Invoicing software · November 2026 Edition
QuickBooks vs BILL
Four of fourteen models named QuickBooks first on the direct prompt; one named BILL. QuickBooks was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and BILL by nine and QuickBooks carries 53 labels and BILL 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in thirteen categories this edition.
First-choice share19%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate26%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5315A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, QuickBooks reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Zoho Invoice vs QuickBooks · Zoho Invoice vs BILL · QuickBooks vs Wave
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the invoicing software page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
QuickBooksFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBILL
Direct412 against QuickBooks
Paraphrase611 against QuickBooks
Comparative40
Budget-constrained002 against QuickBooks
Scale-constrained004 against QuickBooks
Negative005 against QuickBooks
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where QuickBooks and BILL stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
QuickBooks BILL first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, QuickBooks on the left and BILL on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where QuickBooks and BILL stood in it.
QuickBooks first, BILL not the choice
4 of 14 modelsBILL was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20QuickBooks alternatives: Invoiced, NetSuite SuiteBilling, Sage Intacct, Xero
Mistral SmallQuickBooks, Xero alternatives: Rho Invoicing, Stripe Invoicing, Zoho Books
Llama 4 MaverickQuickBooks alternatives: Rho Invoicing, Stripe Invoicing, Xero Growing, Zoho Books
Muse Glimmer 30BQuickBooks alternatives: Invoiced, Precoro, Xero, Zoho Books
BILL first, QuickBooks not the choice
1 of 14 modelsQuickBooks was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashBILL alternatives: Sage Intacct, Xero
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Younium alternatives: BILL, Coupa, Rillion, Tipalti
Perplexity SonarInvoiced alternatives: Billtrust, Chaser, Gaviti, QuickBooks, Upflow, Xero, Zoho Books
Qwen 3.7 FlashSage Intacct alternatives: BILL, Invoiced, NetSuite SuiteBilling
Kimi K2Sage Intacct alternatives: BILL, NetSuite SuiteBilling, QuickBooks
GLM 4.7 FlashXXero Growing alternatives: Invoiced, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Zoho Books
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniNetSuite SuiteBilling, Sage Intacct alternatives: Sage 200-class mid-market tools, Xero
Gemini 3.5 FlashVersapay alternatives: Billtrust, HighRadius, Maxio, Quadient AR
MiniMax M2.5Versapay alternatives: Invoiced, Sage Intacct
GPT-6 LunaVersapay alternatives: Chargebee, Invoiced, Maxio
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
QuickBooks leads by twenty-seven points.
QuickBooks27%#2 of 10BILL0%#– of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
QuickBooks leads by fifteen points.
QuickBooks19%#2 of 15BILL4%#7 of 15Enterprise
What the models said about QuickBooks
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“QuickBooks Online and Xero are the top choices due to their comprehensive features, scalability, and strong accounting integration” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd usually recommend QuickBooks Online Advanced if you want the best balance of invoicing, accounting, reporting, and scalability” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“It's usually the strongest "all-in-one" option if you want invoicing to connect directly to your accounting system.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about BILL
No label in this category carried a quote.
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.