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Oracle NetSuite vs Wave: which is more reliable? (2026)
Oracle NetSuite is more reliable than Wave, scoring 95.8 vs 91.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Oracle NetSuite reported 1 incident and Wave reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.97% and 99.93% respectively. Oracle NetSuite resolves incidents faster on average (1h 3m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Oracle NetSuite | Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 95.8 | 91.1 |
| Rank (accounting software tools) | #1 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.97% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 3m | 1h 41m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Oracle NetSuite and Wave differ
- Wave reported 5× as many incidents as Oracle NetSuite over the last 90 days (5 vs 1).
- Oracle NetSuite fixes problems faster: 1h 3m on average, against 1h 41m for Wave.
- Oracle NetSuite's longest outage on record lasted 1h 3m (Oct 21, 2026); Wave's lasted 2d 21h (Jan 26, 2026).
90-day uptime
Oracle NetSuite
Wave
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Oracle NetSuite incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
NetSuite Email | Multiple Regions
Affected: US San Jose 1, US San Jose 2, EU Amsterdam 1, EU Frankfurt 1, UK London, UK Newport +17 more
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
Other accounting software tools to consider
- QuickBooks Online · #3 · 99.89% uptime
- FreshBooks · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Xero · #5 · 98.61% uptime
- Pandle · #6 · 97.60% uptime
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