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

Love the clean simplicity of the user interface and affordable credit card processing fees. Invoice templates are good-looking and easy to understand for my customers. They also have several convenient apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Not much! I wish customer info was a little more flexible so that invoices and reminders could be sent to more than one recipient. Their apps are clunkier to use than their web interface but I wouldn't be surprised to see that change soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wave:

Great free software! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use Wave for all my invoicing and time tracking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Wave?

I love how simple and easy to use Wave is! My clients find it easy to view and pay their invoices, and I can quickly send out receipts, invoices, and estimates. Having aesthetically pleasing and properly branded invoices is important to me, and Wave delivers. I love using Wave Apps and I can't believe it's free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

I do wish it had a few more features such as contract signing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Easy to stay organized and receive payments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paul F.
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Medical Device Software Quality Assurance / Test Engineer
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What do you like best about Wave?

Everything required for a small business. Since I have a single-member (pass-through) LLC, I do not have a payroll tax so Wave is free to use!

After I took some time to customize invoices, customers, and importing a business bank account I only spend about 5 minutes every month verifying transactions. Profit and Loss reports are available for taxes too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Performance is a little slow when navigating between pages, but it's well worth the free price tag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wave:

It's free (if not using payroll), and provides everything needed for quarterly/annual taxes. It will not automatically calculate and send taxes, but it only takes 5 minutes to do this yourself if your CPA gives you tax percentages and you sign up for IRS electronic payments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Electronic accounting, small business accounting and invoicing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shayna J.
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What do you like best about Wave?

It is a simple-to-use software. I love the mobile apps for iPhone.

To add to this, I do not use Wave in my capacity as Administrator at Custom Music Lessons. I use it for my own Administrative Services company. Please keep this in mind as you read my review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

It's a bit slow. I find that there's a delay whenever creating or updating an invoice that is a little annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wave:

It's a great software to consider if you need a free version. It also has great pro features for a nominal charge. I especially love their partnership with Stripe for credit card payments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It makes bookkeeping easy for me. I have multiple clients and each of them has their own Wave account. It's a free service, essentially, and I like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Wave?

It is a User friendly application. Invoices are Great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Credit card accepted in person is not available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Taxes pay roll Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Wave?

It is so easy to use and the invoices look so professional. I also like the fact that I can link my bank accounts to it, makes it easy to track what invoices I have sent and who has paid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Wish it was easier to tag and organize transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wave:

Get it, you will thank yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Invoicing and collections. Already saving a load of time by having full visibility of the whole invoicing and collections process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paul J.
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Accounting
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What do you like best about Wave?

Wave is very simple and intuitive to use. It provides small business (they specifically focus on organizations with 0-9 employees) users with the main tools they need in order to effectively account for their business transactions. You can access multiple companies from one login which is great for multipreneurs. It also provides a set of books to account for your personal transactions as well. It uses a true double-entry general ledger which is important for those of us that like true accounting! Best of all, it is free to use with charges occurring only if you choose to use their payroll or payment services! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Wave isn't going to provide you with GAAP compliant financials without some adjusting entries. Other reporting is somewhat limited as well, but the basic reports are there. At current there are not a large number of applications or services that work with Wave. Finally, there is a trade off for the free solution and that is the ads. While they aren't very intrusive, they are there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

For small businesses I have worked with, that have basic accounting needs, this is a great solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mark T.
MT
VP Communications
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What do you like best about Wave?

I love the simplicity of it! So easy to set up and start using. Paystubs and invoices are auto-filled for your convenience as well. What's neat is that you can also switch accounts to manage the accounting of multiple businesses. Best of all everything is free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

I literally have nothing to complain about Wave. It has all the basic features you'd need to run a small to medium sized business. Sure it's missing some more technical features but if you really need those then you'd probably be looking for more advanced, paid (or even on-premise) software anyway. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wave:

At the very least you can try it out without any harm done. They will never charge you. If you are a small to medium sized business I would highly recommend using Wave or giving it a shot. I guarantee it will not fail to disappoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I can do my accounting all in one place over the cloud, which has saved me a lot of time that I can devote to other, probably more interesting things. I can manage multiple accounts and everything is neat and organized to suit my quasi-OCD tendencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.