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Pandle vs Wave: which is more reliable? (2026)
Wave is more reliable than Pandle, scoring 91.1 vs 40.2 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Pandle reported 2 incidents and Wave reported 5, with effective uptime of 97.60% and 99.93% respectively. Wave resolves incidents faster on average (1h 41m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Pandle | Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 40.2 | 91.1 |
| Rank (accounting software tools) | #6 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.60% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 1h | 1h 41m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Pandle and Wave differ
- Wave reported 2.5× as many incidents as Pandle over the last 90 days (5 vs 2).
- Pandle had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Wave.
- Wave fixes problems faster: 1h 41m on average, against 1d 1h for Pandle (15.4× quicker).
- Pandle's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jun 25, 2026); Wave's lasted 2d 21h (Jan 26, 2026).
90-day uptime
Pandle
Wave
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Pandle incidents
- Major outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 56m
Pandle affected by Google Cloud networking issueofficial update ↗
Affected: Web App (my.pandle.co.uk), Mobile App (Android & iOS), Bank Feeds, Email Delivery, API (Private Beta), Website +1 more
- Major outageSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 1d 20h
Issue related to sending emails from Pandleofficial update ↗
Affected: Email Delivery
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
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