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Wave vs Zoho Books: which is more reliable? (2026)
Zoho Books is more reliable than Wave, scoring 100.0 vs 91.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Wave reported 5 incidents and Zoho Books reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Wave | Zoho Books |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.1 | 100.0 |
| Rank (accounting software tools) | #2 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 41m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Wave and Zoho Books differ
- Zoho Books reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Wave reported 5.
- Wave had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Zoho Books.
90-day uptime
Wave
Zoho Books
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Wave incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 13, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
Affected: Payments
- InformationalOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 2m
Error page when trying to access Wave
Affected: Web Application, Accounting, Invoicing, Payments, Payroll, Receipts Processing +1 more
- InformationalOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 24m
Affected: Web Application, Accounting, Invoicing, Payments, Payroll, Receipts Processing +1 more
- Major outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 41m
Investigating reports of login errorsofficial update ↗
Affected: Web Application, Accounting, Invoicing, Payments, Payroll, Receipts Processing +1 more
- Degraded performanceAug 8, 2026 · resolved in 2h 35m
Investigating reports of delayed or failed receipt scan uploads
Affected: Receipts Processing
Recent Zoho Books incidents
No incidents reported by Zoho Books in the last 90 days.
Other accounting software tools to consider
- Oracle NetSuite · #1 · 99.97% uptime
- QuickBooks Online · #3 · 99.89% uptime
- FreshBooks · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Xero · #5 · 98.61% uptime
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