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Compare Laserfiche and Wave 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$53.00 1 Users Per Year
$20-$35 per month
Laserfiche
Star Rating
(1,161)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$53.00 1 Users Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansWave
Star Rating
(308)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20-$35 per month
Browse all 3 pricing plansLaserfiche vs Wave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Wave easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Laserfiche overall.
- Reviewers felt that Laserfiche meets the needs of their business better than Wave.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Laserfiche is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Laserfiche over Wave.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Laserfiche
Laserfiche Cloud Starter
$53.00
1 Users Per Year
Support paperless goals with a proven document management system. Starts at 1 user.
- Import, store & organize files, bulk import emails and files, full-text search, customizable metadata, Microsoft 365 integration
- Collaborate across content, simultaneous document editing, document versioning, external file sharing, annotations
- Manage access to information, fine-grained access controls, redactions, offline mobile access
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
Laserfiche
No trial information availableWave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
988
8.6
249
Ease of Use
8.8
1,015
8.9
251
Ease of Setup
8.2
735
8.8
121
Ease of Admin
8.5
710
8.7
112
Quality of Support
9.0
945
7.6
165
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
709
8.5
104
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
991
8.0
240
Features by Category
File Management
8.4
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.5
29
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.4
44
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
Edit
8.9
425
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
8.9
398
Not enough data
Logistics
9.1
439
Not enough data
8.9
406
Not enough data
8.7
374
Not enough data
9.3
448
Not enough data
9.0
447
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.6
93
Not enough data
7.8
84
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
8.0
77
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
7.9
74
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
Risk
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
Recovery
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
Audit
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
7.8
70
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
Fraud
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Digital Workflows
8.9
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
Forms
8.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
Automation
9.2
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
183
Not enough data
8.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Process Automation (DPA)
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
Not enough data
7.9
36
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.0
35
Bill Processing
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
8.2
38
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
37
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
6.8
19
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
246
Not enough data
7.3
148
Not enough data
7.3
133
Not enough data
Document Processing
8.9
242
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
8.0
186
Not enough data
8.5
192
Not enough data
8.4
212
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
214
Not enough data
8.6
218
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
9.1
221
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
214
Not enough data
9.0
219
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.8
192
Not enough data
7.8
165
Not enough data
9.0
215
Not enough data
7.7
142
Not enough data
8.3
180
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.0
123
Not enough data
Process Management
8.9
416
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
8.9
404
Not enough data
8.5
319
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
8.5
295
Not enough data
9.1
354
Not enough data
Customization
9.0
445
Not enough data
9.1
450
Not enough data
9.1
448
Not enough data
8.5
386
Not enough data
8.6
386
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
419
Not enough data
8.6
395
Not enough data
9.0
424
Not enough data
9.0
431
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Process 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
Process Development
9.1
352
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
9.1
288
Not enough data
9.4
299
Not enough data
8.9
285
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.7
254
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
9.2
267
Not enough data
8.5
237
Not enough data
8.8
241
Not enough data
8.9
291
Not enough data
9.0
268
Not enough data
8.0
200
Not enough data
Workflow
9.3
280
Not enough data
9.0
270
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.2
264
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
178
Not enough data
8.9
279
Not enough data
8.6
257
Not enough data
8.9
230
Not enough data
8.4
197
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Laserfiche and Wave share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Laserfiche
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
Government Administration
37.9%
Education Management
7.4%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.2%
Higher Education
4.5%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
40.7%
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
Would it be possible to get a trial version of laserfiche RIO etc (e.g. billed weekly/monthly through dedicated server provider Laserfiche would partner with)? Would be great and safer than an offline I guess?
3 Comments
JS
I don't believe so however, ask a Laserfiche Employee for the Empower Virtual Machine. This is a free virtual environment that mimics the Full version of...Read more
What is the best way to explain Laserfische to a non-user?
3 Comments
GM
Laserfiche started in the 1980's as a means of digitizing paper (hence LaserFICHE as in old school fiche readers) so rooms full of poorly organized paper...Read more
How many individuals in your workplace utilize Laserfiche Forms and Workflow?
2 Comments
HI
20 employees minimum.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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