US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting - PPC Market Share Analysis July 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the US Payroll / Accounting category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Payroll / Accounting – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting US

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 41.1188356981
58.8811643019
41%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 35
65
35%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 13%
Transactional 7%
Navigational 15%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 12%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
quickbooks.intuit.com 58.72
turbotax.intuit.com 11.18
paycom.com 5.61
sage.com 2.86
gusto.com 2.72
adp.com 2.7
xero.com 2.47
freshbooks.com 1.46
intuit.com 0.74
surepayroll.com 0.7
others 10.84
  • quickbooks.intuit.com - 58.72%
  • turbotax.intuit.com - 11.18%
  • paycom.com - 5.61%
  • sage.com - 2.86%
  • gusto.com - 2.72%
  • adp.com - 2.7%
  • xero.com - 2.47%
  • freshbooks.com - 1.46%
  • intuit.com - 0.74%
  • surepayroll.com - 0.7%
  • others - 10.84%

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QuickBooks dominates with 58.72% click share, overshadowing TurboTax’s 11.18%. Others collectively hold 10.84%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date quickbooks.intuit.com sage.com xero.com gusto.com adp.com freshbooks.com paycom.com forbes.com netsuite.com ramp.com
2026/07/01 40.33% 16.76% 6.79% 3.73% 3.43% 2.21% 1.55% 1.37% 2.79% 1.34%
2026/07/02 41.89% 13.54% 5.07% 4.03% 5.47% 2.22% 1.54% 0.69% 3.31% 1.34%
2026/07/03 43.83% 12.23% 8.69% 4.29% 4.18% 2.98% 1.79% 0.6% 1.88% 1.56%
2026/07/04 41.91% 14.86% 7.37% 4.69% 4.95% 3.71% 1.53% 1.35% 2.14% 1.01%
2026/07/05 42.05% 11.72% 6.9% 5.22% 4.15% 5.33% 1.72% 0.88% 1.38% 2.37%
2026/07/06 46.06% 7.06% 5.68% 4.91% 5.49% 3.85% 1.64% 1.12% 2.72% 1.34%
2026/07/07 45.21% 6.03% 7.24% 5.54% 3.25% 2.96% 1.68% 0.87% 3.95% 0.99%
2026/07/08 44.91% 5.47% 6.36% 5.08% 3.44% 4.55% 2.06% 1.35% 1.98% 2.32%
2026/07/09 43.99% 7.76% 6.99% 5.83% 4.87% 3.63% 1.43% 1.33% 2.61% 2.31%
2026/07/10 47.52% 9.08% 6.54% 5.05% 4.78% 2.94% 1.97% 1.08% 3.35% 1.98%
2026/07/11 47.39% 9.27% 6.24% 5.07% 4.69% 2.79% 1.62% 1.29% 3.41% 2.08%
2026/07/12 48.15% 10.27% 5.21% 4.09% 4.54% 3.47% 1.95% 1.93% 3.15% 1.02%
2026/07/13 43.65% 14.19% 5.42% 4.16% 4.04% 2.44% 1.82% 1.12% 3.93% 1.65%
2026/07/14 46.99% 11.08% 5.06% 3.89% 2.96% 1.68% 1.65% 1.87% 3.73% 2.3%
2026/07/15 43.98% 13.55% 4.48% 3.69% 3.42% 3.83% 1.37% 2.38% 3.31% 0.59%
2026/07/16 44.43% 10.38% 6.61% 3.16% 2.79% 5.24% 1.55% 2.07% 6.26% 1.06%
2026/07/17 46.02% 11.17% 5.19% 2.88% 3.69% 2.59% 2.08% 3.06% 3.32% 0.2%
2026/07/18 47.32% 13.42% 5.69% 3.58% 2.77% 2.32% 2.01% 2.14% 3.37% 1.23%
2026/07/19 43.85% 12.32% 4.58% 4.33% 4.52% 2.99% 1.74% 1.7% 2.34% 0.41%
2026/07/20 46.11% 13.87% 4.11% 4.21% 4% 3.7% 2.49% 1.36% 1.97% 0.31%
2026/07/21 46.23% 10.9% 4.98% 3.83% 2.91% 1.66% 1.63% 1.85% 3.67% 2.26%
2026/07/22 51.43% 8.44% 6.23% 3.79% 3.14% 2.4% 2.11% 1.5% 5.1% 0.41%
2026/07/23 45.33% 9.55% 6.91% 4.34% 5.17% 2.59% 2.38% 1.91% 3.01% 1.7%
2026/07/24 45.08% 12.47% 6.41% 3.42% 3.97% 2.17% 1.92% 1.49% 2.46% 1.33%
2026/07/25 46.33% 9.36% 7.53% 3.11% 3.01% 4.65% 1.59% 2.42% 3.64% 1.93%
2026/07/26 47.81% 10.2% 4.82% 4.16% 3.55% 1.95% 1.38% 1.88% 3.9% 1.26%
2026/07/27 51.4% 8.78% 6.18% 3.7% 2.59% 1.77% 1.04% 1.66% 3.21% 1.04%
2026/07/28 43.24% 11.23% 6.87% 3.37% 3.46% 3.35% 1.49% 1.97% 2.86% 1.85%
2026/07/29 45.62% 12.46% 6.45% 4.05% 3.16% 1.82% 1.46% 1.94% 5.2% 0.68%
2026/07/30 51.98% 10.42% 3.63% 3.61% 3.22% 3.08% 1.88% 1.47% 2.76% 0.64%
2026/07/31 42.25% 11.57% 5.05% 4.69% 3.86% 3.46% 2.99% 2.63% 2.1% 1.51%
  • quickbooks.intuit.com
  • sage.com
  • xero.com
  • gusto.com
  • adp.com
  • freshbooks.com
  • paycom.com
  • forbes.com
  • netsuite.com
  • ramp.com

