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Wave Accounting

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Accounting, invoicing, and payroll management platform

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Wave Accounting FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Wave Accounting offer?

Wave Accounting has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Wave Accounting?

Wave Accounting has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Wave Accounting support?

Wave Accounting supports the following languages:
English

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Q. Does Wave Accounting support mobile devices?

Wave Accounting supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone

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Q. Does Wave Accounting offer an API?

No, Wave Accounting does not have an API available.

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Q. What other apps does Wave Accounting integrate with?

Wave Accounting integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Outlook, PayPal, Zapier, Gmail, Shoeboxed

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Q. What level of support does Wave Accounting offer?

Wave Accounting offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base

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Wave Accounting product overview

What is Wave Accounting?

Wave is a fully integrated solution designed for small businesses with 9 employees or less. With our total focus on small business owners, you’ll never have to navigate inflated or cluttered to find what you need, right now. With an easy to navigate interface and single login, it’s never been easier to find what you need, when you need it.

Key benefits of using Wave Accounting

Wave is 100% focused on the real small business owners, with nine employees or less. That means you’ll never see cluttered, complicated software that you can’t navigate, never mind understand.



What you will see is all the tools you need to gain better insights into your personal and business finances, all with one login. Whether it’s invoicing, payroll, or personal investment tracking, the days of multiple logins are in the past. And with free accounting and invoicing tools and totally affordable payroll, getting organized has never been more affordable.



Get paid faster, gain insights into your businesses financial health, know where your money goes and pay your employees, all with Wave.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk
Chat
Knowledge Base

Training options

Live Online
Videos
Webinars
Documentation
In Person

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Wave Accounting features

Functionality

4.3

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Total features

76

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Most valued features by users

Activity Dashboard
Reporting & Statistics
Third Party Integrations
Reporting/Analytics
Data Import/Export
Alerts/Notifications
Billing & Invoicing
Multi-Currency

Wave Accounting users reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

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1.4K

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Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.78/10
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Pros
The application is amazing, allowing invoice creation online with ease, theres also a mobile app that works just as good. The ability to quickly view whats outstanding or upcoming is an absolute gem.
It's a great software and works well for my basic use case as a solopreneur. The payments feature is also nice and the reporting is great.
I thought it was going to be great when I saw that it functioned with Etsy. And I loved that it is free.
Cons
I am not able to write off a partly paid bill as bad debt if all attempts to reclaim the payment from my clients fail. Sometimes, people pay about 70% and fail to pay for the rest.
It can be glitchy at times. I had problems with my transactions imported from my connected bank account, and then when I tried to remove the account and re-connect it, I received error messages.
Then, January of 2021, Paypal import was abandoned. Without those 2 features, the software is essentially useless since it creates extra work each month.
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dave B.

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Media Production, self-employed

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Sole trader joy

Reviewed 3 years ago

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Jose L.

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Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

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If you're a small company just starting out this is the tool for you!

Reviewed 2 years ago

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Proinsias M.

Online Media, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Wave Accounting is great for a Startup Business

Reviewed 2 years ago

I was very happy with the invoicing, payments, and the Design and functionality. I was able to search past transactions very easily. I did not pay for premium support, but the support that I recieve is excellent.

Pros

It was free to use the accounting services I was able to invoice customers using Stripe as a Payment Gateway which was great value The Design and User Interface is very professional compared to others that I have seen The Payment Gateway was also very professional when sent to customers, it added to the credibility of the business

Cons

My particular Bank would not allow me to sync my account with Wave, but that was a local issue not a general issue. I was very very happy with the invoicing. but I always felt that the ledger views were not as robust.

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E-Learning, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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An easy to use accounting system for a small business

Reviewed 3 months ago
Pros

Wave accounting allows you to create professional-looking invoices that can be easily and timely sent to customers. I was able to customize the invoices with our company's branding. One of the best features is the ability to set up automatic reminders for unpaid invoices. The interface is user-friendly and has a comprehensive set of features that can elevate any small business to great success.

Cons

The difference between the website and the mobile app is "night and day". The website is pretty good. The mobile app could be better. It's slow to load, and when it does it's non-responsive, most of the time I have to close it and then open it again.

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Amanda J.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Accounting done easy.

Reviewed 2 months ago

I would recommend to anyone looking to stay on top of their business accounts

Pros

It’s a great way to do accounting from your phone or computer. It has a plug-in with g-sheets that helps you to see things tabulated and all in one place.

Cons

It could work on allowing users to switch currency a lot easier. I use both USD and JMD and sometimes have to bill customers in both.

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Michael S.

Retail, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Horrible Product.

Reviewed 2 months ago

Very bad. Couldn't reconcile, connect with bank, wasn't able to pay staff. Horrible program.

Pros

At first I liked the simplicity of it and the ease of setting it up.

Cons

EVERYTHING. The biggest 2 issues is the connection to the banks. It can't do this reliably and cannot update the transactions for accounting OR payroll. Second problem is customer support. There is none. Only a chat bot AI which takes you in circles. No customer support email, phone, nothing.

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Ivy H.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Good Into Accounting software

Reviewed 4 months ago

This software helped me learn about accounting and feel more confident in doing my own bookkeeping.

Pros

I enjoyed the ease of use for this software. I currently have quick books but I still use my wave account because it's easier to navigate than quick books. I like that the software is free also. As a small business owner every dollar saved is good.

Cons

I wished that the software had more option for customer service. The option to pay for service is too much for a one time call.

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