AUS Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting - PPC Market Share Analysis December 2025

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

Payroll / Accounting – AUS

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

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 28.5112512309
71.4887487691
28%

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 41
59
41%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 23%
Transactional 6%
Navigational 6%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 14%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS 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
xero.com 55.66
myob.com 23.71
quickbooks.intuit.com 10.17
invoicehome.com 1.67
sage.com 1.42
adp.com 0.91
reckon.com 0.55
stripe.com 0.44
netsuite.com.au 0.42
hnry.com.au 0.4
others 4.65
  • xero.com - 55.66%
  • myob.com - 23.71%
  • quickbooks.intuit.com - 10.17%
  • invoicehome.com - 1.67%
  • sage.com - 1.42%
  • adp.com - 0.91%
  • reckon.com - 0.55%
  • stripe.com - 0.44%
  • netsuite.com.au - 0.42%
  • hnry.com.au - 0.4%
  • others - 4.65%

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Xero.com dominates with 55.66% click share, followed by MYOB.com at 23.71%. QuickBooks holds 10.17%, while ‘others’ collectively capture 4.65%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS 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 xero.com quickbooks.intuit.com myob.com netsuite.com.au invoicehome.com reckon.com stripe.com adp.com sage.com tradifyhq.com
2025/12/01 25.82% 15.66% 13.03% 0.05% 5.13% 6.17% 2.99% 1% 7.49% 3.1%
2025/12/02 30.44% 13.3% 11.59% 6.8% 6.23% 3.84% 2.62% 0.64% 4.62% 2.85%
2025/12/03 32.33% 16.74% 12.67% 6.69% 5.78% 4.57% 1.82% 0.77% 1.97% 2.07%
2025/12/04 34.09% 15.07% 13.52% 4.06% 4.65% 5.32% 3% 0.65% 2.11% 2.22%
2025/12/05 34.16% 15.57% 13.58% 4.82% 3.55% 2.99% 2.48% 0.94% 1.47% 2.14%
2025/12/06 31.56% 17.37% 15.4% 4.57% 3.29% 3.26% 1.96% 1.76% 2.91% 1.9%
2025/12/07 34.47% 17.68% 15.8% 5.03% 2.72% 2.22% 1.4% 1.64% 2.83% 1.97%
2025/12/08 29.81% 14.03% 12.27% 5.98% 4.81% 4.08% 2.44% 1.77% 1.63% 2.38%
2025/12/09 29.15% 13.55% 12.64% 5.5% 5.37% 3.97% 2.88% 2.1% 3.34% 2.43%
2025/12/10 30.1% 14.7% 14.06% 5.29% 5.04% 4.58% 2.44% 1.83% 2.13% 2.25%
2025/12/11 33.23% 14.85% 13.38% 3.75% 5.47% 2.97% 2.54% 1.37% 3.82% 2.21%
2025/12/12 33.28% 14.32% 12.18% 4.34% 4.38% 3.18% 2.18% 1.47% 5.74% 1.84%
2025/12/13 34% 17.11% 12.85% 4.46% 3.76% 2.19% 1.85% 1.79% 4.95% 1.99%
2025/12/14 31.75% 17.61% 12.34% 5.34% 3.14% 2% 1.83% 2.28% 5.18% 2.99%
2025/12/15 32.25% 15.71% 11.74% 5.31% 3.83% 3.04% 2.13% 2.58% 4.41% 2.09%
2025/12/16 29.03% 16.5% 14.62% 5.96% 4.09% 2.34% 2.4% 1.87% 5.81% 2.3%
2025/12/17 29.4% 17.76% 11.2% 4.67% 4.77% 3.54% 2.5% 1.13% 5.22% 2.1%
2025/12/18 30.08% 18.17% 11.54% 4.41% 4.69% 5.08% 1.99% 1.34% 3.51% 4.01%
2025/12/19 31.8% 21.4% 12.2% 3.9% 3.84% 3.64% 1.85% 1.58% 4.2% 2.29%
2025/12/20 30.83% 21.77% 13.76% 4.36% 3.09% 2.36% 1.42% 1.91% 4.69% 3.21%
2025/12/21 29.42% 26.44% 13.67% 4.06% 3.25% 2.14% 1.66% 1.28% 4.51% 1.89%
2025/12/22 28.63% 21.31% 12.59% 5.09% 4.81% 3.72% 2.06% 0.71% 5.09% 0.58%
2025/12/23 28.64% 22.23% 13.89% 5.01% 4.97% 2.96% 2.05% 1.23% 4.4% 0.87%
2025/12/24 30.74% 20.93% 15.24% 3.8% 4.66% 1.96% 2.31% 1.33% 5.6% 0.16%
2025/12/25 31.76% 23.32% 16.2% 0.29% 3.63% 2.58% 2.11% 1.49% 3.54% 0.64%
2025/12/26 32.66% 28.54% 15.89% 0.27% 2.8% 1.28% 1.42% 1.53% 0.57% 0.44%
2025/12/27 30.87% 29.78% 16.1% 0.21% 2.8% 1.93% 1.58% 1.4% 0.44% 0.3%
2025/12/28 31.58% 25.37% 13.23% 0.19% 3.5% 3.81% 2.08% 1.7% 0.4% 0.12%
2025/12/29 26.91% 23.47% 14.84% 0.16% 5.89% 5.18% 2.76% 1.44% 0.31% 0.17%
2025/12/30 27.62% 22.61% 16.02% 0.12% 4.82% 4.05% 2.62% 1.47% 1.03% 0.12%
2025/12/31 27.63% 25.66% 14.35% 4.06% 3.87% 3.69% 2.27% 1.92% 0.19% 0.19%
  • xero.com
  • quickbooks.intuit.com
  • myob.com
  • netsuite.com.au
  • invoicehome.com
  • reckon.com
  • stripe.com
  • adp.com
  • sage.com
  • tradifyhq.com

