Joist vs PayPal Invoicing

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-21

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PayPal Invoicing clearly outpaces Joist in how AI assistants talk about invoicing tools right now. PayPal Invoicing scores 14 overall versus Joist's 4, and shows up in 18 of 70 answers compared to just 3 of 70 for Joist. Head-to-head, PayPal Invoicing was named more often in 11 questions, Joist in just 1, with 8 ties. Joist's one bright spot is contractor and trades invoicing, where it was named in all 3 relevant answers. PayPal Invoicing, meanwhile, was named in every one of the 4 answers about free invoicing tools.

Head to head

metric	Joist	PayPal Invoicing
score	4	14
questions won	1	11

By assistant

Joist

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	5	5% of answers	#1.0
Claude	5	5% of answers	#1.0
Gemini	0	0% of answers
Perplexity	4	5% of answers	#2.0

PayPal Invoicing

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	6	10% of answers	#5.0
Claude	29	55% of answers	#7.2
Gemini	13	20% of answers	#5.0
Perplexity	9	15% of answers	#5.7

Where they differ

Only Joist gets named for

What's the best invoicing app for contractors and trades?

Only PayPal Invoicing gets named for

What are the best free invoicing tools?
Which invoicing tool has the lowest payment fees?
Which invoicing tool is easiest to use?
What's the best invoice generator for a small business?
What are the best invoicing software tools?
What's the best tool to send an invoice and get paid by card?
Which invoicing software is best value for money?
What's the best invoicing tool for international clients and multiple currencies?
What's the best free invoice template or generator with no signup?
What's the best alternative to QuickBooks for invoicing?
What's the best invoicing software for freelancers?

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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Invoicing software leaderboard