Wave Accounting

Wave Accounting

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About

Make invoicing and billing painless for your small business with FreshBooks. A top-rated invoice and accounting software for self-employed professionals and small businesses, FreshBooks offers a fast, easy, and secure way of crunching numbers so companies can focus on doing the work they love. It offers a wealth of powerful features that includes invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, project management, payment processing, and reporting. FreshBooks also lets users work from anywhere with the Freshworks mobile app.

About

Powerful, free accounting software. Wave’s easy-to-use accounting software can connect your bank accounts, sync your expenses, balance your books, and get you ready for tax time. Start taking control of your finances today. We designed Wave for small business owners. No jargon, just easy software that makes sense. After creating your account, everything's set up so you can get started right away. Access it anywhere, any time. Your data is always available, and it’s backed up for extra peace of mind. Connect your bank accounts in seconds. The transactions will appear in your bookkeeping automatically, and you can say goodbye to manual receipt entry. Have an eye on the big picture so you can make better business decisions. Our robust reports are easy to use and show month-to-month or year-to-year comparisons so you can easily identify cash flow trends. When everything is neatly where it belongs, tax time is simple.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Self employed professionals, agencies, firms, and consultancies.

Audience

Small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers that need a powerful but free or low-cost accounting system

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$6.30/month
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Lite - $21 per month. Send unlimited invoices to up to 5 clients

Plus - $38 per month. Send unlimited invoices to up to 50 clients

Premium - $65 per month. Send unlimited invoices to an unlimited amount of clients
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$35 per month
Free Plan, Pay-per-use Plan, and Monthly plan all offered.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.3 / 5
ease 3.7 / 5
features 3.7 / 5
design 4.1 / 5
support 3.1 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The software offers a simple and intuitive user interface that makes it easy to create and manage invoices, track payments, and manage clients. The mobile app makes it easy to access the software from anywhere, and the integration with other popular business apps, such as PayPal and Stripe, makes it even more convenient. Freshbooks also offers a range of accounting features, such as tracking expenses, generating reports, and managing taxes.
  • The platform is very simple and easy to use, all its features and tools are very intuitive. They handle a large amount of information without the need to present any kind of blocking in the system. The price is incredible, Freshbooks fits what it offers. The best CDFi option is included and projects are handled much better.
  • The best finance software for streamlining invoicing process for clients and time tracking. It is highly reliable in completing complex financial processes and automating tasks.
  • FreshBooks have managed to bed down the Quote to Cash (Proposals - Invoice - Receipt - Report) process in a very elegant and concise way, hats off to them. We adopted FreshBooks after extensive evaluation and despite the price, the value they provide makes it worth it. Proposal are a definite win though it would be nice if we could customize/personalize the sending domain name.
  • Freshbooks works with high-performance financial analytics, from which you can create advanced statistics showing the billing and closing cycles of all dates booked in the system, so you can access the information as often as needed. Freshbooks quickly manages file exports.

Cons

  • The customer service can be slow to respond and not very helpful. The prices are also higher than other accounting software programs.
  • They should translate the platform to other languages as some of our users don't speak English and it has been difficult for them to interact with Freshbooks. Otherwise this platform is amazing and can be manipulated by anyone.
  • I currently don't have any dislike since they upgraded the interface which was one area that I really wanted to see upgraded.
  • Not a negative - a wish rather that they would allow online payments in South Africa. The pandemic has minimized movement for all and integration with the local banks#paywalls would help speed up payments and automate reconciliations.
  • Freshbooks does not have good integrations to other ledger management services, which is noticeable when trying to adapt formats from the Xero platform to Freshbooks, whose formatting varies greatly. Freshbooks also does not include an expense tracker integrated directly from the control panel.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Ease, look, my older business accounts are still free, even though my newest one I have to pay for, imports from bank back to 365 days! I honestly can't say anything else good about Wave.
  • It is free easy to use. It takes a lot to set it up but the invoicing and ease of payment for clients is great.
  • This is probably the best self-employed, low budget accounting solution available on the market because you can't beat the price (FREE).
  • We could manage the accounting for our small business until we couldn't. The software worked until it didn't.
  • What I love about Wave is that the accounting and reports, sending invoices, receipt scanning and email support all included for FREE. You cant beat that!

