What was it?
Real-time collaborative communication platform. Email meets wiki meets chat. Too ambitious for its time.
What happened?
Google shut down Wave after poor adoption. Technology lived on in Google Docs real-time collaboration and Apache Wave.
Migration Guide
Google Docs for real-time collaboration, Notion for wiki-like workspaces.
Timeline & context
Google Wave shut down in April 2012, 14 years ago. It sat in the design category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.
FAQ
Why did Google Wave shut down?
Google shut down Wave after poor adoption. Technology lived on in Google Docs real-time collaboration and Apache Wave.
What should I migrate Google Wave to?
No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the design category for current options.
Is there a free alternative to Google Wave?
Not among the tracked alternatives.