The Week 29 Finance Software Report
A category-by-category reading of all ten Week 29 Finance software markets, with verified Top 3 rankings, assistant splits, evidence counts, and official week-over-week movement.
The First Finance Movement Report
This report covers Cooper's Week 29 Finance software hub: ten category-relative Overall AIQ rankings measured across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity from July 13 through July 19, 2026, under scoring version aiq-v2.
The hub contains 233 unique products, 891 cited pages from 451 source domains, and 1,834 verified mentions. Hub totals deduplicate products and evidence shared across categories, so the category totals below remain separate market records.
Six of the ten Finance category leaders changed from Week 28. Accounting, Subscription Billing, Spend Management, and Procurement retained their leaders, while AP Automation, Travel & Expense, FP&A, Sales Tax Compliance, Financial Close, and Equity Management placed a different product first.
How to Read This Report
Overall AIQ combines Cooper's Best, Most affordable, and Easiest to set up questions inside one category. Assistant columns show each product's category rank in that Overall scope. An em dash means no category rank from that assistant in this measurement, not a negative recommendation.
Sources count distinct verified domains and Mentions count distinct verified product-page relationships. Neither measure explains rank. Rising AIQ is separate, and the Week 29 Rising AIQ report covers that dimension independently.
Movement compares the same product, category, and Overall scope in the immutable Week 28 and Week 29 editions. Category links open the live ranking while Week 29 is current and will resolve to this edition's archive after rollover.
Accounting
Open the complete Accounting ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
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| 1 |  Wave | 47 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 32 | |
| 3 |  QuickBooks Online | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 21 |
Wave remains first in Accounting at Overall AIQ 47 with assistant ranks of first, sixth, first, and third. FreshBooks is second at 44 with ranks of third, first, fourth, and first.
QuickBooks Online is third at 41, ranking second on ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude with no Perplexity rank.
The leader retained first. FreshBooks moved from third to second, while
QuickBooks Online moved from second to third. The current evidence footprints are 4 sources and 4 mentions, 25 and 32, and 18 and 21 respectively.
Subscription Billing
Open the complete Subscription Billing ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 39 | |
| 2 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 45 | |
| 3 |  Lemon Squeezy | 27 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 4 |
Stripe Billing remains first in Subscription Billing at Overall AIQ 58 with ranks of first, second, first, and second.
Chargebee remains second at 41 with ranks of fourth, first, third, and first.
Lemon Squeezy is third at 27, ranking second on ChatGPT and sixth on Claude with no category rank from Gemini or Perplexity.
The first two products retained their places. Lemon Squeezy rose 14 places from seventeenth to third and is ranked by two assistants. The trio records 30 sources and 39 mentions, 35 and 45, and 4 and 4 respectively.
Spend Management
Open the complete Spend Management ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
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| 1 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 |  Brex | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  BILL Spend & Expense | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 11 | 12 |
Ramp remains first in Spend Management at Overall AIQ 57 with ranks of first, fourth, first, and first.
Brex is second at 32 with ranks of fourth, first, fourth, and fourth. BILL Spend & Expense remains third, also at 32, with ranks of third, fifth, and third and no Perplexity rank.
The leader and third-place product retained their positions, while Brex moved from fourth to second. Evidence records 3 sources and 4 mentions for first, 2 and 6 for second, and 11 and 12 for third.
AP Automation
Open the complete AP Automation ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
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| 1 | 45 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 |  Melio | 34 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 |
Ramp Bill Pay leads AP Automation at Overall AIQ 45, ranking first on ChatGPT, third on Claude, and fourth on Perplexity with no Gemini rank.
Melio is second at 34 with ranks of third, fourth, fifth, and second. Tipalti is third, also at 34, with ranks of second, second, seventh, and sixth.
Ramp Bill Pay moved from third to first,
Melio moved from fourth to second, and Tipalti moved from second to third. The former leader is outside the current Top 3. Evidence records 4 sources and 7 mentions, 8 and 9, and 21 and 25 respectively.
