# FreshBooks alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 508 of the 636 answers in the 3 categories where FreshBooks holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/freshbooks/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Sage Intacct: 40
- Oracle NetSuite: 34
- QuickBooks Online: 34
- Wave: 30
- Xero: 18
- Zoho Invoice: 18

## AI accounting assistants

**Small business**: 53 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 18 of those 53
- Xero: first choice in 6 of those 53
- Wave: first choice in 5 of those 53
- Lunos AI: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Digits: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Pilot: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Puzzle: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Alguna: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #7 of 14 at 2%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 11 of those 66
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Xero: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Zoho Books: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Ramp: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Numeric: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Vic.ai: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Wave: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 60 of 60 answers did not name FreshBooks.

- BlackLine: first choice in 8 of those 60
- FloQast: first choice in 7 of those 60
- Numeric: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Vic.ai: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Maxima: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 60

## Invoicing software

**Small business**: 37 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #3 of 8 at 19%).

- Zoho Invoice: first choice in 12 of those 37
- Wave: first choice in 7 of those 37
- QuickBooks: first choice in 3 of those 37

**Mid-market**: 61 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Wave: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Invoiced: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Zoho Invoice: first choice in 6 of those 61
- BILL: first choice in 5 of those 61
- QuickBooks: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Billdu: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Billforward: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- NetSuite: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Tipalti: first choice in 7 of those 72
- HighRadius: first choice in 5 of those 72
- SAP S/4HANA: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Zuora: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Chargebee: first choice in 3 of those 72
- SAP Ariba: first choice in 3 of those 72
- BILL: first choice in 2 of those 72

## Accounting software

**Small business**: 36 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #5 of 6 at 0%).

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 10 of those 36
- Xero: first choice in 7 of those 36
- Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 36
- Wave: first choice in 3 of those 36
- QuickBooks: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Mid-market**: 51 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks (FreshBooks is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 19 of those 51
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 7 of those 51
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: first choice in 4 of those 51
- Wave: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Zoho Books: first choice in 3 of those 51
- DualEntry: first choice in 2 of those 51
- GnuCash: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Microsoft Dynamics 365: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name FreshBooks.

- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 22 of those 72
- Acumatica: first choice in 9 of those 72
- SAP S/4HANA: first choice in 9 of those 72
- SAP S/4HANA Finance: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials: first choice in 1 of those 72

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