Compare Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Wave 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$100.00 1 Users Per Month
$20-$35 per month
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Star Rating
(900)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$100.00 1 Users Per Month
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Star Rating
(314)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20-$35 per month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Wave excels in ease of use, with many users highlighting its intuitive interface that allows small businesses and freelancers to navigate their finances effortlessly. One user mentioned, "It's easy to navigate... I have a good experience with it."
- Users say Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers robust integration capabilities, particularly with other Microsoft products. Reviewers appreciate the ability to customize and write code directly into the platform, which streamlines upgrades and fixes, making it a powerful tool for businesses with complex needs.
- According to verified reviews, Wave is particularly favored for its affordability, with entry-level pricing that appeals to small businesses. Users appreciate the value it provides, stating, "You can get started quickly and easily," making it a great choice for those on a budget.
- Reviewers mention that while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has a slightly lower user satisfaction score, it still provides excellent support quality, with many users noting the helpfulness of the support team and the availability of extensive resources for troubleshooting.
- Users highlight Wave's strong performance in invoicing and payroll features, with one user stating, "Invoicing is easy, payments are simple to set up." This makes it a practical choice for freelancers and small businesses looking for straightforward financial management.
- G2 reviewers indicate that Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central shines in reporting and analytics, with users praising its ability to generate detailed financial reports and dashboards that help businesses track their performance effectively. One user noted, "Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an amazing financial platform that facilitates the administration and management of all your business finances."
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium
$100.00
1 Users Per Month
Includes everything in the Essentials plan, plus enhanced capabilities for service management and manufacturing.
- Service Order Management: Planning and Dispatching, Service Item Management, Service Price Management, Service Contract Management, & Service Order Management
- Manufacturing: Agile Manufacturing, Finite Loading, Production Orders, Basic Capacity Planning, Machine Centers, Sales and Inventory Forecasting, Basic Supply Planning, Production, Bill of Materials, & Version 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
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Free Trial is available
Wave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
749
8.6
252
Ease of Use
7.8
759
8.9
254
Ease of Setup
7.7
412
8.8
124
Ease of Admin
7.6
257
8.7
113
Quality of Support
7.9
677
7.7
167
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
253
8.5
105
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
730
8.0
243
Features by Category
General Ledger
8.5
369
8.0
55
|
Verified
8.3
329
7.8
46
|
Verified
8.3
336
7.6
46
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
8.4
334
8.6
75
8.1
307
8.1
54
|
Verified
8.0
293
8.0
47
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.2
328
7.8
36
8.4
351
8.1
54
|
Verified
8.5
333
7.3
33
|
Verified
Other Functionality
8.4
303
6.8
27
|
Verified
8.2
290
7.0
29
|
Verified
8.4
296
6.8
28
8.1
295
6.9
31
|
Verified
8.1
281
7.1
32
|
Verified
8.1
328
7.7
46
|
Verified
8.0
265
6.7
27
|
Verified
8.2
265
6.9
27
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.3
349
8.3
73
|
Verified
8.0
370
7.9
59
|
Verified
8.0
306
7.6
41
|
Verified
8.1
335
8.5
70
|
Verified
Platform
8.0
359
7.3
58
|
Verified
8.1
335
7.3
40
|
Verified
8.2
367
7.8
54
|
Verified
8.1
277
7.3
28
|
Verified
8.2
364
8.2
64
|
Verified
8.0
347
7.9
53
|
Verified
Integration
8.3
364
7.8
49
|
Verified
8.0
291
7.2
31
8.1
280
6.6
31
|
Verified
Cash Flow
8.7
167
8.0
33
|
Verified
8.7
172
8.3
36
|
Verified
8.9
171
7.6
28
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
8.0
306
7.6
41
|
Verified
8.9
169
7.0
23
|
Verified
8.6
163
6.6
17
|
Verified
8.7
169
7.2
27
|
Verified
Revenue
8.6
168
7.9
28
|
Verified
8.7
170
7.5
23
|
Verified
8.6
163
7.2
21
Payroll
8.5
161
6.7
20
|
Verified
8.4
162
6.8
17
8.6
165
6.6
20
|
Verified
8.7
167
7.7
25
|
Verified
AI
8.4
107
5.5
7
8.5
107
6.5
8
8.5
106
6.7
9
8.3
107
4.5
7
8.4
106
6.7
8
8.1
107
5.6
8
8.6
108
7.6
9
8.6
107
6.7
8
8.5
107
6.0
7
8.4
109
5.7
7
Mobile Applications - Accounting
8.6
52
6.5
8
8.8
51
7.5
8
8.5
51
6.7
7
8.1
52
3.0
5
8.4
50
6.2
7
8.7
52
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Accounting
8.8
24
Not enough data
Accounting
9.1
51
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.2
49
Not enough data
8.8
51
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.1
48
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
Purchasing
9.0
47
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
Manufacturing
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
Quality Management
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Distribution
9.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
HR
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
9.6
18
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
Accounting
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
9.0
104
Not enough data
9.0
104
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
9.1
100
Not enough data
Inventory
9.0
106
Not enough data
9.0
104
Not enough data
9.0
107
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
9.0
106
Not enough data
Warehousing
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.8
104
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
Purchasing
8.9
104
Not enough data
9.1
105
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
8.9
102
Not enough data
9.0
103
Not enough data
Assembly
8.9
98
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
Logistics
8.9
98
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
9.2
99
Not enough data
HR
9.0
96
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Distribution ERP
9.6
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
9.7
19
Not enough data
Accounting
8.3
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
268
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
238
Not enough data
8.5
234
Not enough data
8.6
237
Not enough data
8.7
241
Not enough data
Back Office
8.5
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
248
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.7
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
237
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Front Office
8.5
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.3
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.5
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
226
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
226
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
226
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
Production
8.4
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
95
Not enough data
8.2
98
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
8.3
31
Not enough data
Bill Generation
Not enough data
7.9
36
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.1
36
Bill Processing
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
8.2
39
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Wave are categorized as Accounting
Unique Categories
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is categorized as Distribution ERP, Discrete ERP, and ERP Systems
Wave is categorized as Billing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
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
14.0%
Accounting
8.2%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Computer Software
4.7%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
64.9%
Marketing and Advertising
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
6.0%
Accounting
5.3%
Design
5.0%
Computer Software
3.3%
Other
64.5%
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