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title: "FreshBooks vs Xero: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FreshBooks or Xero? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Small business accounting platforms 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 Xero: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, FreshBooks or Xero? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Small business accounting platforms 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 Xero
- **Competitive set**: Small business accounting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FreshBooks Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Xero Share of Search**: 45.6%

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

- In August 2026, Xero had more branded searches than FreshBooks among small business accounting platforms worldwide. Xero was estimated to have 1.9M branded searches compared to FreshBooks’ 74.9K, and held a 45.6% Share of Search versus FreshBooks’ 1.8%.
- Xero 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 small business accounting platforms worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 91.5K to 74.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xero’s estimated Share of Search among small business accounting platforms worldwide moved from 47% to 45.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9M.

## How did search popularity change for small business accounting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, FreshBooks overtook Wave to rank 4th among small business accounting platforms worldwide, at 1.8%.
- In August 2026, Xero lost estimated Share of Search among small business accounting platforms worldwide, from 50.7% to 45.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | FreshBooks estimated searches | FreshBooks Share of Search | FreshBooks rank | Xero estimated searches | Xero Share of Search | Xero rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 91.5K | 2.3% | 4 | 1.9M | 47% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 75.3K | 2% | 4 | 1.9M | 50% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 75.6K | 2.1% | 5 | 1.6M | 42.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 92.9K | 2.1% | 5 | 1.9M | 43.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 62.1K | 1.5% | 5 | 1.9M | 47.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 64.9K | 1.5% | 5 | 1.9M | 44.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 62.1K | 1.5% | 5 | 1.9M | 47.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 51.4K | 1.3% | 5 | 1.9M | 47.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 76.4K | 1.9% | 4 | 1.9M | 47.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 51.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 2.3M | 50.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 74.9K | 1.8% | 4 | 1.9M | 45.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FreshBooks’ and Xero’s 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.
- **Xero**: Measured on the search terms “xero”, “xero accounting”, “xero accounting software”, “xero invoicing”, “xero payroll”, “xero tax” and “xero tax software”, summed into one figure.

- [FreshBooks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freshbooks)
- [Xero profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xero)
- [All small business accounting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/small-business-accounting-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Xero?

In August 2026, Xero had more branded searches than FreshBooks among small business accounting platforms worldwide. Xero was estimated to have 1.9M branded searches compared to FreshBooks’ 74.9K, and held a 45.6% Share of Search versus FreshBooks’ 1.8%.

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