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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$20-$35 per month
Payhawk
Star Rating
(810)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 4 pricing plansWave
Star Rating
(307)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 plansPayhawk vs Wave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Payhawk easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Payhawk was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Payhawk meets the needs of their business better than Wave.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Payhawk is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Payhawk over Wave.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Payhawk
Premium Cards
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Corporate cards with built-in spend rules and automated receipts collection.
- Bill payments and reimbursements
- Pre-accounting OCR in 60+ languages
- Free transfers with SEPA and FP
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
Payhawk
No trial information availableWave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
723
8.6
249
Ease of Use
9.1
746
8.9
251
Ease of Setup
8.8
572
8.8
121
Ease of Admin
8.9
330
8.7
112
Quality of Support
9.2
584
7.6
165
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
320
8.5
104
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
726
8.0
240
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.5
593
Not enough data
8.7
592
Not enough data
8.2
586
Not enough data
8.9
596
Not enough data
8.8
590
Not enough data
8.4
579
Not enough data
8.4
530
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
7.8
64
Not enough data
7.8
62
Not enough data
Travel Management
7.8
527
Not enough data
7.3
486
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
503
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Mobile
8.8
572
Not enough data
7.6
496
Not enough data
7.1
465
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
504
Not enough data
7.9
511
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
466
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
519
Not enough data
8.3
541
Not enough data
8.4
539
Not enough data
8.3
517
Not enough data
8.6
535
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
524
Not enough data
7.9
489
Not enough data
8.2
497
Not enough data
8.8
540
Not enough data
8.7
526
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Setup
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.5
239
Not enough data
Performance
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
211
Not enough data
7.5
216
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Payment Cards
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
Reporting
8.7
221
Not enough data
8.6
219
Not enough data
8.5
218
Not enough data
8.0
209
Not enough data
Payments
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.3
219
Not enough data
8.8
221
Not enough data
7.9
197
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
8.4
216
Not enough data
8.6
206
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
7.7
31
Not enough data
Invoice Management
9.0
70
Not enough data
7.6
65
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.5
64
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.1
65
Not enough data
7.8
63
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
Risk
8.0
63
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
Recovery
8.3
62
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
Audit
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
7.9
59
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
Fraud
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.6
253
Not enough data
8.1
229
Not enough data
8.1
232
Not enough data
8.3
247
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
235
Not enough data
7.9
223
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
249
Not enough data
8.6
248
Not enough data
7.9
229
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.9
24
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
Card Management
8.8
266
Not enough data
8.8
269
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
240
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
Controls
7.8
213
Not enough data
8.4
247
Not enough data
8.6
231
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.9
213
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Payhawk and Wave share no categories
Unique Categories
Payhawk is categorized as Payment Card Issuance, Spend Management, Invoice Management, Expense Management, and AP Automation
Wave is categorized as Billing and Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Payhawk
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
Computer Software
14.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Financial Services
6.5%
Accounting
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
57.7%
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
Payhawk incentivises gift card without any remarks - then G2 says 'not eligible'
2 Comments
Official Response from Payhawk
Hello Sebastian,
It appears that your G2 voucher has been marked as redeemed. If this isn’t correct or you need any assistance, please let us know. 🙌
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Payhawk has no more discussions with answers
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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