Popularity

Popularity, in our view, represents overall data trends about the volume of customer reviews about software in the Accounting category. While this section does not discuss user satisfaction, product affordability, competition dynamics, or language support - we will have sections about those subjects as well.

Overall Popularity

Accounting currently ranks as the 23rd most reviewed product category based on our figures with 1,846 reviews last year. Year over year, Accounting's review count grew 38.48%. Accounting hit its top popularity level in 2016 coming in 15th place with 800 ratings. However, it's at the moment at its smallest relative popularity ranking. As far back as our data goes, Accounting has collected 14,011 total reviews. Ranking as the 23rd most reviewed category worldwide, Accounting is a highly popular category which has resided in the top twenty-five since at least 2016. Additionally, Accounting cracked the top 10 in 2016.

Oldest and Newest Products in the Market

The earliest Accounting product on our list is Sage Intacct given its earliest known review turning up 10 years ago. The most recent Accounting product in the category is QuickBooks Online Advanced with its earliest tracked review emerging in 2018.

Around the World

The United States uses Accounting software more than any other nation with 10,662 reviews. The United States is followed by Kenya, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India which have an overall average of 513 ratings. During the last year Accounting category gained popularity in the United States to become the country's 16th most reviewed software category this last year. The most regularly used Accounting products are QuickBooks Online with 3,557 customer reviews, QuickBooks Desktop Pro with 2,048 ratings, and NetSuite with 1,953 customer reviews.

Popularity by Business Size

Many outfits using Accounting software products are small businesses, accounting for 55% of all reviews. They are followed by medium business clients (35%), and lastly, large business customers (11%). The adoption of Accounting software solutions for small businesses appears to be increasing currently, swelling by 28% in the last year. Accounting software for large businesses have experienced expansion as well, increasing by 46% in the past year.

What Is Your Favorite Industry?

The top industries for Accounting are accounting, information technology and services, computer software, non profit organization management, and construction.