Which Accounting software does AI recommend?
QuickBooks leads: named in 25 of 30 answers (83%).
The ranking
Score = 70% how often a brand is named + 30% how often it is named first. One monthly run: AI answers vary, so treat a gap of a few points as a tie.
| # | Brand | Score | Named in | Named first | vs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QuickBooks | 75 | 25 of 30 | 17 of 30 | New |
| 2 | Xero | 63 | 25 of 30 | 5 of 30 | New |
| 3 | Wave | 48 | 19 of 30 | 4 of 30 | New |
| 4 | Zoho Books | 38 | 16 of 30 | 1 of 30 | New |
| 5 | FreshBooks | 30 | 13 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 6 | NetSuite | 10 | 4 of 30 | 1 of 30 | New |
| 7 | GnuCash | 5 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 8 | Puzzle | 5 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 9 | Sage | 5 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 10 | Sage Intacct | 5 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 11 | Zoho | 5 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 12 | Acodei | 3 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 30 | New |
| 13 | Kontevia | 3 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 30 | New |
| 14 | A2X | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 15 | AccGo | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 16 | AccountEdge | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 17 | Acumatica | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 18 | Akaunting | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 19 | Avalara | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 20 | Bookkeep | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 21 | ClearTax | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 22 | Dext | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 23 | Digits | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 24 | Exact | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 25 | Finaloop | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 26 | Finlens | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 27 | FreeAgent | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 28 | IDup | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 29 | Odoo | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 30 | PayFlo | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 31 | Quicken | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 32 | Relentify | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 33 | Rillet | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 34 | Sage 50 | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 35 | SimpleVAT | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 36 | Striven | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 37 | Synder | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 38 | TallyPrime | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 39 | Vyapar | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 40 | Webgility | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
| 41 | ZipBooks | 2 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 30 | New |
Each assistant, separately
How many of each assistant's 10 answers named the top brands. The assistants often disagree, and that disagreement is the point.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks | 9 of 10 | 10 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
| Xero | 9 of 10 | 10 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
| Wave | 5 of 10 | 8 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
| Zoho Books | 4 of 10 | 7 of 10 | 5 of 10 |
| FreshBooks | 3 of 10 | 6 of 10 | 4 of 10 |
| NetSuite | 1 of 10 | 1 of 10 | 2 of 10 |
| GnuCash | 0 of 10 | 0 of 10 | 2 of 10 |
| Puzzle | 0 of 10 | 2 of 10 | 0 of 10 |
| Sage | 0 of 10 | 1 of 10 | 1 of 10 |
| Sage Intacct | 0 of 10 | 1 of 10 | 1 of 10 |
The pages the answers cited
The sites these answers cited most. If you want AI to name you in Accounting software, these are the pages to be on.
- quickbooks.intuit.com
- xero.com
- waveapps.com
- nerdwallet.com
- zoho.com
- a2xaccounting.com
- acodei.com
- apps.shopify.com
- bookkeep.com
- business.org
- cnbc.com
- costbench.com
- finlens.app
- lewis.cpa
- netsuite.com
- procstat.com
- quicken.com
- sage.com
- accgo.in
- accountedge.com
- acumatica.com
- alliedtax.com
- apps.xero.com
- avalara.com
- avalonaccounting.ca
The questions we asked
Asked word for word, cold, to each assistant with web search on. No brand names were suggested.
- What's the best accounting software for a small business?
- Which accounting tool should a freelancer use?
- Best accounting software for an ecommerce store on Shopify?
- QuickBooks vs Xero: which is better for a service business?
- What's a good accounting tool that handles EU VAT?
- Best bookkeeping software that connects to Stripe?
- Which accounting software works best with a US LLC?
- Cheapest accounting software that still does invoicing well?
- Best accounting tool for a company with international clients?
- Which accounting software should a startup switch to after spreadsheets?
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