# Wave: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/wave

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IT financial management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-financial-management/index.md) | 0% | 47 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you're starting truly small, Wave (free) can cover your basic financial tracking needs" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, IT financial mgmt)
- "Best ultra-low-budget option, but limited reporting" (Grok 4.20, IT financial mgmt)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Wave, from 12 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- sourceforge.net: 9
- forbes.com: 8
- capterra.com: 7
- smallbiztrends.com: 6
- blog.invgate.com: 5
- g2.com: 5
- geekflare.com: 5
- rocketlane.com: 5
- thectoclub.com: 5
- datarails.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://sourceforge.net/software/it-financial-management: 6
- https://blog.invgate.com/itfm-software: 5
- https://geekflare.com/software/best-financial-management-software: 5
- https://rocketlane.com/blogs/it-financial-management-software: 5
- https://smallbiztrends.com/rated-software: 5
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-it-financial-management-software: 5
- https://datarails.com/blog/best-financial-management-software: 4
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-accounting-software: 4

## Record

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