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Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) Review, Pricing, and Features
Quicken (Simplifi & Classic)
Quicken is personal finance software with investment tracking layered into household budgeting, tax, retirement, and account-aggregation workflows. Simplifi is the web and mobile path for real-time portfolio tracking, IRR/TWR, holdings-based news, and retirement projections, while Quicken Classic adds deeper desktop investing, tax-lot, capital-gains, Portfolio Analyzer, Portfolio X-Ray, and tax-reporting workflows. It is strongest for U.S. and Canadian households that want investments connected to the rest of their finances. It is not a broker, trading platform, professional research terminal, public API, or best fit for investors outside the U.S. and Canada.
Best for
- U.S. and Canadian households that want investment tracking inside a broader personal-finance and budgeting system.
- Users comparing consumer finance apps where tax reports, Capital Gains Estimator, retirement planning, and local desktop data matter.
- Long-term investors who care more about household planning and tax workflows than professional research terminals.
Watch out
- Quicken is designed for the U.S. and Canada, not international investors by default.
- Portfolio Analyzer, Portfolio X-Ray, Capital Gains Estimator, and deeper tax planning are concentrated in Classic investing tiers, especially Windows.
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Pricing
Subscription · 6 plans
Quicken Simplifi
Cloud-based web and mobile personal finance app with an investments dashboard, real-time portfolio tracking, and retirement planning tools.
Quicken Business & Personal
Cloud-based web and mobile app that combines Simplifi-style personal finance and investment tracking with small-business cash-flow, invoicing, reporting and tax tools.
Quicken Classic Deluxe
Desktop-first traditional personal finance subscription (Windows/Mac) with budgets, debt management, tax-time tools, and basic investing & retirement tracking.
Quicken Classic Premier
Desktop subscription aimed at experienced investors, adding best-in-class investing tools, built-in tax schedules A/B/D, and direct tax export options on top of Deluxe.
Quicken Classic Family Enterprise
Classic desktop product positioned for managing multiple entities; public pricing page lists it alongside the Classic desktop products.
Quicken Classic Business & Personal
Desktop subscription for self-employed users and small-business owners, adding business/rental schedules and reports to Premier-level investing and tax capabilities.
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Key features
- Aggregate investment, retirement, brokerage, bank, credit, loan, and other household accounts across supported financial institutions.
- Simplifi on web and mobile for investment dashboards with holdings, balances, IRR, TWR, real-time prices, and a news feed based on owned securities.
- Quicken Classic desktop for deeper investment views, including performance, realized gains, asset-class grouping, account grouping, and historical snapshots.
- Tools for running Portfolio Analyzer in Classic for average annual return, asset allocation, standard-deviation-based risk, largest holdings, account concentration, and tax-implication summaries.
- Portfolio X-Ray in Classic to look through mutual funds, ETFs, and equity funds and understand underlying stock exposure.
- Modeling for taxable sales with Capital Gains Estimator, lot selection, short-term and long-term gains, proceeds estimates, and Tax Planner integration in supported Classic investing tiers.
- Generate tax reports and exports, including Schedules A, B, and D in Premier and business schedules in Business & Personal where the tier supports them.
- Retirement planning tools such as Simplifi Retirement Planner and Classic Lifetime Planner to test savings, contributions, expenses, income, inflation, and retirement-age scenarios.
- Export support for portfolio and tax data to spreadsheets or tax software where supported, including Excel, CSV, TXF, and TurboTax-oriented workflows.
- Product splits: Simplifi is cloud-first, Classic is desktop-first, advanced investing and tax tools are tier and platform specific, and Quicken is designed for U.S. and Canadian users.
FAQ
Is Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) free?
No. Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) does not offer a free plan. Expect subscription pricing when you onboard. Check the vendor site for the most recent offers.
Who is Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) best for?
Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) is built for Retail Traders and Long-term Investors. It suits beginner and intermediate users.
What platforms and connections does Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) support?
You can use Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) on Desktop, Web, and Mobile. Integrations include TurboTax.
Which markets does Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) cover?
Quicken (Simplifi & Classic) covers North America. Examples include US and CA. It tracks Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Cryptos, and Funds. Identifiers include Ticker.
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