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QuickBooks Point of Sale Discontinued: Services Affected & More

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• By Jonathan Browns
• Dec 11, 2025
• Accounting
• 7 min read

Over the past 20 years, the QuickBooks Desktop Point Of Sale software has helped retailers in handling their stores. But the platform on which this software is created is different and requires a lot of maintenance. Moreover, it has also become challenging to launch the new features of the QuickBooks POS software. So, here comes a time when Intuit decides on the QuickBooks Point of Sale Discontinuation 19.0 as of October 3, 2023.

Continue reading this post to get a better understanding of the products that are affected by the Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale discontinuation. Also, you will get to know which product you must switch to resume your ongoing tasks.

Which Services Are Affected by the QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale Discontinuation?

Herein, we have mentioned all the connected services that are being affected by the QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale Discontinuation.

• QuickBooks Point of Sale Payments
• Mobile Sync
• Support plans including live support (phone, email, chat)
• Vendor Lookup Service

But, you can resume working with the QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 19.0 even after the discontinuation of these services after October 3, 2023. But you won’t receive the latest security patches and updates for the discontinued products.

Features That You Can’t Access After the Intuit QuickBooks POS Discontinuation

The following are the features that you fail to access after the Intuit QuickBooks POS Discontinuation.

1. QuickBooks Point of Sale PIN Pad:-

The PIN Pad is usually configured according to the QuickBooks Desktop POS software, and it won’t work with any other POS systems after the discontinuation.

2. QuickBooks Gift Card Service:-

After the end of the QuickBooks POS Services, you will not be able to buy the new gift cards. However, if you access any gift card after October 3, 2023, you need to redeem it manually. For that, you have to run the Reports feature to check the balance of your gift card.

3. Intuit Store Exchange Method-

You won’t be able to access the Intuit Store Exchange method after the discontinuation. But you can use any one of the four alternative Store Exchange methods for transferring the data between stores.

4. Webgility For E-commerce-

Webgility for e-commerce is another feature that you can’t use with the QuickBooks Point of Sale software.

Note: The current QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 19.0 users can buy additional users on existing licenses and hardware for QB Point of Sale till the October 3, 2025.

Switch to Shopify

After the discontinuation of the QuickBooks POS, Intuit has entered into a partnership with Shopify to bring a modern retail solution that integrates with QuickBooks Desktop software. Besides this, you will also get a Migration Tool, premium onboarding, and 24*7 customer support.

Features That You Can Access With QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale + Shopify

Once you switch from QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale to Shopify, you can get access to the following features.

1. Get 360- Degree Reporting-

With Shopify, you can take care of your entire shop in real time. Moreover, you can also view, track, and then report on your sales, inventory, customer behaviour, plus the P&L under one single place.

2. Identify What’s Selling & What’s Not-

You must be quite confident that you are the best seller who can easily meet the demand of the customers. Using Shopify, you can automatically get updated regarding the inventory in both online and in-store sales. As a result, it will eliminate the need to ask the question of what’s in stock or when to re-order.

3. Streamline the Inventory management tasks-

You can now make the best decisions using the real-time information on your orders, margins, and product performance.

4. Set Permissions To Control the Staff-

Using the Shopify POS system, you can now set permissions to control staff.

Conclusion

We end this blog and hope that you have now understood everything regarding the QuickBooks Point of Sale Discontinuation Policy. Moreover, you also get to know about the services affected and what to do after the discontinuation. Furthermore, if you still require any additional help, then connect with our BizBooksAdvice professionals for better guidance.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s):-

Question 1: Is there a special offer for QuickBooks Point of Sale customers who migrate to Shopify?

Ans. Yes, Shopify is providing the best discounts to the existing QuickBooks Point of Sale customers who want to migrate.

Question 2: What QuickBooks Point of Sale data will I be able to migrate to Shopify?

Ans. You can transfer the Customer, Vendor, and Product lists. But you can’t transfer the Transactional and non-transactional data to Shopify. However, for the migration, you must recognize the perfect timing for your business to stop using the QuickBooks POS software.

Question 3: If I don’t use QuickBooks Desktop, can I still migrate to Shopify?

Ans. Yes, if you don’t use the QuickBooks Desktop, you can still migrate to Shopify. For that, you can access the migration workflow available in the QuickBooks Desktop Connect App for importing your customer, vendor, and item lists.

Question 4: How much does it cost to switch to Shopify?

Ans. You can switch from QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale to Shopify absolutely free of cost. For that, you need to use the QuickBooks Desktop Connector App, and then you can integrate with QuickBooks Desktop financial software.

Question 5: What data will move to Shopify?

Ans. You can easily move the Products consisting of inventory quantities at each location, customers, and vendors data to Shopify with the QuickBooks Desktop Connector app.