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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 55 - Reviews of Wave

## Showing most helpful reviews

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IK

Irina K.  
Co-founder  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great service with nice friendly interface"

December 8, 2023

5.0

Pros

Integration with banking services is on the top level

Cons

so many features, not sure that I need all of them

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LB

LAWRENCE B.  
VP IT Security and Infrastructure  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "If all you need is basic accounting then try it."

April 11, 2018

3.0

This is a decent application if you want to track cash flow. Be prepared to do a lot of manual entry for business operations.

Pros

Quick and easy to set up the basics and be off and running. The software loads quickly and is responsive. Free to start. The mobile receipt scanner is a very nice feature. On the slower side but quite good at auth reccognition.

Cons

It is not at all flexible and is not easy to use variables. You can tell it is designed for the small business as an alternative to Quickbooks.

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HH

Hallie H.  
Office Manager/Website Editor  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Fine to Use, better options out there"

January 25, 2022

4.0

It was fine, but we grew out of it as our business grew.

Pros

It was very simple to use and aesthetically pleasing.

Cons

We signed up when we began our business. We were not offered tutorials or other information on how to integrate other aspects of running our business. We switched to a software that was also user friendly but could double entry book keep for us as well.

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NN

Natalie N.  
Innovation Officer  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sending invoices is so easy! "

November 4, 2021

3.0

I have been using it for a while. At first it was complicated to figure out and customize but I'm still learning

Pros

That I could manage my invoices from my mobile phone.

Cons

That I cannot create and send estimates from the app

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CS

Crystal S.  
Senior Accountant  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "null"

July 24, 2016

4.0

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JP

Jeffrey P.  
Owner  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Wave is a great free option for new entrepreneur"

December 18, 2019

4.0

I have enjoyed it. Easy to use and well integrated with financial systems.

Pros

I love that Wave allows you to get started with some pretty awesome features for free. So awesome that they do that.

Cons

There are certainly some premium features that I wish I had. It's also not as familiar to bookkeepers and accountants as QuickBooks.

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JS

Jenna S.  
Videographer  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Free small biz accounting tool exceeds expectations"

February 22, 2019

5.0

Pros

Outstanding set of features for small businesses. All the reporting for tax time is right there.

Cons

I am not an accountant and I'm not sure I always know what I'm doing. It can be confusing to know which category to use for some expenses and they don't seem to be editable

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RH

Renea H.  
President  
Computer Software  
Used the software for:

### "Awesome!!!!! "

June 20, 2018

5.0

Pros

Wow! Wave literally just exceeded my expectations. Less than 30 minutes to setup. Not only that, I also intentionally used a more difficult bank of mine to see. It grabbed the routing number and immediately declared it knew the bank and proceed. Verified my identity quickly which definitely made me feel safe and boom! In business.

Cons

The only downside I can see at this time is it is a bit slow but really compared to everything else, just wait the few seconds.

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David W.  
Managing Principal  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "This was not for me."

January 20, 2022

2.0

Pros

It was great that is was free so I could try it out.

Cons

I found it to be very difficult to implement and customize.

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JEP

Jose Efrain P.  
Gerente General  
Accounting  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "it is an application very similar to the others"

November 15, 2017

3.0

Pros

It is easy to use and it is not a challenge to adapt to it if you have accounting knowledge, it is quite similar to those found in the market

Cons

I did not find something that adds value to decide to use it for longer compared to other platforms, maybe it's very basic

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DD

David D.  
Patient Services  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Riding the Wave!"

December 7, 2017

3.0

Pros

Great easy to use accounting app. This is very suitable for small business owners, a good way to keep track of the funds!

Cons

Not a tons of features. This is really easy to use, not complex at all. But sometimes "easy to use", means not many features to integrate.

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RA

Rolando A.  
Project Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Accounting use for business"

September 5, 2022

5.0

So far its fair and usable software but lack of feature

Pros

User friendly and details step by step process

Cons

Lack of features that are needed in accounting operation

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KN

Kenzo N.  
sales  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy receipts by Wave"

April 26, 2019

4.0

Another app to make your own receipts, preferred by some clients for its cleaner platform.

Pros

A great app to organize, make and send your receipts to your clients.

Cons

However, it's a little more complicated to maneuver through the different functions than other accounting/receipt apps.

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CF

Cathy F.  
Director  
  
Used the software for:

### "Stress Free Accounting"

November 25, 2014

5.0

We have been working with desktop and cloud accounting platforms for many years. Wave is by far the easiest for small businesses. Wave offers a comprehensive approach to bookkeeping without being baffling and confusing. Accountants love it, they can log in and work with the business and their figures in real time. Bookkeepers love it, as it offers the flexibility of working on or off site. Wave also offers the option of joining with third party add on apps and the list continues to grow. The choice is obvious. Why would you want to work with anything else.

