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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$20-$35 per month
Accelo
Star Rating
(554)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(307)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
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$20-$35 per month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Wave excels in ease of use with a score of 8.9, making it particularly friendly for small businesses. Reviewers mention that the intuitive interface allows for quick navigation and efficient task completion.
- Reviewers mention that Accelo has a higher quality of support with a score of 8.7, indicating that users appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team when issues arise.
- Users on G2 highlight that Wave's recurring billing feature scores 8.0, which is significantly better than Accelo's 6.9. Reviewers say that Wave's automated billing process simplifies cash flow management for small businesses.
- Reviewers mention that while both products have similar scores for meeting requirements (8.6), Wave shines in management capabilities with a score of 8.2, which users say helps them keep track of their finances more effectively.
- Users say that Wave's ease of setup is rated at 8.8, compared to Accelo's 7.1, indicating that Wave allows for a quicker onboarding process, which is crucial for small businesses looking to get started without delays.
- G2 users report that Wave's digital billing feature is rated at 8.3, matching Accelo's score, but they appreciate Wave's additional flexibility in customizing invoices, which enhances their billing experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Accelo
Professional
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Quote-to-cash for profitable
professional service firms.
- Client Project Management
- Client Sales Management
- Client Quote Management
Wave
Pay your staff
$20-$35
per month
$20/month base fee in Canada + 44 states
$35/month base fee in California, Florida, New York, Texas, Illinois & Washington
$4 additional per employee added
- Includes direct deposit.
- Employee portal to check pay stubs and history.
- Perfect for salaried and hourly workers, full-time or part-time.
Free Trial
Accelo
No trial information availableWave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
431
8.6
249
Ease of Use
8.1
435
8.9
251
Ease of Setup
7.2
200
8.8
121
Ease of Admin
7.7
187
8.7
112
Quality of Support
8.8
412
7.6
165
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
185
8.5
104
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
418
8.0
240
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.7
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.5
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.0
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.3
103
Not enough data
7.5
113
Not enough data
8.1
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
101
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.5
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
66
Not enough data
8.2
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.0
161
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.7
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
94
Not enough data
7.6
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
79
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.6
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration - cpq
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Pricing
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Quoting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin
9.1
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - cpq
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
General Ledger
Not enough data
7.9
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
44
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.1
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
47
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
8.1
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
32
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
6.8
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
28
Not enough data
6.9
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
26
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.3
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
53
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
31
Not enough data
6.6
31
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
7.9
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
28
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
7.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
27
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
7.9
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
21
Payroll
Not enough data
6.7
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
17
Not enough data
6.6
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
25
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
4.5
7
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
5.7
7
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
3.0
5
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.8
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.3
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
150
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.6
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
136
Not enough data
8.4
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.3
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.6
26
Not enough data
4.5
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
3.9
6
Not enough data
3.6
6
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
4.0
7
Not enough data
4.3
7
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
8.6
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.8
11
Not enough data
4.2
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
19
Not enough data
7.0
18
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
Project Management
6.8
18
Not enough data
6.8
18
Not enough data
6.2
17
Not enough data
Resource Management
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
6.7
18
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
7.2
18
Not enough data
6.8
18
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
5.5
18
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
4.4
14
Not enough data
5.8
13
Not enough data
5.8
13
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
5.6
13
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
5.6
13
Not enough data
Customer Requirements
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contracts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.4
11
Not enough data
Optimization
6.7
12
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
94
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
110
Not enough data
7.5
89
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
9.1
132
Not enough data
8.1
106
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.1
27
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Task Management
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
6.6
25
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.4
19
Not enough data
5.2
19
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.8
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
8.2
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.4
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.1
74
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
7.8
73
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
Analytics
8.1
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.4
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Automation
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
28
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Project management
7.9
28
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
27
Not enough data
Workload
7.2
29
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
7.1
25
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
7.2
27
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
Integration
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.4
19
Not enough data
5.1
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content & Documents
6.5
14
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
6.2
15
Not enough data
Controls
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.4
14
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.7
11
Not enough data
4.8
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
7.6
25
7.9
36
8.3
23
8.3
40
7.0
23
8.0
35
Bill Processing
6.2
23
7.6
28
6.7
24
7.6
26
6.8
24
8.2
38
Integration
6.8
25
7.9
37
6.3
25
8.0
33
5.4
23
6.8
19
Agentic AI - Billing
4.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.2
11
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Sales Management
7.7
14
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
7.9
44
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.1
99
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
7.4
38
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
86
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
89
Not enough data
7.6
82
Not enough data
7.8
70
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
7.4
79
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Accelo and Wave are categorized as Billing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Accelo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wave
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
32.7%
Information Technology and Services
17.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Management Consulting
5.2%
Accounting
3.5%
Other
34.8%
Marketing and Advertising
16.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.0%
Accounting
5.4%
Design
4.7%
Computer Software
3.4%
Other
64.4%
Discussions
What does Accelo integrate with?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Valentina is absolutely right! Accelo provides a long list of seamless integrations, including very powerful email, accounting and marketing...Read more
Does Accelo offer Customer Support?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Accelo provides free Customer Support to all Accelo users which includes basic 24/6 email responses. Premium Support is available to customers...Read more
When are you coming up with more new exciting features
2 Comments
MG
Best way to find out about upcoming features is to check out the Accelo Blog page. https://www.accelo.com/resources/blog/Read more
What is Wave Software?
2 Comments
MM
Wave software is an easy to use Payroll and Accounting software. You can create invoices, send billings, track expenses, and all normal transactions...Read more
Is wave a good accounting software?
2 Comments
MM
Yeah. It has most of the features required by a small business. You can request the team if you need anything in particular Read more
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