Quicken shifts to software subscription model?

Your comment touches upon an important point... if Quicken decides to go down this path of overcharging its users and potentially locking up the users' data files so that cannot be written to, then the world of personal money management software will adapt to the new reality.

Perhaps other products will step in and fill the void.

Maybe but less convenient. Likely to lose one-step update and online billl pay.

Moneydance and Moneyspire both allow you to download OFX (Quicke format) data, and you bank likely has bill pay directly through them. Not as convenient as Quicken but workable if you just want to monitor and ercored your activity for checking accounts.

replying to Sharx35, Soon-to-be EXQuiken wrote: Ridiculously expensive ($90/yr) and if you don't pay, your file becomes read only. Extortion! have uses Quicken since DOS version

Moneyspire is a very good Quicken alternative and is not a subscription. Lots of Quicken users will be interested in taking a look at Moneyspire. They have a free trial at

According to Quicken FAQ, 2017 will work (downloads, etc) until April 30, 2020 so we have time to find an alternative, or perhaps Quicken rethinks their model.

It has also crossed my mind that they might 'mess with' the ability to d/l transactions by making changes that won't be available to Q16 and Q17 users. I wouldn't put it past them.

2020 so we have time to find an alternative, or perhaps Quicken rethinks t heir model.

l transactions by making changes that won't be available to Q16 and Q17 use rs. I wouldn't put it past them.

I'm inclined to agree - can't each them, never accetps my PW, no longer wil l DL my cash management account. And other roblems - each month it's alwas something. But I have figured out how to get the info I want (and Quicken provided more than I need, into Excel - easily, an with very comprehensible results. So goodbye to Quicken which I have used since maybe v. 2 or 3.