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Wave

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

51 Reviews Write a Review

What is Wave?

Wave makes it easy to be your own boss. Focus on what you love, and lean on Wave's intuitive online software to manage your financial and organizational needs. Wave Apps makes your money-related tasks easy with: • Unlimited invoicing, 100% free! • Unlimited accounting, 100% free!

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Awards & Recognition

Wave won the following awards in the Accounting - Small Business category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2022

Wave Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+98 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Wave?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 89

Cost Revenue Tracking

Accounts Receivable Invoicing

Expense Management

General Ledger Chart of Accounts

Accounts Payable Purchase Orders

Reconciliation

Budgeting Forecasting

Integration APIs

Project Accounting

Cash Flow Management

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 87

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Wave Reviews

ANNE W.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Cheapest Accounting Software

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Wave from other similar products?

It is one of the cheapest accounting softwares that i have come across.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that its a cloud based software. Also the features are just so amazing and easy to use, reporting is amazing.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It does not have payroll feature for my country, unless of course i don't know how to go about with the settings.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend the software to other people but also warn that the software will require thorough training for better understanding before use, since it is large and has so many accounting features.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation
Caring

Kathy C.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Perfect for start-ups and small business

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Wave from other similar products?

It is simple to use and is very inexpensive. I love the fact that it has been adaptable as we have grown.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

My accountant doesn't auto connect as with Quick Books so I have to send reports. The cost of use more than offsets this minor inconvenience.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it for free

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Wave Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+98 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Wave?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cost Revenue Tracking The process of recording, classifying, analyzing, summarizing, and allocating costs associated with a process

Accounts Receivable Invoicing Record of claims for payment for goods or services provided. Usually includes a customer invoicing capability

Expense Management Includes all aspects of expense forms design, completion, submission, limits and compliance, and reporting.

General Ledger Chart of Accounts The general ledger contains the organization’s accounts for recording assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses.

Accounts Payable Purchase Orders Record of debts owing for an organization. Sometimes includes a purchase order capability

Reconciliation Functionality that ensures that two sets of records (usually the balances of two accounts) are in agreement.

Budgeting Forecasting Functionality allowing users to create and maintain budgets and develop forecasts, “what-if” scenarios, etc

Integration APIs Ability of the software to interface with legacy and other third party applications.

Project Accounting Ability to track, report and analyse financial results and implications at an individual project level

Cash Flow Management Includes income and expense tracking, as well as cash flow monitoring.

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting, forecasting & easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Wave Reviews

ANNE W.

Cheapest Accounting Software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kathy C.

Perfect for start-ups and small business

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Cost Revenue Tracking

Accounts Receivable Invoicing

Expense Management

General Ledger Chart of Accounts

Accounts Payable Purchase Orders

Reconciliation

Budgeting Forecasting

Integration APIs

Project Accounting

Cash Flow Management

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features