Quicken Classic Starter | Quicken (2024)

FAQs

What is Quicken Classic Starter Edition? ›

Quicken Classic Starter offers just the essentials as you start to manage your money. To track investment accounts — including brokerage, IRA, 401(k), 403(b), 529, and even private holdings — consider Quicken Classic Deluxe or Quicken Classic Premier.

if your subscription expired before that new update, you won't be able to open your Quicken file. Not to worry, you can still use the version of Quicken you had at the time your Membership expired to open your data files and, for Quicken Deluxe and above, continue to use Quicken in a manual mode.

Quicken Classic Premier says "Best-in-class investment tools, built-in tax reports & bill-pay" while Deluxe says "Robust & feature-rich, with in-depth analysis tools & customization.".

Quicken Classic subscription pricing will be updated in 2024. Starter: $47.88/year - an increase of $6. Deluxe: $71.88/year - an increase of $12. Premier: $95.88/year - an increase of $12.

You'll need to renew your subscription every year (although from time to time I believe that they offer subscriptions that may run longer than a year, but none are perpetual.

There's no longer a standalone Quicken Online product. It was discontinued in 2010 and absorbed into Mint.com, which Quicken also discontinued, in 2023.

No, Intuit no longer supports Quicken. The support ended in 2016 when Quicken was sold to H.I.G. Capital.

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After you install Quicken, Quicken automatically converts the last file you worked in. If you want to convert another data file, choose File menu > Open Quicken File, browse to the file you want to open, and open the file.

Is there a trial version of Quicken? I'd like to try it out. There is no trial version of Quicken, but we do have a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Can you upgrade from Quicken Starter to Deluxe? ›

You can upgrade at any time during your subscription term, but no more than once every 30 days. When you upgrade, the prorate for your original subscription value is added on as additional time to the new subscription. You can redeem an activation code in a retail copy to upgrade your subscription once every 30 days.

Making a difference for over 20 million customers

Since its initial launch 40 years ago, Quicken has remained the #1 best-selling personal finance software on the market with the same mission: to help our customers lead healthy financial lives.

Cost: Quicken can be expensive, especially if you are looking for advanced features such as bill payment and investment tracking. Limited bank integration: We've had difficulties connecting our bank accounts with Quicken, making it challenging to keep track of our spending and reconcile our accounts.

Overall, Quicken is a powerful and robust tool for managing your finances. If you want to understand your money and plan for the future, Quicken might be the right fit for you. With that being said, our verdict is that Quicken is likely to be the best fit only for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and the self-employed.

Quicken Starter helps you organize your essential banking information. See all your income and spending in one convenient dashboard.

You can continue to use Quicken (see the Data Access Guarantee), but you will need to renew your subscription to restore access to online services and clear the expiration banners. You can click Renew or Update Now to renew your Quicken Subscription and clear the expiration banners.