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Wave vs ZipBooks Comparison (2026)

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ZipBooks

Overview

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

ZipBooks is a cloud-based accounting software that caters to the bookkeeping and accounting needs of small to medium-sized businesses and bookkeeping firms. The solution offers core accounting, financial reporting, online invoicing, expense tracking, credit card processing, and more.

  • 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

19

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

15

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

1.7K

5

4

3

2

1

1K

451

107

34

78

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
78%
would recommend this app

4.5

115

5

4

3

2

1

82

21

7

1

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
74%
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.”
ST

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. ”
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Tim O.

Partner

“Easy to input information and create my own financial Reports, and my accountant has no issues with importing my entries over for his own purposes to prepare my company’s yearly Return”
JL

Joseph L.

Principal

Pros

“It is the ability to send automated invoices on a recurring basis.”
MM

Melanie M.

Coach

“It has helped me learn to be more organized as a solopreneur but I could see the need to shift to a different software if growth occurs and teams are involved.”
MM

Melanie M.

Coach

“i feel for a small company it is worth trying out for your money”
mk

melissa k.

administrator

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.”
ek

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.”
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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.”
ek

emir k.

Principal

Cons

“not being able to access on line if you have an android is a bit frustrating.i also find it limited, i feel it is worth looking into”
mk

melissa k.

administrator

“The free trial is very limiting and doesn't seem to work as a good accounting platform.”
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Steven M.

system technique

“Dont have a lot of dislikes besides i dont like credit card fees associated with making payments”
DO

Damian O.

Project Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review17 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago

Key features

  • Total features86
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CPA Firms
  • CRM
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commission Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contingency Billing
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Fund Accounting
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Costing
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Projections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Revenue Recognition
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features84
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CPA Firms
  • CRM
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Processing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commission Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contingency Billing
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Fund Accounting
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Costing
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Projections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Revenue Recognition
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations4
  • Asana
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PayPal Payments
  • Shoeboxed
  • Slack
  • Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations5
  • Asana
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PayPal Payments
  • Shoeboxed
  • Slack
  • Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
  • Zapier