If you’re still running QuickBooks Desktop POS, you’re operating on borrowed time — and the clock is ticking faster than most merchants realize.

In October 2023, Intuit officially discontinued QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS), ending support for a product that hundreds of thousands of retail merchants had relied on for over two decades. That means no more security updates, no more technical support, and — critically — no more integrated payment processing. If you’re still on it, your customer card data may be at risk right now.

What Exactly Was Discontinued?

Intuit shut down the following connected services on October 3, 2023: QuickBooks POS Merchant Services (integrated card processing), live technical support, security patch updates, and eCommerce integrations. The software technically still opens, but running it means processing payments on unsupported, unpatched infrastructure.

Why Most ‘Alternatives’ Miss the Mark

Most QuickBooks POS alternatives on the market (Square, Shopify POS, Clover, Lightspeed) offer QuickBooks integration as an afterthought — a third-party connector that syncs at the end of the day, requires manual reconciliation, and breaks when either platform updates. They weren’t built for QuickBooks users. They were built as standalone systems with a QB plugin bolted on.

Payment Collect is different. We built the very first QuickBooks POS plugin in the United States in 2011 — before anyone else. Our entire platform was architected around QuickBooks from day one. Transactions sync in real time, inventory updates instantly, and your books are always accurate. No connectors. No end-of-day imports. Just seamless.

What Makes Payment Collect Different

• Browser-based POS — runs on any device with a web browser. No expensive proprietary hardware.

• Transparent pricing — our rates are on our website. They don’t change.

• All-in-one support — software, payment processing, and terminals from one company. One call fixes everything.

• U.S.-based team — real people in Asheville, NC answering your calls Monday through Saturday.

Ready to Make the Switch?The transition is easier than you think. Send us three months of QuickBooks reports and we’ll show you exactly what you’d save and how the migration works. No obligation — just answers. 

Call us at (828) 214-5550 or visit paymentcollect.com/sales-callback.

End of life annouced