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Sage Accounting vs Wave: which is more reliable? (2026)
Wave is more reliable than Sage Accounting, scoring 91.1 vs 29.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Sage Accounting reported 7 incidents and Wave reported 5, with effective uptime of 93.91% and 99.93% respectively. Wave resolves incidents faster on average (1h 41m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Sage Accounting | Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.9 | 91.1 |
| Rank (accounting software tools) | #7 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 93.91% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 12h | 1h 41m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Sage Accounting and Wave differ
- Sage Accounting reported 40% more incidents than Wave over the last 90 days (7 vs 5).
- Sage Accounting had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Wave.
- Wave fixes problems faster: 1h 41m on average, against 1d 12h for Sage Accounting (21.6× quicker).
- Sage Accounting's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Sep 23, 2026); Wave's lasted 2d 21h (Jan 26, 2026).
90-day uptime
Sage Accounting
Wave
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Sage Accounting incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 9d 20h
Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI) - Partial Outage
Affected: Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI)
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI) - Operational
Affected: Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI)
- MaintenanceOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 1h
[Scheduled] Sage Business Cloud Accounting ZA - Scheduled Maintenance
- Degraded performanceOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 22h 54m
Banking Service - Partial Outage
Affected: Banking Service, Sage Business Cloud Accounting ZA, Sage Evolution SDK (ZA), Sage Intacct
- Degraded performanceSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 12h 14m
Affected: Brightpearl, Making Tax Digital (MTD), Sage 50, Sage 200 Professional SPC (UKI), Sage 200 Standard (UKI), Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI) +4 more
- Partial outageSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 4h 4m
Sage Identity Service - Operationalofficial update ↗
Affected: Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Sage HR +16 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
- Oracle NetSuite · #1 · 99.97% uptime
- QuickBooks Online · #3 · 99.89% uptime
- FreshBooks · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Xero · #5 · 98.61% uptime
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