# Wave Connect: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 25 judge labels across 1 category by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/wave-connect

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Event lead capture apps](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/event-lead-capture/index.md) | 14% | 3 | 4% | 25 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you exhibit at multiple, different shows → Wave Connect or momencio (universal scanning + CRM sync)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Event lead capture)
- "B2Brain, Momencio, or Wave Connect: Often ranked highly for turning scans into actionable pipeline" (Grok 4.20, Event lead capture)
- "For a company with a limited budget, Wave Connect is the best starting point." (Perplexity Sonar, Event lead capture)
- "For most trade shows, start with Wave Connect (versatile, cost-efficient)" (Grok 4.20, Event lead capture)

## And against it

- "Generally weaker for qualifying conversations, attribution, and complex routing; Wave Connect, for example, does not capture booth conversations" (Perplexity Sonar, Event lead capture)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Wave Connect, from 73 of the 73 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- b2brain.com: 49
- g2.com: 49
- getapp.com: 38
- eventify.io: 35
- uniqode.com: 28
- wavecnct.com: 28
- blinq.me: 22
- apps.apple.com: 21
- valiantceo.com: 21
- whova.com: 19

### Pages cited

- https://getapp.com/marketing-software/event-marketing/f/lead-capture: 33
- https://eventify.io/blog/trade-show-lead-capture-app: 28
- https://uniqode.com/blog/events/best-event-lead-capture-software: 28
- https://g2.com/categories/event-lead-capture/small-business: 21
- https://valiantceo.com/top-event-lead-retrieval-apps-for-trade-shows-compared: 21
- https://wavecnct.com/blogs/best-tools-lead-capture-trade-shows: 19
- https://whova.com/blog/best-event-lead-capture-apps: 19
- https://b2brain.com/blogs/lead-capture-app: 18

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.