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QuickBooks dominated July with a peak spend share of 51.98% on July 30. Sage and Xero fluctuated, while Gusto and ADP maintained steady shares. FreshBooks and Paycom showed minor variations. Forbes, NetSuite, and Ramp had minimal impact.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/07/01 526
2026/07/02 529
2026/07/03 525
2026/07/04 543
2026/07/05 531
2026/07/06 535
2026/07/07 537
2026/07/08 517
2026/07/09 508
2026/07/10 505
2026/07/11 485
2026/07/12 490
2026/07/13 508
2026/07/14 501
2026/07/15 493
2026/07/16 500
2026/07/17 514
2026/07/18 507
2026/07/19 502
2026/07/20 503
2026/07/21 501
2026/07/22 533
2026/07/23 544
2026/07/24 541
2026/07/25 547
2026/07/26 554
2026/07/27 520
2026/07/28 532
2026/07/29 536
2026/07/30 523
2026/07/31 524

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July saw a dynamic shift in advertisers, starting at 526, peaking at 554 mid-month, and closing at 524.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
paycom.com 1.33%
gusto.com 0.59%
sage.com 0.39%
xero.com 0.26%
invoicehome.com 0.22%
turbotax.intuit.com -0.31%
paycor.com -0.32%
adp.com -0.39%
freshbooks.com -0.4%
quickbooks.intuit.com -2.08%

