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The world's fastest growing small business accounting software.

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The world's fastest growing small business accounting software.


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Wave is a comprehensive financial services and software company designed specifically for small business owners, freelancers, and consultants. Wave's products include free accounting software, invoicing, and receipt scanning, along with paid payroll services and credit card processing. These tools are specifically tailored to simplify financial tasks commonly encountered by small businesses, allowing users to save time and focus more on running their business.Wave's commitment to affordability and accessibility makes it popular among entrepreneurs who are just starting out or operating on tight budgets. With an intuitive design and straightforward user interface, Wave ensures that managing financial records, handling payroll, and processing transactions can be done with ease. You can explore their full offering and specific features by visiting their website at [https://www.waveapps.com](https://www.waveapps.com).

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Lydia K.
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Lydia K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"How good is Wave."
I like that it is user-friendly, and it has free core features.
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Lester H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great Accounting Software"
It is easy to use and I don't have to have the software installed on my computer.
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great for my nonprofit organization"
The free version is great for a start up nonprofit. It is easy to navigate for someone without a finance background. Customer support has always be...

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Wave?

Ease of use, helpful tech support, always notified me in a timely manner when tax forms were due and I never worried about my deposits. Software had a lot of features but learnable and allowed me to focus on my business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Pricing went up higher than market value, in my opinion. I decided to test out other competitors offerings when they started charging 30% higher monthly fee than other companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

payroll deposits and payroll tax filing deposits. It is such a headache to deal with on your own or it is very expensive to use an accountant, so overall it solved a lot of problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Wave?

The payroll is good and the interface looks good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Lack of functionality, not enough reporting for dynamic small businesses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are a CPA firm with clients on Wave. the payroll option works well for them and the invoicing as well as the easy ability to accept payments. The fact that is functional on a phone is helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shawniece E.
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What do you like best about Wave?

I like that it is easy to use WAVE. I can take a look at my business bank accounts in one place. It's nice to have the option to send invoices outside of my CRM. Y Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

There isn't anything that I dislike at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can do all of my accounting within one place if I choose to do so. I am considering using wave to file my taxes this year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Josh W.
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What do you like best about Wave?

Easiest app to duplicate an invoice and charge the customer's card I've used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Their customer service is horrible. If you can even get them, they have no problem lying right to your face. Read other review sites and you'll see! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating invoices for marketing services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reggie A.
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VP, Customer Experience
Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Wave?

Very user-friendly, has great help guides, and a vibrant community that collaborates and helps others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

There isn't really anything I've found so far. Great for keeping receipt copies and generating reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bookeeping for general business and tax preparation. Helps me save time and focus on the business itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Levent U.
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What do you like best about Wave?

smart reconciliation and bookkeeping. Work well with bank connections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

no project accounting. needs improvement in project and class side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

reliable and easy to access accounting software with invoicing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Martin C.
MC
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Wave?

Bank integration works seamlessly. Super easy to tag transactions and close accounting and conciliation of accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Did not extract the full value of Wave yet. Thinking of using payroll, but there is no easy transition from Gusto Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Tagging data for accountant to easily close books Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matthew M.
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What do you like best about Wave?

It's free and super easy to use. Gives a small business all the options that you need to get started. Keep track of revenue, and expenses and accept credit card payments all-in-one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

The mobile apps were geared towards receipts and invoices only. Not just tracking expenses or income not related to a Wave invoice. That was my only issue with Wave. My business is mobile so mobile apps are important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed accounting software that wasn't going to break the bank but yet give me the benefits of larger accounting software. My business model is recurring monthly revenue, so auth-charge cards saved on file were a huge benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christopher W.
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Director of Finance
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Wave?

Good low cost option to keep your books and records. Invoicing and accepting payments goes smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

No real dislikes, we just outgrew it as a company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wave provided us with a low cost option to keep our relatively simple books for two subsidiaries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
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What do you like best about Wave?

The UI seems intuitive. I have to hit the minimum character count, so I am simply typing these words aimlessly. There is literally nothing else I like about this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Keep in mind, that the genesis of my issues with Wave has come from within my organization, but we are not wholly at fault for the matter.

Wave's customer service team is nonexistent, and with something as significant as payroll, you want to know that--if there's an issue--you'll have quick access to helping hands. However, you will not find that with Wave. Though the UI is good-looking, Wave doesn't store much useful data for you to access within it. Furthermore, when you want to get, help you'll be limited to speaking with someone via chat. When you have an ongoing issue, it will be someone new every time, so you will be explaining and re-explaining yourself time after time after time. They will make promises to follow up with you via email, but those emails will never come, or they will not address your problem thereby confirming your suspicions that when you were chatting with them they didn't take the time to understand your issue completely. Truly the most difficult organization I have ever experienced. For a brief moment, I connected with a truly kind and attentive customer service rep who followed up with me via email, but after a few email exchanges, he was gone. Never to be heard from again. Again, the needs of my organization are complex, and I inherited a mess to sift through. Maybe if your org is well organized and accurate payroll and tax remittance are high priorities. If it's not, though, then please do not choose Wave. If you have complex needs or don't have an absolute expert in payroll already in-house, then Wave will not be your best bet. Also, what's up with only remitting to, like, 14 states? That'll give you a HUGE headache as you'll have to pay states directly yourself. Not cool. Beware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I think I've been thorough enough in my previous comments. However, I'll share that I've been working through the problem of accurately remitting state taxes to the various states where my distributed employees work. No benefits have been realized at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.