# Found: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 2 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/found/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor payments | 4% | 8 | 0% | 3 |
| Business banking | 0% | 24 | 0% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you want $0 out-of-pocket costs for everything: Use Found." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Contractor payments)
- "Found is the clear winner since it's completely free" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Contractor payments)
- "Found is best for built-in bookkeeping and quarterly tax automation for small businesses." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Business banking)
- "Found is built specifically for self-employed professionals." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Business banking)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Contractor payments: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 18 → 8 of 98.
- Business banking: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 16 → 24 of 86.

## In its own words

What Found's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Online Business Checking for Small Business Owners (https://found.com/)
- For: small business owners (https://found.com/)
- Price stated: Found's core features are free. Found also offers two optional paid products, Found Plus for $35/month or $315/year and Found Pro for $80/month or $720/year. (https://found.com/)
- Starting price: free (https://found.com/)
- Free plan or trial: one free 30-day Found Plus or Found Pro trial (https://found.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 10 (https://found.com/)
- Certifications: FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor for each account ownership category, Member FDIC, SOC 2 Framework, PCI-DSS
- Customers named: INCLUSIVE THERAPY GROUP, INFINITE GROWTH COUNSELING & COACHING, LLC, HEADWAY, Cub Larkin, Rachel Linderman, Tiereny Allen Green, Sadie Hoyt, Garrett Henderson

## What it publishes

Every page found.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 551 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 121 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-03
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-11
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-02-22
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-17
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-05
- glossary or explainer: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-18
- podcast or video: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: All posts https://found.com/resources/all-posts
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: Business Banking Resources | Found https://found.com/resources/business-banking
- Recent: 2026-03-17 comparison: Found vs. Lili: Which Offers Better Banking for Small Business? https://found.com/resources/business-banking/found-vs-lili
- Recent: 2026-03-12 comparison: Found vs. Bluevine: Which Offers Better Banking for Small Business? https://found.com/resources/business-banking/found-vs-bluevine
- Recent: 2026-03-04 comparison: Found vs quickbooks https://found.com/resources/accounting-and-taxes/found-vs-quickbooks
- Recent: 2026-03-04 blog: Accounting and taxes https://found.com/resources/accounting-and-taxes

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.