3 categories · RankedWave
Wave is small business software for bookkeeping and invoicing, including recurring billing · wave.video ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Silktide Governance is first at 19%.
Siteimprove is first at 27%.
Siteimprove is first at 57%.
Why models recommend it
“Wave – Best for ultra‑limited budgets ... If you want zero upfront cost and simple recurring invoices: Choose Wave.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“For the absolute tightest budget, Wave offers the best free tier”MiniMax M2.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Powered by the WAVE accessibility engine (developed by WebAIM), which is considered one of the most reliable accessibility tools”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“Content editors who need simple visual feedback → WAVE or Accessibility Insights (free browser extensions).”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Avoid over-relying on free tools (e.g., WAVE, axe browser extension) or basic overlays alone—they don't provide governance.”Grok 4.20 · Scale-constrained question · warning
“Primarily a free visual inspection tool and browser extension; useful for finding issues on individual pages, but not a complete governance platform.”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · warning
“Free tools (e.g., WAVE, a11ywatch free scan) are great for spot checks but don’t provide ongoing monitoring or remediation workflows”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · warning
“more suitable than one-page tools such as WAVE or developer-only scanners”Perplexity Sonar · Paraphrase question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Wave, over the 50 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 8 | View → | |
| 24 | 0 | View → | |
| 22 | 2 | View → | |
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 4 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 1 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 3 | View → | |
| 9 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of Wave →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 47 of the 50 answers that named Wave and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
127 of the 127 domain citations in answers naming Wave came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference or event | 849 | 0 | 2022-11-23 | ||
| Blog | 444 | 0 | 2023-06-29 | SEO, Video ads | |
| Webinar or virtual event | 134 | 0 | 2021-12-13 | ||
| Template or tool | 55 | 0 | 2021-08-02 | SEO | |
| Report or ebook | 33 | 0 | 2022-08-02 | ||
| Podcast or video | 32 | 0 | 2023-02-26 | ||
| Comparison | 18 | 0 | 2023-02-27 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 10 | 0 | 2020-07-16 | ||
| Case study | 8 | 0 | 2021-05-14 |
Most recent
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- 2023-02-26Podcast story podcast or video
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- 2022-12-18Add gifs to videos blog
- 2022-11-29New podcast episode promo podcast or video
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page wave.video exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.