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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 41 - Reviews of Wave

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JS

Jessica S.  
stationer  
Design  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Switched to Excel an never looked back"

September 7, 2021

4.0

Pros

Once Wave ceased being free, I switched to Excel an never looked back. My reports don’t look as flashy, but I’m quite happy.

Cons

When it switched from being free, I switched to Excel

Alternatives considered

[QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)

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bK

bridgette K.  
ceo  
Retail  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Say hello to Wave Accounting "

May 20, 2022

5.0

Pros

The integration process was beyond easy. The process from start to finish was less than an hour. Some great features are payment processing within 2 business days. There is also no fee for sending unlimited invoices.

Cons

I attempted to send a few invoices when i was told the verification process was on hold. I have yet to receive a clear explanation on this matter.

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JA

Jamil A.  
Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Review of Wave accounting"

May 13, 2023

5.0

This is best accounting software solution that simplifies bookkeeping. For SMEs, entrepreneurs and business owners.

Pros

Every time by managing bills & expenses, invoicing & easy reconciliation all in one app

Cons

Easy installation, start using TallyPrime for your business from the day you buy it.

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MST

Michael S T.  
Sr Director of Business Operations  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Good for very small business, up to 20 employees? But if you will grow, then this is not for you"

October 16, 2019

3.0

Support is ok, but one time there was a delay on payroll from Wave's end, and it was 5PM on a friday, the support team cut us off and we were left in a lurch. Not exactly a great feeling. We will be moving off Wave as soon as we can. We will looking at payroll in Quickbooks online, ADP/Cerdian, and BlueMarble

Pros

It is easy and straight forward to run a payroll and to setup new employees.

Cons

Reporting is terrible. I cannot run summary reports by department, YTD, so on. It has very basic reporting, so if you are a 5 person shop, this will work. If you are going to scale and need to split costs by department, it will be painful.

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Alexander R.  
Asistente Virtual  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "I've used this app for some clients that are small business and it does the job. "

March 16, 2018

4.0

If you are an small business you can use this app, it saves you some money and it does everything you would need for a time.

Pros

The main good thing is that its free, thats great for someone how's starting a new independent business. I'm the kind of guys thats always paying attention to the details and the good working of the things, and I think working on this software is just perfect for th new businnes owners, with a little professional advice they can have an excelent accounting book.

Cons

It has some background issues, but they are passable things. Sometimes the bank account stops being refresh. The number of reports are small nevertheless as I mentiones before this is a software for small business

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RM

Rens M.  
Owner  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great accounting software"

August 5, 2022

5.0

Pros

It's a really good accounting software platform and it is free of use. They changed their business though and now it is only possible to use it in the US and Canada

Cons

It doesn't have the functionality to connect with my bank or put in automatic payments.

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OE

Oliver E.  
CEO  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great until it wasn't"

August 25, 2022

4.0

I wish I could go back

Pros

Simple invoicing feature and auto-charge customers was useful

Cons

No longer accepted business from EU companies after 2021

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AS

Aaron S.  
Owner  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "One of the best free accounting and invoicing softwares out there"

April 8, 2016

5.0

Pros

Waveapps is one of the best free payroll and invoicing tools out there. The invoicing works great, it easily connects to all your bank accounts and it allows you to share your account with an accounting professional. I've been using Waveapps for over a year now and haven't had any issues. It integrates directly with google apps as well, so sending invoices via gmail with Wave is great so that it doesn't get caught in any spam.

Cons

There's no mobile app yet besides an app for adding in receipts. There have been frequent updates and changes to any of the issues that I had which were very minor.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Chief Data Officer  
Market Research  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Best free option to take care of small business finances"

December 18, 2018

5.0

Overall it has made accounting for my personal business much easier. And it also helps that I can have general financial results updated at my fingertips. And all that for free.

Pros

It's free! However, its quite rich in functionality. In my personal case it easily takes care of registering bill payments and making sure that closing the end of the month is not a hassle.

