Compare Apptivo and Wave 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (94.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 User Per Month
$20-$35 per month
Apptivo
Star Rating
(222)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansWave
Star Rating
(320)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (94.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20-$35 per month
Browse all 3 pricing plansApptivo vs Wave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Wave easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Apptivo overall.
- Reviewers felt that Wave meets the needs of their business better than Apptivo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apptivo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apptivo over Wave.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apptivo
Lite
$20.00
1 User Per Month
- 18 Apps
- 100 Custom Fields per app
- 25 Workflows
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
Apptivo
Free Trial is available
Wave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
175
8.6
256
Ease of Use
8.3
181
8.9
258
Ease of Setup
7.8
110
8.8
128
Ease of Admin
8.1
105
8.8
114
Quality of Support
9.0
173
7.7
169
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
103
8.5
106
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
174
8.0
247
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.3
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
67
Not enough data
7.7
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
6.9
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
62
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.6
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
70
Not enough data
7.7
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.0
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
6.4
63
Not enough data
6.6
65
Not enough data
7.4
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
61
Not enough data
6.0
55
Not enough data
7.1
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
54
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
24
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
Ticket and Case Management
9.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.0
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
46
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.1
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
47
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
8.2
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
34
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
6.9
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
28
Not enough data
6.9
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
28
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
71
|
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
65
|
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
8.0
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
28
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
7.6
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
24
|
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
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
3.0
5
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
8.2
10
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Projects
8.7
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.9
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.8
17
7.9
36
8.7
18
8.3
42
8.6
16
8.1
36
Bill Processing
8.6
17
7.6
28
7.9
15
7.6
26
8.3
17
8.3
40
Integration
8.3
16
7.9
37
8.8
16
8.0
33
7.7
15
6.8
19
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Before the Job
9.0
23
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
On the Job
7.8
20
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
After the Job
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.0
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Field Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.0
16
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apptivo and Wave are categorized as Billing
Unique Categories
Apptivo is categorized as Time Tracking, CRM, Help Desk, Field Service Management, and Project Management
Wave is categorized as Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apptivo
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
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Construction
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
6.1%
Financial Services
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.7%
Other
73.4%
Marketing and Advertising
15.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Accounting
5.6%
Design
4.9%
Computer Software
3.3%
Other
64.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Apptivo compatible with all Browsers?
1 Comment
Official Response from Apptivo
Apptivo works with FireFox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer. We strive hard to keep up with browser releases, but there is generally a lag between a new...Read more
How do I restrict the Apps that each employee can access?
1 Comment
Official Response from Apptivo
There is a ‘Roles’ section in the employee definition/maintenance page. You can assign the appropriate roles for each employee, which will ensure they have...Read more
How secure is my data?
1 Comment
Official Response from Apptivo
We are an SSAE16 certified organization which employs several levels of security to ensure that your data is safe and secure:
Communication Layer
All the...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
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
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