Vantage research · November 2026 · software
What AI cites for “best invoicing software for freelancers”
ChatGPT cited 9 sites, Gemini cited 8 sites, Perplexity cited 10 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 6 words
- waveapps.com
- freshbooks.com
- zoho.com
- hellobonsai.com
- quickbooks.intuit.com
- honeybook.com
- hackceleration.com
- rankite.com
- mythex.ai
Brands namedWave, FreshBooks, Zoho Invoice, Bonsai, QuickBooks Online, HoneyBook
Since October: new hellobonsai.com, quickbooks.intuit.com, honeybook.com, hackceleration.com; dropped dupple.com, guides.reviews
Gemini
8 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 33 words
- invoicesimple.com
- forbes.com
- jobbers.io
- evercast.us
- myquoteiq.com
- billdu.com
- worksbuddy.ai
- salesforce.com
Brands namedWave, FreshBooks, Harvest, Invoice Simple, Bonsai
Since October: new invoicesimple.com, forbes.com, jobbers.io, evercast.us; dropped arc.dev, blog.bloom.io, google.com, zapier.com
Perplexity
10 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 35 words
- forbes.com
- cnbc.com
- plutio.com
- hostinger.com
- conta.com
- freshbooks.com
- hubstaff.com
- refrens.com
- bigtime.net
- zapier.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new conta.com, freshbooks.com, hubstaff.com, refrens.com; dropped nerdwallet.com, quickbooks.intuit.com, tech.co
Cited by more than one engine
- freshbooks.com
- forbes.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.