Cons

There is an application that can be downloaded on your personal device to scan receipts and automatically process these. However, it takes time to upload and at times somehow the receipts is lost when uploading. Since this feature is not dependable, I am not using it. But I hope this can be fixed, cause in principle its a very useful feature.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Product & Fulfillment Coordinator  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Wave Apps for Small Business"

March 26, 2019

5.0

Pros

This software syncs extremely well with all bank accounts - I tried another online software and it wasn't possible to sync all types of bank accounts, some had to be updated with a very manual process. This software has a very visual and common-sense feel to it - perhaps it doesn't have some of the features that others in the accounting category has, you can't beat the value and it's functionality is more than sufficient for my small business.

Cons

It took a little while to get the chart of accounts feature sorted out and add in the ones I wanted but it was just simply a different format than other accounting softwares and once you understand it it works totally fine.

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CR

Cyndi R.  
President  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use "

August 8, 2017

5.0

Kept my accounting well organized and ap/ar in order

Pros

Ease of use, invoice feature, statement feature, ability to email invoices, reports available, customer able to pay by credit card with low fees, can add my bank account to system, free to use,

Cons

There is not anything I do not like about this Wave Accounting Software Program. I can not thing of anything that I like the least. Record and scan your receipts

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Problem Solver¿¿¿¿  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "feature rich accounting for freelance"

October 22, 2019

4.0

I used wave for about a year mostly unsuccessfully before switching to another software.

Pros

It's super easy to create and manage projects, clients, and billing. The support was great when I had issues learning to use it.

Cons

It was a little difficult to invoice, more than once, proposals would not transfer into invoices, sometimes proposals, especially longer ones, would lose formatting.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Account Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "What I was looking for"

December 6, 2018

5.0

Pros

The accounting and invoicing sections are the most helpful to me! you can connect to your bank account and track business transactions so much more easily!

Cons

I wish the processing time for payments was a little quicker. But, I talked to a customer service rep the other day and they said they are working to fix this in 2019.

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RS

Randy S.  
Partner  
Professional Training & Coaching  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good accounting software"

February 6, 2017

5.0

We were looking for accounting software for our small businesses. Found Wave and presto, just what we needed. Easy to set up credit card payment systems, invoicing. Plenty of horsepower for a small business.

Pros

No ongoing cost. Just the right mix of features.

Cons

Bit tricky to get used to at first.

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JS

Justin S.  
Controller  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy Accounting for the Non-Financial"

May 6, 2019

4.0

I think Wave is great for small business owners who want to start keeping track of financial data, and may not know where to start.

Pros

This software makes accounting & payroll easy for the non-financial user. Payroll and account setup are very easy, and Wave offers guidance (for a fee) if needed. They also offer reasonable bookkeeping services to those who need someone to handle their books completely.

Cons

For the more technical financial user, I do not believe Wave has the same capabilities as Quickbooks Online. For example, it only allows reporting to compare two periods, instead of being able to run a monthly income statement for a whole year. This software is best for those who may not have any background with financial statements.

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LW

Lisa W.  
Web Developer  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Still rocking the free version, I'm hooked. Wave has made invoicing my clients a breeze. "

June 27, 2017

5.0

Pros

As a freelancer who does big and tiny jobs, it's easy to lose track of my invoice activity who I've invoiced for what, who has paid, etc. With Wave, I've got customized invoice templates that are easy to fill out with saved client information, etc. I know who I've billed, how long ago, and how long it took to get paid. Recently, I began using the credit card feature. The fee is the same as PayPal, but it's integrated more smoothly with my electronic invoice.

Cons

Quibble: I'd like to have one more column for a date range of the service I've provided. (I sometimes use the "Items" column to include the date range, but I'd prefer the item be the name of a task and the dates to have their own column.)

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AW

ARLENE W.  
Owner  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Ease of use."