Cons

  • Disconnects from bank too often, updates crash account, and recently last update messed up all my accounts so badly that I am now forced to look for a different company bcuz Wave blames it on my bank and won't assist me. Customer Service is horrible and all of it is online, chat which makes it virtually impossible to get anything done - why can't a company get access to my computer to assist, or just have free phone technical support? With this last update, they added Tags and Perks. All my bank accounts disconnected in all three of my business accounts (not my credit card accounts thought). When I reconnected, one: none of my bank accounts are showing the last 3-4 digits so I have no idea which ones to connect now to which business w/out much, much effort, two: when I did import the bank accounts Wave is now combining all transactions between both bank accounts and not in the correct one, and not showing the correct balance in all of them, three: I deleted the bank accounts and reconnected over and over and over and over again, different ways without success to the point I decided to delete the incorrect transactions in the different accounts, only now, when I deleted those transactions, then deleted the bank account to reconnect in hopes with would work, now ALL these deleted transactions won't even transport now - EVEN THOUGH Wave is still showing the correct balances! Fourth: Now with a company bank connection, Wave is asking for a Company ID number - what the heck is this, where can I find it, and if you don't have a Company ID number Wave does not allow the connection!
  • This year this software has disappointed me it has lost bank connections and then tripled the transactions I am not happy and am looking for something that works better. The financial statements are not very professional looking. It does not always remember the proper place to put things and so you really have to be careful reviewing process has to be intense. I am not sure that I will continue to use it after the mess this year still working on fixing the messes. If you have more than one person as admin it screws it up so bad.
  • The reports are not nuanced. You won't get a P&L detail or a P&L by month across multiple months...the rules are not very dynamic.
  • Zero respect for the criticality of a businesses accounting systems and data
  • Well if you have to pick something to dislike about a FREE software I guess I'd have to say I dislike that Wave seemed so new and they are constantly updating and I'm always losing where things are kept. I have a terrible memory!

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

FreshBooks
Founded: 2004
Canada
www.freshbooks.com/

Company Information

Wave Financial
Founded: 2009
Canada
www.waveapps.com/accounting

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Alternatives

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Categories

Accounting Supported

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AR Automation Supported

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Bookkeeping Supported

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Expense Report Supported

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Finance Supported

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General Ledger Supported
Legal Billing Supported
Payment Processing Supported

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Payroll Supported
Project Accounting Supported
Receipt Scanner Supported
Reconciliation Supported
Recurring Billing Supported

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Time and Expense Supported
Time Clock Supported
Time Tracking Supported

FreshBooks' powerful and simple expense tracker makes tracking business expenses ridiculously easy. You can see what you’re spending and how profitable you are at a glance without the headache of spreadsheets or shoeboxes of receipts. Try it Free or save 70% on FreshBooks Now.

Categories

Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Not Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
CPA Firms Not Supported
Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Fixed Asset Management Not Supported
Fund Accounting Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Government Not Supported
Multi-Currency Not Supported
Nonprofits Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Project Accounting Not Supported
Purchase Orders Supported
Tax Management Not Supported

Accounts Receivable Features

ACH Payment Processing Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Check Processing Not Supported
Collections Management Not Supported
Online Payment Processing Supported
Overpayment Processing Not Supported
Partial Payments Supported
Receivables Ledger Supported
Recurring Billing Supported

Billing and Invoicing Features

Billing Portal Supported
Contact Database Supported
Contingency Billing Not Supported
Customer Portal Supported
Customizable Invoices Supported
Dunning Management Supported
Hourly Billing Supported
Invoice History Supported
Mobile Payments Supported
Multi-Currency Supported
Online Invoicing Supported
Online Payments Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Project Billing Supported
Recurring/Subscription Billing Supported
Service Ticket Billing Not Supported
Tax Calculator Supported

Bookkeeping Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
Collections Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Fixed Asset Management Not Supported
General Ledger Not Supported
Payroll Supported
Revenue Recognition Supported
Spend Management Supported
Tax Management Supported

Expense Report Features

Approval Process Control Not Supported
Invoice Management Supported
Multi-Currency Supported
Receipt Management Supported
Reimbursement Management Not Supported
Spend Control Not Supported
Time Tracking Supported
Workflow Management Not Supported

Recurring Billing Features

Customer Portal Not Supported
Deferred Billing Supported
Discount Management Not Supported
Dunning Management Not Supported
Invoice History Supported
Multi-Currency Not Supported
Multi-Period Recurring Billing Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Recurring Donations Not Supported
Subscription Billing Not Supported

