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QuickBooks VS Sage Intacct_

As of 4 November 2026, Sage Intacct is named by 883 companies and QuickBooks by 3,385; QuickBooks skews to companies under 200 people (69% vs 52%), Sage Intacct to companies over 1,000 (13% vs 10%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: QuickBooks's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Sage Intacct rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

QuickBooks: 2–200 employees
69%
Sage Intacct: 2–200 employees
52%
QuickBooks: 1,000+ employees
10%
Sage Intacct: 1,000+ employees
13%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.0 · 1.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 6,804
3,385companies name QuickBooks
883companies name Sage Intacct
179name both
6,690 · 1,400postings in 90 days, QuickBooks · Sage Intacct
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentQuickBooksshareSage IntacctshareLeans
Self-employed1234%162%even
2-10 employees53316%556%QuickBooks
11-50 employees87426%10812%QuickBooks
51-200 employees92427%29233%Sage Intacct
201-500 employees39512%18621%Sage Intacct
501-1000 employees1926%10712%Sage Intacct
1001-5000 employees2176%9110%Sage Intacct
5001-10000 employees501%111%even
10,001+ employees772%172%even
By industry
SegmentQuickBooksshareSage IntacctshareLeans
Business & finance services1,05231%21424%QuickBooks
Technology & software53816%15618%even
Property & construction34510%698%QuickBooks
Public, community & associations33210%17019%Sage Intacct
Manufacturing & industry2527%202%QuickBooks
Consumer services & leisure2026%617%even
Health care1625%9311%Sage Intacct
Commerce & trade1374%162%QuickBooks
Media & content913%273%even
Utilities & infrastructure702%192%even
Transport, logistics & rental662%111%even
Hospitality & travel652%182%even
By country
SegmentQuickBooksshareSage IntacctshareLeans
United States2,59277%77488%Sage Intacct
Canada1916%243%QuickBooks
United Kingdom1524%364%even
India512%30%even
Australia441%30%even
United Arab Emirates291%––outside top 12
PH251%––outside top 12
Singapore231%20%even
Germany171%30%even
France130%30%even
MY100%––outside top 12
Spain70%––outside top 12
AF––10%outside top 12
Austria––10%outside top 12
Cyprus––10%outside top 12
Denmark––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentQuickBooksshareSage IntacctshareLeans
Finance & accounting6,76270%1,20969%even
Administration & office6357%201%QuickBooks
Sales1752%422%even
Customer service & success1672%272%even
Product, program & project management1502%795%Sage Intacct
General management & consulting1411%181%even
Software engineering1201%402%even
IT operations & business systems1141%905%Sage Intacct
logistics warehouse and transport701%50%even
Unclassified611%80%even
Business development & strategy601%131%even
Marketing & communications521%70%even
Data & AI470%201%even
procurement and purchasing450%141%even
Legal, compliance & risk420%60%even
Retail & store operations400%––outside top 12
construction and civil310%70%even
healthcare support and caregiving260%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service260%20%even
Human resources260%40%even
Design & UX230%10%even
Education & training220%20%even
healthcare clinical180%10%even
social care and community170%30%even
skilled trades and field service150%10%even
Engineering (non-software)120%20%even
real estate and property120%10%even
manufacturing and production100%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment60%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events50%10%even
facilities cleaning and security––20%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––10%outside top 12
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Sage Intacct is named by 883 companies in job postings and QuickBooks by 3,385; 179 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/quickbooks-vs-sage-intacct)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

QuickBooks vs Sage Intacct: questions

Which is more used, QuickBooks or Sage Intacct?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, QuickBooks (3,385) over Sage Intacct (883). By website-and-DNS footprint, Sage Intacct (6,804 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses QuickBooks?

69% of QuickBooks companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 52% for Sage Intacct. 10% of QuickBooks companies have over 1,000 employees, against 13% for Sage Intacct.

Do companies run both?

179 companies name both in their postings, usually QuickBooks in marketing and Sage Intacct in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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