookkeeping, invoicing, and reporting.

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Pricing at a glance

◇ Pricing model

One-time purchase licensing; no public monthly subscription pricing disclosed.

↻ Billing notes

Publicly available references describe Express Accounts as a one-time payment product rather than a recurring monthly or annual subscription. SoftwareAdvice lists a free trial and also shows a free version, while GetApp also notes a free trial and free plan, but neither source discloses subscription cadence for paid plans because the listed paid price is one-time. The official NCH documentation does not publish seat minimums, annual discounts, or renewal terms in the supplied materials. Buyers should also note the upgrade warning on the versions page: if the purchase is older than 6 months, an upgrade may be needed to use the current version.

Plans and pricing

1 tiers

Basic

One-time payment
$69.95 one time
  • General accounting tools
  • General ledger
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Bookkeeping services
  • Invoicing functionality

Public sources do not disclose seat minimums, user caps, transaction limits, storage limits, or feature-based usage limits for this tier.

Hidden and indirect costs

Worth budgeting for
⚠  The official versions page warns that customers who purchased more than 6 months ago may need to buy an upgrade to use the current version. That means the upfront software price may not be the full cost if a buyer wants to stay on the latest release. The same page also points buyers to separate upgrade pricing, but it does not publish that amount publicly.

What buyers actually pay

A very small business needs bookkeeping and invoicing software and wants to avoid recurring subscription fees.

Expected cost$69.95 one time for the Basic tier, based on third-party pricing references.
One-time license purchasePossible future upgrade cost if the buyer wants the latest version after more than 6 months

A buyer wants to try the product before purchasing.

Expected costNot publicly disclosed for the trial flow beyond the presence of a free trial/free version reference.
Free trial availabilityPotentially free version accessNo public trial length disclosed in the supplied documents

An existing customer purchased a while ago and wants the newest version.

Expected costNot publicly disclosed; upgrade pricing is referenced but not published in the supplied materials.
Age of original purchaseNeed for current-version access

Pricing FAQ

Not publicly disclosed in the supplied official materials. The available third-party pricing references point to a one-time payment model instead of a monthly or annual subscription. If you are evaluating budget predictability, the public pricing signal is that Express Accounts is purchased once rather than billed repeatedly.

Yes, third-party pricing references indicate that a free trial is available. The supplied documents do not state the trial length or whether any credit card is required. Because the details are not public in the provided sources, buyers should treat the trial terms as undisclosed until confirmed directly by the vendor.

The supplied sources describe Express Accounts as a full accounting program that includes all the invoicing functionality of Express Invoice. Third-party references also list general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliation, and bookkeeping services. The provided documents do not break these capabilities into tier-by-tier feature bundles, so the public record supports only a single broadly described paid offering.

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