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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 43 - Reviews of Wave

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RV

Rita V.  
Marketing Coordinator  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "I wish I found about this sooner"

April 9, 2018

5.0

Pros

This is the best place to organize payments, finances, and payroll. Seriously! It's so easy to setup and a breeze to use. I feel hugged everytime I use wave. They added an Accounting area that it's amazing. I can't say enough how much I love this program. They integrate with paypal, your bank account, etsy! You can create your own invoice template with your logo and colors for free!

Cons

I can't find anything in waves that make me want to find another service. There are no cons, they keep adding new features.

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AF

Andrea F.  
Owner  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great option for beginners or minimal accounting"

April 21, 2022

4.0

Pros

I really loved using this accounting software. As a personal accounting software or if you do t have a whole lot going on in your business then it’s great! It definitely helped me get started and it is free.

Cons

Sometimes it would import transactions twice so I had to be careful and double check that I wasn’t counting an expense or a income twice. But that’s why you should reconcile each month.

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DC

Daryl C.  
Owner  
Legal Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Accounting at its best..."

March 29, 2016

4.5

Pros

The thing I like best about Wave accounting is the ability to sync with my bank account to download transactions and then categorize the expenses. I also like the ability for customers to pay via credit card directly from the invoice.

Cons

The Wave accounting platform is probably best for a products based business than services. However, I see the Wave team always updating and adding new features.

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Debbie P.  
Owner  
Cosmetics  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Micro size business needing a free accounting package"

May 31, 2021

5.0

Pros

It achieved everything I need it to do for my Micro-sized business.

Cons

Wave decided to remove bank integration from countries other than USA and Canada which while it didn't affect me had big repercussions for other businesses. They had made a promise to be free forever and not change yet that's exactly what they did.

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Jay W.  
President/CEO  
  
Used the software for:

### "Serious Accounting Replacement for Quickbooks?"

March 20, 2015

2.0

What business doesn't write checks? Printing checks is not an option with Wave.

Pros

Low cost nice interfaces. Stripe integration

Cons

No check printing. No automatic migration from Quickbooks.

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Response from Wave

March 20, 2015

Hi, I'm sorry that Wave wasn't the right fit for you. We take our customer feedback seriously, and leverage this feedback when determining what features we'll build next. Based on customer requests for different features, as well as some other factors, check printing isn't currently something that's been prioritized, and as such it's not currently available with Wave. -Sara from Wave

Manjur A.  
Partner  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Simply Great though its absolutely free"

March 28, 2018

4.0

Pros

Wave Accounting is a Great tool to start Cloud Accounting Journey by any small businesses or Accounting person, Being a Free its a risk-free package to experiment.

Cons

Bank Feed options can be increased, though its very starter pack, learning takes time for newbies significantly.

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David W.  
Founder & Director  
Mental Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Useful financial option rather than quickbooks"

September 18, 2018

4.0

We use for income statements, expenses, and transaction detail.

Pros

We can sync with our accounts, monitor income and expense and compare annual trends.

Cons

It limits the reports and statistics available in reports and requires in-app purchases to gain access to premium features. I also wish you could manipulate the report layouts more.

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TC

Tim C.  
President  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Not full featured - You have to pay for Support - Frequently Down with Bugs - Proceed with Caution"

October 7, 2016

3.0

It sounds good at first: "free". However, you soon find that you will need to have support, and you have to pay monthly for that. Then you find that it lacks many basic accounting functions. You cannot even search by payee or amount. Then you find that it crashes if you try to do your billing on the first of the month because most of their users want to bill at the first of the month and their infrastructure cannot handle the load. If you're not a CPA \*and\* a software engineer, you may want to look elsewhere. I \*am\* a CPA and a software engineer, and I can barely make do with it.

Pros

It's free

Cons

It's not really free because you have to pay for support and you WILL need support. Also, their server infrastructure cannot handle the load at peak times like the first of the month, and it crashes.

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JO

Jonathan O.  
Web Developer  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I Waved Goodbye, but it was fun while I used it"

October 8, 2020

4.0

Pros

It was easy to use, and has a phone app which I used a lot to track invoices. I like that I could send out reminders for invoices, get easy tracking with expenses and end of year tax information. Pay by CC and Paypal were also a plus as I usually got paid quicker with this method.

Cons

Cumbersome in some areas where finding what I needed took time. I ended up switching to Toggl and using Quickbooks for accounting as that was what my new business partners were using.

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Greg L.  
Software Architect  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "I use wave accounting for my small business"

October 13, 2017

5.0

Ease of use in a market saturated by complexity. It's free.

Pros

I like that its free, the business model of allowing me to take payments in the future allows me to grow into it. The ability to use the mobile apps to input my receipts and invoices makes capturing that data really easy.

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AO

Alex O.  
Staff Accountant  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Free alternative to QBO albiet with a steep learning curve"

May 27, 2022

4.0

This a good free product but clients seems to run into more issues compared to QBO. This can negate the savings from using a free product if you have to spent more time/money to clean up.

Pros

Wave is free which is a big selling point. The accounting software produces profit and loss reports and balance sheets. One can add bank and credit card accounts to automatically feed into the program so then the transactions just need to be categorized.

Cons

The reconcile process is not as intuitive as QBO. Wave will not try to guess the unreconciled transactions. Understanding how the debit. Credit system is trickier compared to QBO.

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NV

Natascia V.  
Freelance Writer  
Writing and Editing  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Overcomplicated System"

March 3, 2023

3.0

I use this system for payments and find it overcomplicated. The customer service is slow and this makes it more frustrating.

Pros

I like how I can track my payments and it is easy to do so.

