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title: "FreshBooks vs QuickBooks: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FreshBooks or QuickBooks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bookkeeping software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# FreshBooks vs QuickBooks: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, FreshBooks or QuickBooks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bookkeeping software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: FreshBooks and QuickBooks
- **Competitive set**: Bookkeeping software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FreshBooks Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **QuickBooks Share of Search**: 34.9%

## Which is more popular in search, FreshBooks or QuickBooks?

- In August 2026, QuickBooks had more branded searches than FreshBooks among bookkeeping software worldwide. QuickBooks was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to FreshBooks’ 74.9K, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus FreshBooks’ 1.7%.
- QuickBooks was ahead of FreshBooks in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FreshBooks’ estimated Share of Search among bookkeeping software worldwide moved from 2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 91.5K to 74.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, QuickBooks’ estimated Share of Search among bookkeeping software worldwide moved from 40.7% to 34.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for bookkeeping software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, QuickBooks gained estimated Share of Search among bookkeeping software worldwide, from 32.1% to 34.9%.
- In August 2026, FreshBooks gained estimated Share of Search among bookkeeping software worldwide, from 1.1% to 1.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | FreshBooks estimated searches | FreshBooks Share of Search | FreshBooks rank | QuickBooks estimated searches | QuickBooks Share of Search | QuickBooks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 91.5K | 2% | 4 | 1.8M | 40.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 75.3K | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5M | 36.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 75.6K | 2% | 4 | 1.5M | 39.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 92.9K | 2.1% | 4 | 1.8M | 40.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 62.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8M | 40.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 64.9K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8M | 40.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 62.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8M | 40.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 51.4K | 1.2% | 4 | 1.5M | 36.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 76.4K | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5M | 36.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 51.1K | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5M | 32.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 74.9K | 1.7% | 4 | 1.5M | 34.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FreshBooks’ and QuickBooks’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **FreshBooks**: Measured on the search terms “freshbooks” and “freshbooks accounting software”, summed into one figure.
- **QuickBooks**: Measured on the search term “quickbooks”.

- [FreshBooks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freshbooks)
- [QuickBooks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/quickbooks)
- [All bookkeeping software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bookkeeping-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, FreshBooks or QuickBooks?

In August 2026, QuickBooks had more branded searches than FreshBooks among bookkeeping software worldwide. QuickBooks was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to FreshBooks’ 74.9K, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus FreshBooks’ 1.7%.

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