Brand profile

Wave

A Canadian financial services company founded in 2009, offering free accounting, invoicing, and receipt tracking software for small businesses.

16 questions · 8 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026

Best category rank
#1
Accounting Software · of 76
Questions
16
8 categories
Answers naming it
54/96
Of the answers measured on this brand's questions

Visibility by category

CategoriesCategory rankQuestionsScore
Accounting Software#1of 766368.2
Finance & Accounting#3of 3032119.3
Payroll Software#23of 85340.0
Accounting & Tax Services#30of 90153.3
Field Service Management Software#34of 65117.5
Automation Tools#100of 213113.3
Vertical Industry Software#161of 45918.3
E-commerce & Shopping#318of 544110.0

Ranking by question

Named alongside in Accounting Software

Brands named in the same answers as Wave in the last four weeks, counted in answers.

Named alongside in Accounting SoftwareBrands named in the same answers as Wave in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Wave: named in 38 answersWaveZoho Books: named in 35 answersZoho BooksQuickBooks Online: named in 34 answersQuickBooks OnlineXero: named in 37 answersXeroFreshBooks: named in 28 answersFreshBooksSage Intacct: named in 18 answersSage IntacctNetSuite: named in 11 answersNetSuiteRamp: named in 6 answersRampAplos: named in 6 answersAplosZoho Invoice: named in 6 answersZoho InvoiceOracle NetSuite: named in 8 answersOracle NetSuiteQuickBooks Self-Employed: named in 6 answersQuickBooks Self-EmployedZipBooks: named in 6 answersZipBooksZoho Expense: named in 6 answersZoho ExpenseBrex: named in 5 answersBrexExpensify: named in 6 answersExpensifyGnuCash: named in 6 answersGnuCashSAP Concur: named in 5 answersSAP ConcurRippling Spend: named in 4 answersRippling SpendMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: named in 5 answersMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks (Desktop/Online): named in 3 answersAcumatica: named in 4 answersAcumaticaBILL Spend & Expense: named in 3 answersBILL Spend & ExpenseAkaunting: named in 4 answersAkauntingQuickBooks Free: named in 3 answersQuickBooks FreeIntuit QuickBooks Online Advanced: named in 3 answersSage 50: named in 3 answersSage 50Square Invoices: named in 3 answersSquare InvoicesBlackbaud Financial Edge NXT: named in 3 answersAirwallex: named in 2 answersAirwallex
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Named alongside in Accounting SoftwareBrands named in the same answers as Wave in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Wave: named in 38 answersWaveZoho Books: named in 35 answersZoho BooksQuickBooks Online: named in 34 answersQuickBooks OnlineXero: named in 37 answersXeroFreshBooks: named in 28 answersFreshBooksSage Intacct: named in 18 answersSage IntacctNetSuite: named in 11 answersNetSuiteRamp: named in 6 answersRampAplos: named in 6 answersAplosZoho Invoice: named in 6 answersOracle NetSuite: named in 8 answersOracle NetSuiteQuickBooks Self-Employed: named in 6 answersZipBooks: named in 6 answersZipBooksZoho Expense: named in 6 answersBrex: named in 5 answersBrexExpensify: named in 6 answersExpensifyGnuCash: named in 6 answersGnuCashSAP Concur: named in 5 answersSAP ConcurRippling Spend: named in 4 answersRippling SpendMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: named in 5 answersQuickBooks (Desktop/Online): named in 3 answersAcumatica: named in 4 answersAcumaticaBILL Spend & Expense: named in 3 answersBILL Spend & ExpenseAkaunting: named in 4 answersAkauntingQuickBooks Free: named in 3 answersQuickBooks FreeIntuit QuickBooks Online Advanced: named in 3 answersSage 50: named in 3 answersSage 50Square Invoices: named in 3 answersBlackbaud Financial Edge NXT: named in 3 answersAirwallex: named in 2 answersAirwallex