Cons

I don't like how the system is so complicated and needs a ton of information for payment processing. It can be very difficult to figure out or explain to someone. There is not great customer service either.

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David H.  
  
  
Used the software for:

### "Free Accounting Software for Small Businesses that does not suck"

November 22, 2016

4.0

I have 3 businesses that I run on Wave. Very easy learning curve, and auto importing transactions from most banks and credit cards. Payroll is not free, but most other features are completely free.

Pros

\- Free - Auto import transactions from most banks & credit cards - Easy to use

Cons

\- A little bit slow - Each transaction needs to be approved. While it makes its best guesses which category each transaction should fall under, it is not perfect and it does not auto select categories based on past transactions.

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jH

john H.  
Co-Founder  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "2 years as primary user"

November 7, 2017

4.0

It saves me from very expensive, bloated, terrible accounting software.

Pros

Price (free!), Bank integrations, simple interfaces that cover all the basic necessities of running a company.

Cons

2 big things. 1) the category guessing of charges is not good. 20 charges a month to ABC Parking and Wave doesn't know to guess it's Parking. 1a) there's no memorization of transactions (so you can't teach it). 2) the reporting is really basic and simple. I can't even break up an annual P/L by quarters. So I have to export to google sheets to make any reports or charts.

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JP

Julie P.  
Director Business Development  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Wave Accounting is a great tool to work with your accountant"

March 26, 2021

5.0

Pros

The software is free for accounting, you can collaborate with your accountant online.

Cons

To create automatic invoice, you need to pay a fee by transaction.

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JAM

Jorge A M.  
project manager  
Utilities  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Awesome accounting APP"

August 20, 2020

5.0

very good and high quality software. Wave keeps adding features slowly but steadily. They recently announced it will be adding their own online banking.

Pros

This is an online app that is very dependable and accurate. Awesome customer support. I has all the features for full accounting.

Cons

It takes a bit of time to get use to accounting language for non accountants. Bills, invoices and receipts could be confusing. invoice payment go into a holding account until you download your bank statement. This feature has not work always for me.

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LaTasha H.  
Owner  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "I cannot believe this is free"

February 19, 2019

5.0

I am a recovering Quickbooks user and while it is great program, it has way more functionality than I need and really expensive to maintain. As a solopreneur, it is important to keep operating costs as low as possible so I needed to find a new solution. While searching for a less expensive option, I came across Wave Accounting and signed up. It took less than an hour to get everything setup and I was able to send my first invoice right away. If you are looking for an accounting system that is intuitive, functional, and beautiful check out Wave. It's free, so what do you have to lose?

Pros

Beside the fact it is free, Wave has a simple interface and I can create beautifully branded invoices.

Cons

I have no cons. I love everything about Wave.

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AT

Anayatullah T.  
Freelancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best free software for invoicing"

February 28, 2022

4.0

As the software is for US and Canada only, still I was able to use it in KSA for invoicing and expense tracking. It is does its job well.

Pros

"The Wave Accounting" has evolved over the past years. A lot of bugs have already been fixed. It presents a cool invoicing interface for users and cute invoices for clients. The best part is that all are free.

Cons

Well, many important banks are missing for integration. The recurring invoice creation option is not available. Wave accounting is for the only US and Canadian users only right now.

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AG

Anna G.  
Owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Accounting Software for Small Business"

December 3, 2019

5.0

I highly recommend wave to any small business owner considering new accounting software.

Pros

Easy to Use. Free. Great Customer Service. Has all the functionality you need for easy, convenient accounting. Can also process payments.

Cons

There isn't much I don't like about wave. It has all the functionality a small business could need for accounting, invoicing, payments.

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rW

ronald W.  
procurement manager  
Import and Export  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "manage business procurement online "

April 27, 2023

5.0

Pros

with wave accounting am able to manage business procurement online like it since am able to send invoices and process payments through its payment gate ways

Cons

the applications lacks some features which are found in other accounting software such project management

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LS

Luke S.  
CEO  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best Accounting Software"

December 13, 2018

5.0

Pros

Its free ! Its very intuitive, modern design and its the perfect tool for small businesses.

Cons

There are no cons that we can think of at this time.

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SC

Shirley C.  
Retail Owner  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Perfect Accounting App for Me"

November 30, 2018

4.0

Pros

Wave makes tracking business income and expenses super simple. Generating invoices is a snap. I like it and my accountant likes it too. This app could be a huge asset to any entrepreneur or small business owner.

Cons

Just nitpicking but I would like the option to consolidate the Wave Accounting and Payroll apps into a single dashboard.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Director of Marketing  
Internet  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Good but could be better, still new "

July 21, 2018

4.0

Pros

They are a good value for the service, but they don't have full service payroll in many states yet and paying taxes on your own can be tough

Cons

They don't have full services payroll, and support is slow to respond. I imagine this will get better over time.

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Rheni J.  
Admin. Asst.  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Amazing Product"

May 18, 2020

5.0

Great product that is really easy to learn and use.

Pros

Easy to use software with multiple options to perform a variety of accounting procedures with a small business.

Cons

Nothing to really dislike about this software. It has great and amazing features for users new and old.

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TC

Tipera C.  
Bookkeeper  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great for basic accounting- for just tracking invoices and expenses"

January 11, 2018

4.0

I would recommend for basic accounting needs. Once you work out how to get around the site it works very well.

Pros

Free- Even though I work in Quickbooks I use this system for my personal bookkeeping. I can access it from my clients office and I can generate invoices on the spot. I don't really need the advanced features of QuickBooks for my basic accounting needs.

Cons

This wouldn't be suitable for more complex businesses. I don't believe you can track Jobs in it or track inventory. Also I don't like that you can't bill per day instead of per hour.

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