# Puzzle alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 240 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Puzzle 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/puzzle/alternatives/

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

- QuickBooks Online: 37
- Sage Intacct: 24
- Xero: 20
- Vic.ai: 17
- BlackLine: 10
- Rillet: 10

## AI accounting assistants

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Puzzle (Puzzle is #6 of 14 at 4%).

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 29 of those 78
- Xero: first choice in 13 of those 78
- Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Wave: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Bookeeping.ai: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Pilot: first choice in 2 of those 78
- BILL: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Dext: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Puzzle (Puzzle is #14 of 17 at 2%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 11 of those 79
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Xero: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Rillet: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Vic.ai: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Zoho Books: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Wave: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Digits: first choice in 3 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Puzzle.

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Vic.ai: first choice in 12 of those 83
- BlackLine: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Numeric: first choice in 5 of those 83
- FloQast: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Rillet: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Docyt: first choice in 2 of those 83

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