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The most visible accounting tools in United Kingdom, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from United Kingdom in English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Most cited source

gov.uk

36citations

From Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

FreeAgent

2/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode and ChatGPT, not on Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Coconut GB Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% First reading
– Collmex DE Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Conta.ro RO Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– ContaDeal Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– ContApp Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Contasimple ES Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– ContaSOL (Software DELSOL) ES Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– ContBill Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Contera CA Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Countingup Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 gov.uk Regulator 20.0% 2 of 4 21 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 16.7% 2 of 4 19 Not read
3 reddit.com Community 18.3% 3 of 4 9 6
4 facebook.com Social 10.0% 1 of 4 9 Not read
5 smallbusiness.co.uk Media 10.0% 3 of 4 1 5
6 pcmag.com Media 8.3% 3 of 4 2 Not read
7 business.gov.uk Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 1 Not read
8 landolio.com Vendor site 5.0% 3 of 4 2 4
9 quora.com Community 5.0% 1 of 4 3 Not read
10 sme-shack.co.uk Consultancy 5.0% 1 of 4 1 6

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best accounting software for small business owners English FreeAgent
track income and expenses for freelance designers English FreeAgent, FreshBooks, Microsoft, SOLO, Wave and Xero, tied
how can a freelancer keep business income and expenses organized English FreshBooks, QuickBooks and Wave, tied
how to prepare accurate books for a small business English QuickBooks and Xero, tied
spreadsheet bookkeeping vs accounting software for small businesses English FreeAgent, QuickBooks and Xero, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured