Finance & Insurance Prompt

“Best accounting software for freelancers”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this finance & insurance question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned 3d ago

AI Models

Snapshots

Brands Detected

Sources Cited

61 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best accounting software for freelancers”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned 3d ago

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend FreshBooks

ChatGPT

Claude

DeepSeek

Ddeepseek-chat

Gemini

Ggemini-3-flash

Ggpt-5

Grok

Ggrok-4-1-fast

Perplexity

Brand	ChatGPT	Claude	DeepSeek	Ddeepseek-chat	Gemini	Ggemini-3-flash	Ggpt-5	Grok	Ggrok-4-1-fast	Perplexity	Total
FreshBooks											10/10
QuickBooks											10/10
Wave											10/10
Xero											10/10
Zoho											9/10
Zoho Books											9/10
QuickBooks Solopreneur											7/10
Flow											6/10
QuickBooks Online											6/10
On											5/10
Money											4/10
NerdWallet											4/10
nerdwallet.com											4/10
Bonsai											4/10
Intuit											4/10
quickbooks.intuit.com											4/10
Zapier											4/10
TurboTax											4/10
waveapps.com											3/10
Balance											3/10
collaboration											3/10
Ease											3/10
PayPal											3/10
Stripe											3/10
ZipBooks											3/10
zapier.com											3/10
1099s											2/10
Accurate											2/10
CRM											2/10
Sheets											2/10
OpenAI											2/10
PCMag											2/10
pcmag.com											2/10
Wave Accounting											2/10
xero.com											2/10
Plutio											2/10
Teams											2/10
Agency											1/10
Tracker											1/10
TrulySmall											1/10
1099-NEC											1/10
Amazon											1/10
CAP											1/10
Capterra											1/10
Dropbox											1/10
G2											1/10
Google											1/10
Google Workspace											1/10
Mailchimp											1/10
Shopify											1/10
Slack											1/10
Booking											1/10
Gold											1/10
June											1/10
QuickBooks Self-Employed											1/10
Zoom											1/10
App Store											1/10
zoho.com											1/10
Brightbook											1/10
Moxie											1/10
Wave (continued)											1/10

Key Quotes

Claude

“If that describes you, you're eligible for Zoho Books' free plan, which has at least as many (if not more) features as basic paid plans from QuickBooks and FreshBooks.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“Paid: Wave and Zoho Books offer free plans, while others like QuickBooks and Xero have premium features.”

DeepSeek

“If you think you might scale up or need advanced invoicing tools, FreshBooks, Xero, or QuickBooks Online are better options nerdwallet.com.”

Ggemini-3-flash

“Quick Comparison Table (2026) Recommendation: If you are just starting, try Wave or Zoho Books.”

Gemini

“The Lowdown: Zoho Books bridges the gap between Wave (free but basic) and QuickBooks (expensive but feature-rich).”

Finance & Insurance brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandModelsScoreTrend

1Xero

10/10—

2FreshBooks

10/10—

3Wave

10/10—

4QuickBooks

10/10—

5Zoho Books

9/10—

6Zoho

9/10—

7QuickBooks Solopreneur

7/10—

8QuickBooks Online

6/10↓2

9Flow

6/10↑4

10On

5/10↑1

11NerdWallet

4/10↓2

12quickbooks.intuit.com

4/10↑2

13Bonsai

4/10↑2

14nerdwallet.com

4/10↓2

15Zapier

4/10↑2

16TurboTax

4/10↓2

17Intuit

4/10—

18Money

4/10↑4

19collaboration

3/10↓1

20Balance

3/10↑3

21PayPal

3/10↑2

22waveapps.com

3/10—

23Ease

3/10↓1

24ZipBooks

3/10↑1

25zapier.com

3/10↑1

26Stripe

3/10↑1

27Wave Accounting

2/10↓4

281099s

2/10↑1

29Accurate

2/10↑2

30CRM

2/10↑1

31OpenAI

2/10—

32PCMag

2/10↑1

33Plutio

2/10↑2

34Sheets

2/10↑2

35Teams

2/10↑1

36pcmag.com

2/10↑1

37xero.com

2/10↓1

38Shopify

1/10↑1

39Slack

1/10↑1

40June

1/10↑1

41zoho.com

1/10↓1

42Tracker

1/10↑1

43TrulySmall

1/10—

44Google Workspace

1/10—

45Google

1/10—

46Wave (continued)

1/10↑1

471099-NEC

1/10—

48Gold

1/10↓1

49G2

1/10↑1

50Dropbox

1/10↑1

51Capterra

1/10↑1

52CAP

1/10—

53Zoom

1/10↑1

54Brightbook

1/10↑1

55Booking

1/10↑1

56Agency

1/10—

57App Store

1/10↑1

58Moxie

1/10↑1

59QuickBooks Self-Employed

1/10↓2

60Mailchimp

1/10↑1

61Amazon

1/10—

Finance & Insurance brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning QuickBooks Self-Employed

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning Found

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning Spreadsheets

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning Away

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning Intuit

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning QuickBooks Online

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning TurboTax

3d ago

Gemini stopped mentioning Wave Accounting

3d ago

Gemini started mentioning Money

3d ago

Gemini started mentioning Tracker

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

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nerdwallet.com

4 models

quickbooks.intuit.com

4 models

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cloudaccountant.co.uk

1 model

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Frequently asked questions

Xero ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: FreshBooks, Wave, QuickBooks.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 39 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include nerdwallet.com, quickbooks.intuit.com, plutio.com.

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“Best accounting software for freelancers”

What AI models recommend

Key Quotes

Finance & Insurance brand rankings

Finance & Insurance brand visibility over time

What changed and when

Where AI models get their sources

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