When it comes to picking online tax software, people prefer TurboTax, a new survey reveals.

In our survey of 2,000 American tax filers conducted between Jan. 25 and Jan. 28 of this year, 39 percent of respondents said they prefer Intuit Turbo Tax above other tax software brands. H&R Block came in second with 25 percent of the vote, followed by Credit Karma Tax (9 percent), TaxAct and FreeTaxUSA (both with 6 percent), and TaxSlayer (5 percent). Another 10 percent selected "other."

Although readers may prefer TurboTax, H&R Block Deluxe is our Editors' Choice this year. Both services received "excellent" ratings in our reviews, but H&R Block Deluxe just edged out Turbo Tax thanks to its ease of use and taxpayer guidance, among other features.

"This year…H&R Block Deluxe wins the PCMag Editor's Choice award in this category because of substantial improvements it has made to it help system and user interface," our reviewer wrote.

Meanwhile, the use of online tax software is up slightly this year, our survey indicated. Thirty-seven percent of respondents said they planned to use either free or paid tax software to file in 2019, up from 35 percent who said the same last year. Another 37 percent plan to file through an accounting firm, 16 percent will ask a family member or friend for help preparing their return, 5 percent will e-file manually, and another 5 percent will file manually by mail.

Breaking it down by age, online tax software is most popular among 25- to 34-year-olds and least popular among those 65 years of age and older, we found. Half of consumers aged 25 to 34 will use online tax software this year, compared with just 26 percent of those 65 and older.