Below is a comparison of the various QuickBooks Online Versions

What features do you believe you need?		Self-Employed	Simple Start	Essentials	Online Plus
	Estimated Taxes (Schedule C)	x
	Mileage Tracking	x
	Invoices	x	x	x	x
	Online Invoices	x	x	x	x
	Custom Invoices		x	x	x
	Sales Receipts		x	x	x
	Product & Service Items		x	x	x
	Estimates		x	x	x
	Sales Tax		x	x	x
	Statements		x	x	x
	Convert from QuickBooks Desktop		x	x	x
	Import lists from Excel		x	x	x
	Integrate Apps (see below)		x	x	x
	Print Checks		x	x	x
	Payroll		x	x	x
	Payables			x	x
	Recurring Transactions			x	x
	Multi-currency			x	x
	Delayed Charges			x	x
	Time Tracking			x	x
	Time-Tracking-Only Users			x	x
	Billable Hours			x	x
	Expenses by Customer				x
	Billable Expenditures				x
	Class Tracking				x
	Location Tracking				x
	Budgets				x
	Inventory [FIFO]				x
	Purchase Orders				x
	1099-Misc				x
	Reports-Only Users				x

QuickBooks Self-Employed is the ONLY version that integrates with the mileage tracker AND provides quarterly income tax estimates – taking into account your own health insurance profile. It is designed essentially for a single person business.