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CS

Chris S.  
Local SEO & PPC Specialist  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "AR Reports Non-Existent"

March 12, 2017

2.0

Easy to use - but AR reporting is non-existent. You are unable to perform an aggregate report showing payments received, invoice #, billed amount, the amount paid, type of payment (e.g. check or card), and check # if paid by check. Basic stuff. Bank deposit statements also do not display invoice numbers - it's a guessing game. #WaveApps #WaveHQ

Pros

Easy to use, automatic credit card payments, non-payment reminders.

Cons

Unable to perform an aggregate report showing payments received, invoice #, billed amount, the amount paid, type of payment (e.g. check or card), and check # if paid by check. Basic stuff. Bank deposit statements do not display invoice numbers - it's a guessing game.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙧  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best Free Accounting Software"

January 29, 2019

4.0

Pros

Its Free - there really is no great competition for them at this price point. It does cloud accounting very well for a free platform.

Cons

The user interface at times is not quite as intuitive as the paid competition, but can't really complain when its free.

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mG

michelle G.  
consultant  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Wave is great for solo or small businesses "

July 31, 2018

4.0

Pros

I use it to keep track of my expenses and run reports for my accountant at tax time. It's easy to use and there's a free version.

Cons

Sometimes I have trouble getting it to do exactly what I want. For example, I have to do a lot of configuring to get it to sort expenses into categories, etc.

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mL

mark L.  
Owner  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great package"

February 16, 2019

5.0

I would recommned this to any small business in the UK

Pros

Does everything a small business needs it to. Makes more sense than QB online, which uses very 'accountant' style phrases. Doesnt do payroll in the UK - but I just swapped to the HMRC BPT - which is easier thatn the QB system anyway,

Cons

Would be nice if duplicate entries werent created when an invoice is created and payment comes in. But it's easy enough to merge them once you know what its doing.

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JT

John T.  
Founder/ Operations Leader/ Head Honcho  
Utilities  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "upper echelon of accounting software"

December 9, 2016

5.0

was a bit leery due to it being free. But not anymore, wave accounting app has saved my career and business. Thank you wave apps!

Pros

It's got pro features that let you run payroll, there's even a mobile app for every bit of your accounting needs, very customizable, easy to jump right into and learn, and has a free version or if you want to go pro version it's still extremely in-expensive.

Cons

Couldn't connect to my Business bank account because it's a smaller branch of bank.

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BH

Ben H.  
Manager  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Does the job, but clunky"

February 12, 2023

4.0

It does help me get paid quicker.

Pros

Invoicing is the main draw for this software, and it does it well. Nice looking invoices that can be customised with online payments and e-mail reminders.

Cons

The dashboard panels are slow to navigate around with long load times. If you can handle the 20 second+ load times on a screen, it does the job.

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GF

Gary F.  
Owner  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use and highly adaptable to my needs"

March 22, 2016

5.0

Pros

My customer data is available everywhere I go and Wave are continually improving the user experience

Cons

There is no Android app for it, and so I have to use a desktop browser.

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WC

Wendy C.  
VP  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Small Business User Dream!"

January 5, 2017

4.0

We found this software a few years ago for my MIL's small business and have really liked it. It is easy for us to use and it allows us to set up invoices, keep up with what has been paid, what is due, and what invoice is overdue. I really like that I can send a link to our accountant and give him privileges so that he can see exactly what our business expenses were for the year. The times that I have had to contact customer service they were very quick to answer my questions and explain what needed to be done to fix my problem. Most times there have been links to videos that have helped with most of my issues.

Pros

User-friendly, load of options, can connect with bank and credit card companies

Cons

With so much to offer it can be somewhat overwhelming to a new user.

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KS

Kristen S.  
Specialist  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Very easy to use!"

November 30, 2023

5.0

Pros

The layout of Wave is great. It was very easy to learn to use.

Cons

I can honestly not think of anything I dislike about it.

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EO

Emma O.  
Yoga Guide & Owner of Yoga with Emma  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "It has made my accounts much easier to keep upto date"

October 12, 2017

5.0

Pros

Linking to your bank account and importing the transactions into final account reports, like Trial Balance, P&L and Balance sheet. It also creates a pie chart to display spending in categories. On a month my month basis of income and expenditure for current and comparative years

Cons

The main website is not optimised for moblie. Only invoices and receipts can be used on mobile which hinders the user if the accountant needs reports to be sent

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HC

Heather C.  
Counselor  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Pretty positive "

January 12, 2018

4.0

Pros

I like that I can upload documents receipts etc on my phone or with my computer. I like the tracking feature.

Cons

I wish there was a frequently used button when typing in the information. I also wish I could see the picture I took when entering in.

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