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Wave vs Payroll Mate Comparison (2026)

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Payroll Mate

Overview

With Wave's comprehensive, free and unlimited invoicing tools, you can send invoices, keep track of who owes what, send reminders and more.

Payroll Mate is a payroll software that fits the needs of accountants and small to mid sized businesses to calculates net pay, federal withholding tax, Social Security tax, Medicare, state and more. Also supports payroll pay periods, prints checks, prepares payroll forms 941, 944, 940, W2 and W3.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

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Pricing

Starting from

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

219

Per year

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

1.7K

451

107

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

78%

would recommend this app

4.6

131

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

87%

would recommend this app

Pros

“It helps save time with daily bookkeeping tasks, invoicing, and tracking payments. While it may not have all the advanced features of bigger platforms, it works well for basic business accounting needs.”

Sai T.

Construction Project Manager

“The starter edition is free which is awesome, you are able to process payroll, invoice clients and perform monthly accounting at no cost. ”

Tim O.

Partner

“I am able to track my spending with categories, as well, and that makes it easier to do my taxes at the end of each year.”

Amber M.

Owner

Pros

“The overall ease of using the program for payroll and w-2's.”

Brenda P.

Church Secretary

“Easy in payroll creation and management and enhanced ease reporting to different stakeholders or related parties like management, employees or government.”

Bikal N.

Article Trainee

“Payroll Mate was so easy to use, takes less time to enter payroll for check printing, and Quarterly and year-end Tax reporting takes only minutes. ”

Susan Z.

Paralegal/Office Mgr.

Cons

“My customer paid by ACH/bank payment through Wave, the funds were withdrawn from the customer, and then Wave refused to release the payment to my business account because they claimed they could not verify my business.”

emir k.

Principal

“I tried to recommend my friend to use Wave but they were unable to sign-up as my friend works in healthcare, and there were some data storage restriction due to HIPAA and Wave's data policies, which prevented the registration to continue.”

Salina T.

Owner

“Wave did not first request specific documents, did not explain exactly what verification failed, and did not give me a meaningful opportunity to resolve the issue.”

emir k.

Principal

Cons

“very bad, no customer service at all, the dont respond my emails and they would refund me if I sent the invoice of another product I had to buy and they did not refund anything”

elizabeth i.

General manager

“it wasnt compatible with Mac and the would refund me if I sent the invoice of another product but there was no further communication nor follow up”

elizabeth i.

General manager

“Somewhat the lack of training to implement/utilize the program.”

Brenda P.

Church Secretary