Accounting Software

Pilot vs Xero

AI visibility head-to-head, Accounting Software — run #51 (2026-07-13). Xero leads with statistical confidence (non-overlapping 95% CIs).

Pilot

12.5
95% CI9.615.1
Industry rank#14
perplexity23.9
openai11.2
google13.5
anthropic13.7
vs

Xero · leads

45.2
95% CI42.647.5
Industry rank#3
perplexity37.9
openai47.2
google42.4
anthropic37.0

Share of answers mentioning each brand, split by the intent behind the question. The panel asks 10 prompts of each type, so a lead here shows where one brand wins — not just that it wins overall.

Question typePilotXero
Recommendations
What's the best option for me?
0%43%
Comparisons
How do the top options stack up?
10%23%
Ready to buy
Which one should I actually get?
1%66%
Problem-solving
I have this problem — what fixes it?
2%68%
Informational
How does this kind of product work?
0%53%

Bold marks the higher point estimate; the headline verdict above uses non-overlapping confidence intervals. Methodology