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QuickBooks Desktop user license

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
User
Aliases
Single user license; multi-user license; user Subscription license; seat
Definition
EULA s.3.1.3: a single user Subscription license lets the Software be installed "for access and use solely by one specific person" on one primary computer and one additional computer. s.3.1.4: multi-user access "is solely for the number of specific persons corresponding to the number of user Subscription licenses you purchased".
Counting rules
Install on as many computers as user licences, plus one extra computer that only hosts the shared company data file. Licensed users are named persons; a licence may be reassigned when the user leaves the company. All users in multi-user mode must run the same version year. F2 (Product Information) shows the number of User Licenses.
Floors / minimums
Edition maximum of simultaneous licensed users: Pro Plus 3, Premier Plus 5, Accountant Desktop 5, Accountant Enterprise 30, Enterprise up to 40 depending on tier.
Applies to products
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro Plus
  • QuickBooks Desktop Premier Plus
  • QuickBooks Accountant Desktop
  • QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Desktop Mac Plus
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