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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
$20-$35 per month
Spendesk
Star Rating
(407)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 3 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 plansSpendesk vs Wave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Spendesk easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Wave, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Spendesk meets the needs of their business better than Wave.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Spendesk is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Spendesk over Wave.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Spendesk
Essentials Plan
Contact Us
Per Month
For SMBs looking to streamline their spend management process, all in one place.
- Unlimited virtual and physical cards
- Automated & customizable bookkeeping
- End to end invoice 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
Spendesk
No trial information availableWave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
346
8.6
249
Ease of Use
9.4
348
8.9
251
Ease of Setup
8.6
84
8.8
121
Ease of Admin
8.6
76
8.7
112
Quality of Support
9.0
271
7.6
165
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
75
8.5
104
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
333
8.0
240
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.7
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
163
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
Mobile
9.1
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
136
|
Verified
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
Budget Creation
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
Budget Management
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
Forecasting
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
143
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
40
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Payment Cards
9.2
70
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
Reporting
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.2
45
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.3
45
Not enough data
Payments
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.7
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.5
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
Risk
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Recovery
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Audit
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Fraud
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
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
Invoice Generation
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.3
85
Not enough data
8.8
29
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.3
92
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
8.8
42
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
73
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
66
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.5
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Spendesk and Wave share no categories
Unique Categories
Spendesk is categorized as Spend Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, AP Automation, Invoice Management, Expense Management, and Procure to Pay
Wave is categorized as Billing and Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Spendesk
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
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Financial Services
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Internet
3.7%
Other
57.6%
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
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1 Comment
CL
Hi Francis GG, so nice of you to offer! We will then! :) Read more
How do I reimburse via Spendesk?
1 Comment
CL
Hi Gabriela, there are different options to reimburse employees, all of them enables you to reimburse in bulk:
1. Export an XML Sepa file if you have a...Read more
Spendesk 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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