Accounting
FreshBooks vs QuickBooks: which keeps data in Canada?
Where each stores and processes data, and who owns each company, from the vendors' own pages. Not features or prices.
The short answer
FreshBooks: no.
FreshBooks does not offer storage in Canada. Where FreshBooks processes data is not stated on the pages read. It is Canadian-owned.
QuickBooks Online: no.
QuickBooks Online does not offer storage in Canada. Where it is processed: United States. It is owned by a US company, so the US CLOUD Act can require it to produce data it controls, wherever that data is stored.
FreshBooks is Canadian-owned; QuickBooks Online is owned by a US company.
Side by side
| Claim | FreshBooks | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|
| Stored in Canada? | No | No |
| Where data is stored | Not stated; the privacy policy says personal information may be transferred to and stored on servers, partners or vendors in the United States, Switzerland, the UK, the EEA and other countries | Canadian customers' data is hosted in multiple US regions; a backup of all Canadian customers' data is stored in Canada (Intuit) |
| Where it is processed | Not stated | United States |
| Support and backups | Replicated across database servers in two geographic locations; nightly backups offsite (FreshBooks) | Backup copy in Canada (Intuit) |
| Owner | 2NDSITE Inc. (Toronto, ON) · Parent country: Canada | Intuit Inc. (US); Canadian customers contract with Intuit Canada ULC · Parent country: United States |
| Servers run by | Not stated · Owner not stated | Intuit-operated and AWS data centres · US company |
| Customer-held keys | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Certifications | Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none) | Not recorded (blank means not checked, not none) |
| Worth knowing | A Canadian-owned company that does not keep data in Canada as a rule. | Primary copy in the US; only the backup is in Canada. |
| Caveats | Privacy policy last updated 2026-10-05. | The Canadian security page is about six years old; ask Intuit for current terms. |
| Tier | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada | Tier 5: Data leaves Canada |
| Checked | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-13 |
Sources
FreshBooks · checked 2026-10-13
- Where the data is stored: https://www.freshbooks.com/policies/privacy
- Supporting page: https://www.freshbooks.com/policies/security-safeguards
QuickBooks Online · checked 2026-10-13
- Where the data is stored: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ca/security/
- Who owns it: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/
- Supporting page: https://www.intuit.com/legal/terms/en-ca/quickbooks/online/