Vantage research · November 2026 · software
What AI cites for “best accounting software for small business”
ChatGPT cited 9 sites, Gemini cited 0 sites, Perplexity cited 8 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
9 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 8 words
- quickbooks.intuit.com
- xero.com
- zoho.com
- freshbooks.com
- waveapps.com
- stacknpilot.com
- softwarecompare.net
- business-software.com
- biztooldesk.com
Brands namedQuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, FreshBooks, Wave Accounting, QuickBooks, Wave
Since October: new quickbooks.intuit.com, zoho.com, stacknpilot.com, softwarecompare.net; dropped techsifted.com
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 23 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namedQuickBooks Online, FreshBooks, Xero, Wave
Since October: dropped bookkeepingandaccountinginc.com, business.com, pcmag.com, quicken.com
Perplexity
8 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 27 words
- pcmag.com
- nerdwallet.com
- cnbc.com
- quickbooks.intuit.com
- inc.com
- investopedia.com
- zapier.com
- zdnet.com
Brands namedQuickBooks Online
Since October: new quickbooks.intuit.com, inc.com, zapier.com, zdnet.com; dropped business.com, business.org, forbes.com, techradar.com
Cited by more than one engine
- quickbooks.intuit.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.