Travel & Expense
Open the complete Travel & Expense ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | |
| 2 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| 3 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
Expensify leads Travel & Expense at Overall AIQ 49 with ranks of second, second, first, and first.
Zoho Expense is second at 45 with ranks of first, fifth, second, and third.
Navan remains third at 39 with ranks of third, sixth, third, and second.
The top two reversed: Expensify moved from second to first and
Zoho Expense moved from first to second.
Navan retained third. All three are ranked by every assistant and record 16 sources and 20 mentions, 10 and 16, and 13 and 18 respectively.
FP&A
Open the complete FP&A ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
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| 1 |  Cube | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Jirav | 31 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 |  Anaplan | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
Cube leads FP&A at Overall AIQ 45 and ranks first on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. Jirav is second at 31 with ranks of third, fourth, second, and fifth. Anaplan remains third at 30 with ranks of second, third, fifth, and ninth.
Cube rose five places from sixth to first, while Jirav rose six places from eighth to second. Anaplan retained third, and the prior leader is outside the current Top 3. Evidence records 4 sources and 8 mentions, 13 and 15, and 12 and 14 respectively.
Sales Tax Compliance
Open the complete Sales Tax Compliance ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | |
| 2 |  TaxCloud | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 |  Numeral | 31 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Avalara leads Sales Tax Compliance at Overall AIQ 34 with assistant ranks of third, fourth, third, and third.
TaxCloud is second at 32 with ranks of eighth, second, first, and second. Numeral is third at 31 with ranks of first, ninth, fourth, and sixth.
Avalara moved from third to first,
TaxCloud moved from first to second, and Numeral rose seven places from tenth to third. All three are ranked by every assistant. Their evidence footprints are 15 sources and 22 mentions, 8 and 12, and 6 and 15 respectively.
Procurement
Open the complete Procurement ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
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| 1 |  Precoro | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 |
| 2 |  Coupa | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 |
| 3 |  Procurify | 28 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 21 |
Precoro remains first in Procurement at Overall AIQ 36 with ranks of first, fifth, first, and third. Coupa remains second at 32 with ranks of third, third, third, and sixth. Procurify is third at 28 with ranks of fourth, first, eighth, and fourth.
The first two products retained their places, while Procurify moved from sixth to third. All three are ranked by every assistant. Evidence records 17 sources and 21 mentions for first, 17 and 19 for second, and 18 and 21 for third.
Financial Close
Open the complete Financial Close ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mayday | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |  FloQast | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Mayday enters first in Financial Close at Overall AIQ 37 from a first-place ChatGPT rank only. FloQast is second at 34 with ranks of third, fifth, first, and first. OneStream is third at 25 with ranks of second, third, fifth, and ninth.
The leader had no Week 28 rank. FloQast moved from first to second, while OneStream rose four places from seventh to third. The one-assistant leader records 1 source and 1 mention, compared with 16 and 20 for second and 10 and 13 for third.
Equity Management
Open the complete Equity Management ranking| Rank | Product | AIQ | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Perplexity | Sources | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 34 | |
| 2 |  Eqvista | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Carta leads Equity Management at Overall AIQ 46 with assistant ranks of first, fourth, second, and third.
Eqvista is second at 38 with ranks of eighth, first, first, and second. Pulley remains third at 32 with ranks of fifth, second, fourth, and fourth.
The top two reversed: Carta moved from second to first and
Eqvista moved from first to second. Pulley retained third. All three are ranked by every assistant and record 22 sources and 34 mentions, 10 and 13, and 16 and 32 respectively.
What Changed Across Finance
Eight of the ten Week 29 Finance leaders are ranked by all four assistants. Ramp Bill Pay is ranked by three, while
Mayday leads from a single first-place ChatGPT result. Cube is the only Finance leader ranked first by every assistant.
Six markets changed leaders. The shifts range from top-two reversals in Travel & Expense and Equity Management to a new single-assistant entrant in Financial Close, while four markets retained their Week 28 leaders.
These are category-local rankings, not a combined Finance leaderboard. The complete category links preserve each market context, and the immutable Week 29 Finance archive preserves the edition after rollover.
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