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Xero’s spend share fluctuated, peaking mid-month. QuickBooks surged late December, while MYOB remained steady. NetSuite and InvoiceHome showed volatility. Reckon and Stripe had minor shifts. ADP, Sage, and Tradify saw minimal changes.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS 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
2025/12/01 213
2025/12/02 209
2025/12/03 214
2025/12/04 210
2025/12/05 207
2025/12/06 209
2025/12/07 206
2025/12/08 218
2025/12/09 219
2025/12/10 216
2025/12/11 213
2025/12/12 212
2025/12/13 213
2025/12/14 206
2025/12/15 222
2025/12/16 201
2025/12/17 206
2025/12/18 198
2025/12/19 202
2025/12/20 196
2025/12/21 198
2025/12/22 201
2025/12/23 196
2025/12/24 191
2025/12/25 191
2025/12/26 188
2025/12/27 187
2025/12/28 189
2025/12/29 191
2025/12/30 195
2025/12/31 194

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Advertisers fluctuated in December, peaking at 222 on the 15th, then gradually declined, ending at 194.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS 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
myob.com 1.88%
quickbooks.intuit.com 0.7%
xero.com 0.17%
floqast.com 0.13%
theaccessgroup.com 0.1%
tradifyhq.com -0.25%
netsuite.com.au -0.29%
expertmarket.org -0.35%
lightspeedhq.com.au -0.58%
sage.com -0.58%

