Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Accounting
Quickbooks and Xero anchor 61.8% and 59.0% shortlist rates; NetSuite and Sage Intacct follow at enterprise scale.
178 discovery queries · 298 head-to-heads · refreshed Oct 6, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 178 buyer-style "Accounting" queries
Quickbooks leads shortlist frequency at 61.8% (110 of 178 prompts), narrowly ahead of Xero at 59.0%. NetSuite claims third at 54.5%, while Sage Intacct reaches 46.1%. Four models cite all top brands, showing universal consensus across small-business and mid-market segments.
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Signal by intent
By topic
Top 5 most-cited brands per intent cluster. Brands with zero citations in a topic are not shown.
Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How often AI cites each brand across uniform category evaluation prompts · median 3/100
Quickbooks and Xero tie at 53 average evaluation score across 31 head-to-head comparisons. NetSuite and Sage Intacct match at 50 (29 queries each). Freshbooks and Zoho Books both score 48, suggesting comparable AI-perceived performance in their SMB tier.
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Each brand's score is the share of category evaluation prompts where AI cited them across all four engines — the same prompt pool for every brand. Brands above the median citation rate have stronger presence in evaluation-stage queries.
Trends
Over the last 12 months
Average category score dropped from 64 in April 2026 to 1 by October (sample size fell from 24 to 6). SoftLedger rose 12 points; Intacct fell 17. Volatile monthly swings and small October sample make trend interpretation uncertain.
Brands to know
In this category
Xero
Xero posts a 72 unCited score—highest among shortlist leaders—and appears in 59.0% of prompts. Its 316 total mentions and tie for top evaluation score (53) confirm broad AI model preference.
Read brand profile →Quickbooks
Quickbooks owns the highest shortlist rate (61.8%) and 366 mentions, yet its 66 unCited score trails Xero. Evaluation parity at 53 suggests comparable perceived capability despite the scoring gap.
Read brand profile →Netsuite
NetSuite appears in 54.5% of prompts and scores 63, positioning it as the consensus ERP-class option. Its 50 average evaluation score matches Sage Intacct in mid-market head-to-heads.
Read brand profile →Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct reaches 46.1% shortlist frequency with a 66 unCited score. Its 50 evaluation average and 201 mentions reflect steady mid-market presence, though the related 'Intacct' entity fell 17 points in trend data.
Read brand profile →Odoo Accounting
Odoo Accounting ties Xero at a 72 unCited score but does not crack the top-ten shortlist. This disconnect suggests high AI-perceived quality with limited prompt-level visibility.
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Where AI pulls citations from
534 citations captured across Accounting prompt runs.
Vendor pages
103Product, help, and marketing pages from tracked vendors
Independent sources
105Reviews, encyclopedias, forums, press — not vendor-owned
Buyer questions
What AI cites for top Accounting questions
Most-cited prompts across the buyer journey. Click any prompt to see the actual URLs AI engines link to.
Discovery
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