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Paycom.com surged with a 1.33% click share increase, while quickbooks.intuit.com dropped by 2.08%. Gusto.com rose by 0.59%, contrasting freshbooks.com’s 0.4% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date quickbooks.intuit.com xero.com gusto.com paycom.com sage.com freshbooks.com turbotax.intuit.com adp.com forbes.com netsuite.com
2026/07/01 39.41% 7.48% 4.69% 2.2% 8.13% 3.1% 3.25% 1.89% 1.48% 1.76%
2026/07/02 36.65% 4.88% 3.36% 2.22% 7.08% 3.79% 3.58% 4.61% 1.12% 2.86%
2026/07/03 40.34% 6.38% 4.83% 2.75% 6% 4.27% 3.46% 3.68% 0.92% 1.52%
2026/07/04 35.47% 6.55% 5.32% 2.23% 7.62% 5.64% 3.49% 3.8% 2.64% 1.38%
2026/07/05 38.25% 5.17% 5.6% 2.59% 6% 6.84% 4.8% 2.93% 1.37% 1.07%
2026/07/06 38.4% 4.52% 5.2% 1.86% 3.18% 6.54% 3.86% 4.93% 1.62% 2.13%
2026/07/07 41.15% 5.2% 4.61% 2.03% 2.63% 6.52% 4.71% 1.31% 1.3% 2.83%
2026/07/08 37.93% 4.55% 5.41% 3.01% 2.01% 7.86% 5.07% 2.36% 1.02% 1.43%
2026/07/09 38.29% 5.62% 5.55% 1.72% 2.69% 6.15% 4.27% 3.57% 1.06% 1.67%
2026/07/10 41.63% 5.34% 4.96% 3.03% 3.8% 5.44% 2.93% 4.1% 1.72% 2.07%
2026/07/11 39.68% 5.55% 5.55% 2.47% 3.61% 4.56% 5.61% 3.48% 1.66% 2.85%
2026/07/12 40.52% 5.12% 3.89% 2.87% 4.73% 5.55% 4.78% 3.19% 1.97% 2.49%
2026/07/13 39.23% 5.92% 4.31% 2.65% 6.57% 4.03% 4.01% 2.95% 1.27% 3.32%
2026/07/14 41.53% 5.63% 3.11% 2.52% 5.5% 3.51% 2.84% 1.51% 1.6% 3.3%
2026/07/15 40.61% 5.55% 3.44% 2.08% 5.99% 6.76% 3.53% 1.91% 3.35% 2.31%
2026/07/16 38.23% 6.37% 3.93% 2.98% 5.48% 6.48% 4.13% 1.52% 1.79% 4.89%
2026/07/17 40.95% 7.91% 3.16% 3.22% 6.02% 4.06% 1.55% 2.52% 2.79% 2.73%
2026/07/18 38.53% 9.51% 4.2% 3.2% 6.51% 4.18% 4.21% 1.9% 2.92% 2.7%
2026/07/19 36.82% 5.44% 4.63% 2.34% 6.79% 3.92% 3.85% 4.06% 2.3% 1.6%
2026/07/20 39.84% 6.06% 4.67% 3.79% 6.08% 5.57% 3.91% 2.96% 1.14% 1.29%
2026/07/21 41.53% 5.63% 3.11% 2.52% 5.5% 3.51% 2.84% 1.51% 1.6% 3.3%
2026/07/22 42.13% 5.47% 4.07% 3.3% 4.45% 4.2% 4.03% 2.18% 2.52% 4.29%
2026/07/23 38.59% 7.26% 4.37% 3.5% 5.19% 4.16% 3.54% 4.33% 2.34% 1.85%
2026/07/24 40.37% 6.36% 3.18% 2.76% 5.71% 4.47% 4.16% 3.1% 1.72% 2.15%
2026/07/25 40.33% 6.6% 4.09% 2.64% 4.84% 6.52% 3.57% 2.38% 2.14% 2.97%
2026/07/26 40.5% 6.12% 4.32% 2.24% 5.18% 3.99% 3.68% 2% 2.08% 3.12%
2026/07/27 43.48% 5.84% 3.05% 2% 5.32% 3.26% 3.84% 1.68% 2.15% 2.54%
2026/07/28 38.98% 5.58% 4.15% 2.84% 5.47% 3.23% 3.8% 2.96% 2.17% 2.46%
2026/07/29 40.5% 6.12% 4.21% 2.71% 6.42% 2.68% 4.11% 1.96% 1.92% 3.69%
2026/07/30 42.81% 5.22% 4.6% 3.55% 5.33% 4.92% 3.22% 2.23% 2.28% 2.14%
2026/07/31 36.32% 6.69% 6.37% 5.04% 3.99% 3.87% 3.57% 2.26% 1.9% 1.74%
  • quickbooks.intuit.com
  • xero.com
  • gusto.com
  • paycom.com
  • sage.com
  • freshbooks.com
  • turbotax.intuit.com
  • adp.com
  • forbes.com
  • netsuite.com

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QuickBooks led July with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 43.48%. Xero and Gusto showed moderate gains, while Paycom and Sage had steady growth. FreshBooks and TurboTax maintained stability. ADP and Forbes saw minor fluctuations. NetSuite ended with a slight dip.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting - Last month
  1. 1
    Quick Online Alternative | For Small Business Owners https://www.freshbooks.com

    Online Accounting Software Difficult? Business Owners Find FreshBooks Easier to Use.

  2. 2
    Online Accounting Software | All-In-One Solution https://www.netsuite.com › accounting › online

    Transform your general ledger, optimize AR, & automate AP with NetSuite. Get your product tour today! Types: Accounting Software, Financial Management, Inventory Management.

  3. 3
    QuickBooks® Online https://quickbooks.intuit.com › quickbooks › online

    Essential Business Tools — Accounting Agent Automates And Categorizes Transactions And Preps Your Books For Tax Time.

  4. 4
    TurboTax® Official Site https://turbotax.intuit.com › official-site

    File Your Taxes Online — File Your Taxes Online w/ America's Leader In Taxes. File And Get Your Tax Refund. Simple Or Complex, We Can Help You Get Your Taxes Done Right! Start Today. File On Any Device.

  5. 5
    Accounting for Small Business https://www.xero.com

    Price Starting from $2.5 — Manage your business' financial tasks with Our easy-to-use accounting software. Xero accounting...

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In the competitive landscape of online accounting software, FreshBooks stands out with its user-friendly approach for small business owners. NetSuite offers a comprehensive all-in-one solution, while QuickBooks emphasizes automation for tax preparation. TurboTax leads in tax filing simplicity, and Xero provides affordable, easy-to-use financial management.

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