Is a monthly subscription the only option?

jockoe

I am currently using Quicken Deluxe 2014. I bought it years ago and have been able to install it with each Windows upgrade. I figured when I upgrade to Windows 11 that I'd just upgrade Quicken also, but I only see an option to pay monthly. I use Quicken as a check register and nothing else so I don't want to pay a monthly fee for that. Is there an option that will allow me to just buy the software and put it on my computer so I can just continue using it like I have been for these past 10+ years?

splasher

Strictly speaking, while Q quotes a monthly fee, it is a single annual fee and if you use Starter Edition, it goes into READ ONLY mode if the subscription expires, so Starter is a nogo for you if you move to subscription. Deluxe and above continue to function manually but with a loss of screen space due to a nag panel suggesting that you renew. Expiration-Banner

See the information at this link on how to use QW2014-2017 on a different computer or a re-install: QW2015-17 install-QPW

If all you use it for is as simple as you state, you could use QW2013 found at this link : https://www.quicken.com/support/how-and-when-use-intermediate-version-convert-older-versions-quicken/

then do a QIF file export from QW2014 and a QIF file import into QW2013. QW2013 is prior to the registration servers required by 2014-2017 which no longer exist. QW2013 can not directly read/convert your 2014 data file, but the QIF export/import should work, especially if your use of Q is as simple as you state.

Boatnmaniac

The monthly amount is simply a marketing tactic to make it appear Quicken does not cost very much on a monthly basis. But there is no way to pay for it on a monthly basis. Quicken will bill you for the full 12 months and that is what you will need to pay.

You should note that Quicken Classic Subscription is an annual subscription service so each year you will need to renew the subscription in order to continue using it's online services features (such as downloading transactions and securities prices, getting software updates, etc.).

If you decide not to renew your subscription when it expires and if you are using Deluxe or higher you will be able to continue using it manually for as long as your system supports it. (Starter edition will become read-only.) However, about 20% of the Quicken view will be blocked by banners reminding you to renew the subscription and the only way to remove those banners is to resubscribe. So if you do not want to pay a subscription fee each year and plan to continue using Quicken only manually then you might want to simply continue using your current Quicken 2014 since most of the features and functionality improvements you will find in Subscription are related to online features and services.

jockoe

Thank you both for the replies. Would going to QW2013 be going backwards from my current QW2014? My concern is that my QW2014 is not going to work with Win11. Would both QW2013 & QW2014 work with Win11? If so… I wouldn't need switch versions.

volvogirl

I run Quicken 2013 Deluxe on Windows 10. It should work on Windows 11 too. But I don't think you can open your 2014 data file in 2013. The earlier versions of Quicken were not backward compatible. And you may have trouble installing Q2014. Starting in 2014 they instituted an ID password to get into your own data. But the login went to Intuit and not the new Quicken company so you can't log in.

c mckay

I also use Quicken strictly as a check register and bill reminder system - which now doesn't work because Outlook is no longer compatible with the 64 bit version. I'm not tech savvy enough to figure out how to roll that back and I really resent losing the one feature I felt was the distinction between Q and other, less expensive programs. I like the ability to upload my CC statements into one place where I can monitor all spending but there are others that offer similar features. I am seriously considering dropping my "subscription" and researching alternatives. If anyone has found a work around for the Outlook sync issue, I'd love to hear it. Too bad Quicken isn't listening.

Boatnmaniac

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20473712#Comment_20473712

Please help me to understand. You said that "Outlook is no longer compatible with the 64 bit version." But there is no 64 bit version of Quicken which has been and remains a 32 bit program.

Did you upgrade Outlook to 365? If so, it is Outlook that is the 64 bit software and it is that upgrade that made Outlook non-compatible with Quicken. It is not an issue that was created by Quicken.

That all being said, there is a Product Idea that has been posted requesting that support for Outlook 365 be added. If you agree with the request you can cast your vote for it there. The Quicken Team does review Product Ideas that have been submitted. The more votes a Product Idea gets the more likely it is that at some time it might get added to the Quicken Development Plan. You can view the Product Idea at:

https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7957010/sync-to-outlook-365-version