Bonsai vs FreeAgent
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Bonsai edges out FreeAgent in the eyes of AI assistants right now. Bonsai lands an overall score of 8 out of 100, versus FreeAgent's 3, and shows up in 14 of 75 answers compared to FreeAgent's 6. Head-to-head, Bonsai was named more often in 8 questions, FreeAgent in just 1, with 16 ties. Bonsai does best on alternatives to FreshBooks, appearing in all 3 answers there. FreeAgent's strongest showings are modest, topping out at 1 of 3 answers across several questions, including VAT and sales tax queries. Neither tool appears for recurring invoices or multi-currency questions.
Head to head
| metric | Bonsai | FreeAgent |
|---|---|---|
| score | 8 | 3 |
| questions won | 9 | 6 |
By assistant
Bonsai
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
| Claude | 15 | 20% of answers | #7.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 2 | 0% of answers |
FreeAgent
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 9 | 15% of answers | #7.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Where they differ
Only Bonsai gets named for
- What's the best invoicing software in 2026?
- What's the best invoicing app for a solo consultant?
- What are the best alternatives to Wave?
- What are the best alternatives to Square Invoices?
Only FreeAgent gets named for
- What's the best invoicing tool that handles VAT or sales tax?
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Not sold on either?
Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Invoicing software leaderboard