  • Answers naming the brand
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  • 6
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  1. 156Xero
  2. 253FreshBooks
  3. 349QuickBooks Online
  4. 440Zoho Books
  5. 510Gusto
  6. 610Zoho Invoice
  7. 79Sage Intacct
  8. 87Square
  9. 97Stripe
  10. 107Zapier
  11. 117Square Invoices
  12. 126Sage 50
  13. 136Asana
  14. 146Mailchimp
  15. 156NetSuite
  16. 166QuickBooks Solopreneur
  17. 176QuickBooks Self-Employed
  18. 185Rippling
  19. 195Bench Accounting
  20. 205Make
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Wave38Zoho Books (29), Xero (28), FreshBooks (26)
Zoho Books35Wave (29), Xero (25), FreshBooks (22)
QuickBooks Online34Xero (26), Wave (25), Zoho Books (20)
Xero37Wave (28), QuickBooks Online (26), Zoho Books (25)
FreshBooks28Wave (26), Xero (25), Zoho Books (22)
Sage Intacct18Xero (12), QuickBooks Online (11), Zoho Books (9)
NetSuite11Xero (11), QuickBooks Online (10), Zoho Books (8)
Ramp6Zoho Expense (6), Expensify (6), SAP Concur (5)
Aplos6Sage Intacct (6), Wave (4), QuickBooks Online (4)
Zoho Invoice6QuickBooks Online (5), Wave (4), FreshBooks (4)
Oracle NetSuite8Sage Intacct (7), Xero (6), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (5)
QuickBooks Self-Employed6Wave (6), FreshBooks (6), Xero (5)
ZipBooks6Zoho Books (5), GnuCash (5), Akaunting (4)
Zoho Expense6Ramp (6), Expensify (6), SAP Concur (5)
Brex5Ramp (5), Zoho Expense (5), SAP Concur (5)
Expensify6Ramp (6), Zoho Expense (6), SAP Concur (5)
GnuCash6Zoho Books (6), ZipBooks (5), Akaunting (4)
SAP Concur5Ramp (5), Zoho Expense (5), Brex (5)
Rippling Spend4Ramp (4), Zoho Expense (4), QuickBooks Online (4)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central5Oracle NetSuite (5), Sage Intacct (5), Xero (3)
QuickBooks (Desktop/Online)3Sage Intacct (3), Xero (2), Aplos (2)
Acumatica4Oracle NetSuite (4), Sage Intacct (4), Xero (3)
BILL Spend & Expense3Ramp (3), Zoho Expense (3), SAP Concur (3)
Akaunting4Zoho Books (4), ZipBooks (4), GnuCash (4)
QuickBooks Free3Zoho Books (3), Wave (3), GnuCash (3)
Intuit QuickBooks Online Advanced3Oracle NetSuite (2), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (2), Sage Intacct (2)
Sage 503Xero (3), Sage Intacct (3), Oracle NetSuite (2)
Square Invoices3Wave (3), QuickBooks Online (3), Zoho Invoice (3)
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT3QuickBooks Online (3), Aplos (3), Sage Intacct (3)
Airwallex2Rippling Spend (2), Ramp (2), Xero (2)

Sources cited when this brand is named

Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.

Sources cited when this brand is named
RankSourceCiting answers
1quickbooks.intuit.com15
2zoho.com14
3nerdwallet.com11
4waveapps.com10
5uschamber.com10
6youtube.comsocial9
7fitsmallbusiness.com9
8forbes.commedia8
9xero.com8
10cnbc.commedia7

Named by surface, by question

For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.

Named by surface, by question
QuestionsGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1Which accounting software offers the best value for money?111111
2Which accounting software is best for freelancers and the self-employed?111111
3Which accounting software is best for small businesses?111111
4What is the best free accounting software?101110
5Which invoicing and billing tools are best for small businesses?111101
6What are the best accounting software tools?111110
7Which accounting services are best for freelancers and the self-employed?011101
8What is the best accounting software for nonprofits?101110