Construction Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Budgeting & Forecasting Not Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
Construction Breakdowns Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Job Costing Not Supported
Overrun Projections Not Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Purchase Order Management Not Supported
Quotes / Estimates Supported

Legal Billing Features

Accounting Management Supported
Automatic Billing Not Supported
Calendar Management Not Supported
Case Management Not Supported
Client Portal Not Supported
Document Management Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Time Tracking Supported

Payment Processing Features

ACH Check Transactions Supported
Bitcoin Compatible Not Supported
Debit Card Support Not Supported
Gift Card Management Not Supported
Mobile Payments Not Supported
Online Payments Supported
POS Transactions Not Supported
Receipt Printing Not Supported
Recurring Billing Supported
Signature Capture Supported

Payroll Features

401(k) Tracking Supported
Attendance Management Supported
Benefits Management Supported
Check Printing Not Supported
Compensation Management Not Supported
Deductions Management Not Supported
Direct Deposit Not Supported
Multi-Country Not Supported
Multi-State Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Not Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Tax Compliance Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Not Supported
W-2 and 1099 Preparation Not Supported
Wage Garnishment Not Supported

Time Clock Features

Biometric Recognition Not Supported
Hourly Employee Tracking Not Supported
Messaging Not Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Online Punch Card Not Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Punch card Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Salaried Employee Tracking Supported
Sick Leave Tracking Not Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Not Supported
Workstation Tracking Not Supported

Time Tracking Features

Automatic Time Capture Supported
Billable & Non-Billable Hours Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Employee Database Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Mobile Time Tracking Supported
Multiple Billing Rates Supported
Offline Time Tracking Not Supported
Online Time Tracking Supported
Overtime Calculation Not Supported
Time per Project Reporting Supported
Timesheet Management Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Not Supported

Time and Expense Features

Activity Tracking Supported
Billable Hours Tracking Supported
Billing Rate Management Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Invoice Processing Supported
Multiple Billing Rates Supported
Project Tracking Supported
Reimbursement Management Not Supported
Time Tracking by Client Supported
Time Tracking by Project Supported

Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Cash Management Supported
CPA Firms Supported
Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Fixed Asset Management Supported
Fund Accounting Supported
General Ledger Supported
Government Supported
Multi-Currency Supported
Nonprofits Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Project Accounting Supported
Purchase Orders Supported
Tax Management Supported

Accounts Receivable Features

ACH Payment Processing Not Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Check Processing Not Supported
Collections Management Not Supported
Online Payment Processing Not Supported
Overpayment Processing Not Supported
Partial Payments Not Supported
Receivables Ledger Not Supported
Recurring Billing Not Supported

Billing and Invoicing Features

Billing Portal Supported
Contact Database Supported
Contingency Billing Not Supported
Customer Portal Not Supported
Customizable Invoices Supported
Dunning Management Not Supported
Hourly Billing Not Supported
Invoice History Supported
Mobile Payments Not Supported
Multi-Currency Supported
Online Invoicing Supported
Online Payments Supported
Payment Processing Not Supported
Project Billing Supported
Recurring/Subscription Billing Not Supported
Service Ticket Billing Not Supported
Tax Calculator Not Supported

Bookkeeping Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
Collections Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Fixed Asset Management Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Payroll Supported
Revenue Recognition Not Supported
Spend Management Not Supported
Tax Management Not Supported

Real Estate Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Supported
Commission Management Not Supported
Contract Management Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Payroll Supported
Property Development Management Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Work Order Management Not Supported

Integrations

BlueCamroo Supported
Codat Supported
Easyflow Supported
Everlance Supported
FirstOfficer Supported
HoneyBook Supported
Insightly Supported
Integrately Supported
Nango Supported
North One Supported
OutboundEngine Supported
PayPal Supported
Precise API Supported
Rayven Supported
Refold Supported
Revamp CRM Supported
Uplinq Supported
Zapier Supported
Zil Money Supported
noCRM.io Supported

Integrations

BlueCamroo Supported
Codat Supported
Easyflow Supported
Everlance Supported
FirstOfficer Supported
HoneyBook Supported
Insightly Supported
Integrately Supported
Nango Supported
North One Supported
OutboundEngine Supported
PayPal Supported
Precise API Supported
Rayven Supported
Refold Supported
Revamp CRM Supported
Uplinq Supported
Zapier Supported
Zil Money Supported
noCRM.io Supported
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