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In the past month, myob.com surged with a 1.88 increase, while lightspeedhq.com.au and sage.com both dropped by 0.58.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS 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 xero.com quickbooks.intuit.com myob.com reckon.com invoicehome.com adp.com netsuite.com.au stripe.com sage.com lightspeedhq.com.au
2025/12/01 34.94% 9.88% 16.98% 2.33% 3.34% 1.34% 0.02% 2.66% 3.65% 1.59%
2025/12/02 39.78% 10.34% 13.01% 1.63% 3.82% 0.74% 3.46% 1.97% 1.87% 2.41%
2025/12/03 39.04% 12.89% 16.86% 1.67% 3.91% 1.17% 3.5% 1.65% 0.93% 1.26%
2025/12/04 36.84% 13.83% 18.77% 2.53% 2.73% 0.9% 1.71% 2.04% 0.86% 3.28%
2025/12/05 38.16% 13.26% 17.47% 1.76% 2.07% 1.12% 1.66% 1.61% 0.57% 4.72%
2025/12/06 32.72% 13.85% 20.58% 2.73% 1.82% 2.06% 1.95% 1.22% 1.37% 4.71%
2025/12/07 42.28% 14.46% 18% 1.36% 1.31% 1.61% 1.43% 0.79% 1.14% 4.18%
2025/12/08 36.66% 9.87% 17.08% 3.11% 2.81% 2.03% 2.46% 1.63% 0.69% 3.9%
2025/12/09 42.15% 8.33% 13.69% 2.2% 2.98% 2.36% 2.14% 1.91% 1.61% 3.07%
2025/12/10 38.31% 9.95% 15.96% 3.12% 2.97% 1.9% 2.2% 1.7% 1.03% 5.5%
2025/12/11 41.05% 10.04% 16.54% 1.64% 3.18% 1.8% 1.98% 1.83% 2.08% 1.42%
2025/12/12 39.58% 12.46% 14.85% 1.29% 2.83% 1.87% 1.73% 1.6% 3.12% 1.76%
2025/12/13 38.75% 16.45% 17.72% 1.24% 2.13% 2.04% 1.68% 1.2% 2.02% 3.74%
2025/12/14 33.7% 14.13% 17.19% 1.93% 1.84% 2.54% 2.12% 1.29% 2.23% 1.39%
2025/12/15 38.23% 16.14% 15.1% 2.05% 2.12% 2.77% 1.94% 1.32% 1.78% 1.1%
2025/12/16 34.93% 13.84% 19.52% 1.7% 2.46% 1.76% 2.8% 1.71% 3.03% 0.02%
2025/12/17 38.49% 14.3% 14.74% 2.37% 3.05% 1.49% 2.11% 1.9% 2.52% 0.02%
2025/12/18 39.11% 16.98% 15.76% 2.45% 2.7% 1.31% 1.82% 1.38% 1.73% 0.01%
2025/12/19 40.84% 18.41% 18.93% 1.24% 2.07% 1.62% 1.23% 1.14% 1.67% 0.01%
2025/12/20 37.12% 18.55% 19.19% 2.03% 1.92% 1.91% 1.55% 0.98% 2.13% 0.01%
2025/12/21 35.9% 23.26% 20.35% 1.21% 1.63% 1.3% 1.25% 0.95% 1.95% 0%
2025/12/22 39.71% 16.45% 16.77% 1.97% 2.84% 0.61% 2.26% 1.3% 2.46% 0%
2025/12/23 35% 19.07% 20.6% 2.14% 2.96% 1.19% 2.05% 1.5% 1.89% 0%
2025/12/24 36.21% 19.24% 20.72% 0.94% 2.65% 1.37% 1.44% 1.6% 2.27% 0%
2025/12/25 32.12% 19.98% 25.42% 1.26% 1.69% 1.41% 0.12% 1.23% 1.42% 0%
2025/12/26 35.93% 24.98% 18.83% 0.76% 1.62% 1.79% 0.13% 0.9% 0.2% 0%
2025/12/27 36.6% 26.86% 19.41% 1.23% 1.33% 1.11% 0.08% 0.86% 0.13% 0%
2025/12/28 39.13% 22.03% 17.56% 1.79% 1.79% 1.44% 0.08% 1.15% 0.13% 0%
2025/12/29 34.85% 19.56% 19.1% 2.56% 3.24% 1.32% 0.08% 1.72% 0.11% 0%
2025/12/30 32.26% 16.64% 20.76% 2.6% 3.14% 1.98% 0.06% 1.85% 0.47% 0%
2025/12/31 32.61% 22.12% 20.99% 2.26% 2.21% 1.96% 1.52% 1.36% 0.07% 0%
  • xero.com
  • quickbooks.intuit.com
  • myob.com
  • reckon.com
  • invoicehome.com
  • adp.com
  • netsuite.com.au
  • stripe.com
  • sage.com
  • lightspeedhq.com.au

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Xero’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 42.28% on December 7. QuickBooks saw a steady rise, ending at 22.12%. MYOB maintained stability, closing at 20.99%. Overall, Xero led, but QuickBooks gained momentum.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS 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 AUS Software & Technology Payroll / Accounting - Last month
  1. 1
    Xero Accounting Software - Xero - Lightspeed Commerce https://www.lightspeedhq.com.au

    Check out the Xero integration that will help bring your business to the next level

  2. 2
    MYOB™ https://www.myob.com

    Manage Your Business Expenses — The sums without the “umms”. Feel confident and in control getting compliant from $1p/m* With MYOB you can manage it all seamlessly on one, flexible business management platform.

  3. 3
    NetSuite® Accounting Software - All In One Solution https://www.netsuite.com.au

    Transform your general ledger, optimise AR, & automate AP with NetSuite® cloud accounting.

  4. 4
    QuickBooks For Small Business https://quickbooks.intuit.com › smallbusiness › accounting

    All New. All In One Place — Reduce manual work! Intuit AI agents* manage the books and handle admin, saving you time.

  5. 5
    Xero https://www.xero.com

    Accounting for Small Business — Xero accounting software is made for SMBs. Automate admin and work from anywhere, anytime.

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In the competitive landscape of accounting software, top performers like Xero, MYOB, NetSuite, and QuickBooks captivate with themes of integration, automation, and seamless management. Their messaging emphasizes efficiency, control, and flexibility, appealing to businesses seeking streamlined operations.

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