March 28, 2018

5.0

Pros

This is a great accounting platform that allows you to add external users that can assist with reconciliation, invoicing and more.

Cons

Accounting by Wave would be even better if it had additional financial reports, like Cash Flow statements in it.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
President/Owner  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Love the fact that it's free!"

October 30, 2018

5.0

Ived used them for years with no problems...that I know of.

Pros

I think its great for small businesses...especially the price! I really dont know enough about it compared to say Quickbooks to know the difference. But assuming its the same I would take free every time!

Cons

I would be concerned that since its free that maybe there are some things missing that maybe Quickbooks has?

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IO

Ifeoma O.  
Lead Coach/CEO  
Professional Training & Coaching  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "WAVE: ACCOUNTING MADE EASY FOR ENTREPRENEURS"

October 28, 2020

5.0

My overall experience with Wave is a pretty good one. It serves my business well from preparing invoices for my clients to maintaining a structured financial and accounting system for my business. As an entrepreneur, this is invaluable.

Pros

I love the fact that I can maintain a proper accounting structure for my business. It's also easy to keep track of the financial health of my business day-to-day with Wave Accounting.

Cons

Wave Accounting can be a steep learning curve if you are not financially-inclined. This makes you spend a lot of time trying to figure it out.

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Sherri S.  
Owner  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great option for those on a shoestring budget!"

October 8, 2018

3.0

I've been happy with it so far. Sometimes my accounts don't sync properly or they get disconnected, so I have to go back in and connect them.

Pros

The price for the overall functionality. It may not be the most robust, but it's the most affordable option out there.

Cons

It leaves a bit to be desired compared to other options like Quickbooks, but the price is worth it and it gets the job done.

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MH

Matthew H.  
CEO  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the most underrated, free pieces of accounting software "

January 16, 2018

5.0

Easy to use, and easy to set up.

Pros

Waveapps is perfect for a startup or any business able to understand enough about basic accounting to want to take control of the books themselves. It is easy to use and intuitive.

Cons

The only issue I had was when there was a known error in their 3rd party bank syncing api and the did not notify us of the issue which resulted in a full day of manual consolidation.

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NJ

Nick J.  
Agent  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great Web Based Alternative to $$$ Small Biz Accounting"

December 13, 2018

5.0

Pros

\--Easy to setup --Suite of products available for Free is unmatched --Beautiful Interface --Creating Invoices/Estimates is very simplistic and simple --Setting up payment portal is a snap --Great standard templates

Cons

\--Invoices/Estimates are a bit rudimentary --Add Clients to Estimates is odd --Could improve on the way things look to customers

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Compliance Officer  
Banking  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Very Ideal Accounting Package For Startups"

November 10, 2020

5.0

Wave is an absolute joy to use. It is very simple to configure and will have you up and running in a matter of minutes

Pros

The estimates module is great as it allows me to set expiry dates on these. It also allows me to easily convert an estimate into an invoice which saves me a great deal of time. Best of all is the export to pdf option and send via email which makes sharing with clients easy.

Cons

For me I would like to see a feature that allows me to customize an invoice template to include or exclude fields as I please

Alternatives considered

[QuickBooks Online](https://www.capterra.com/p/190778/QuickBooks-Online/)

Reason for choosing Wave

Wave had just what I needed to record my small business' expenses and invoices

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RT

Rebecca T.  
Owner  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "More features than Google maps"

November 13, 2018

5.0

I would still use this app, as sometimes on road trips it is hard to tell what the speed limits are.

Pros

There were a lot more features included than what were available in Google maps, such as speed limits, and it even told you if you were speeding.

Cons

It did not automatically find the shortest route, just the most travelled route, so it took me longer to get to my destination.

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Jose S.  
Creative Director  
Design  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Simple and usefull"

January 27, 2017

4.0

This was my first accounting app to start my business, and still one of the best options for any startup company...

Pros

complete and easy to use

Cons

I cant customize into my native language...

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