--- title: Wave Payroll Reviews meta\_title: 'Wave Payroll Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 31 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Wave Payroll works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 31 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: HR url: https://www.g2.com/categories/hr --- # Wave Payroll Reviews & Product Details Wave delivers innovative financial services and award-winning free software to small- and micro-businesses around the world. * * * Seller [Wave](https://www.g2.com/sellers/wave) Discussions [Wave Payroll Community](https://www.g2.com/products/wave-payroll/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/wave-payroll/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![SurePayroll](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SurePayroll") SurePayroll 4.4/5(533) ](https://www.g2.com/products/surepayroll/reviews) [ ![Gusto](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gusto") Gusto 4.6/5(12,350) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gusto/reviews) [ ![Dayforce](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dayforce") Dayforce 4.2/5(960) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dayforce/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/wave-payroll/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 31 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Jacquelyn T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jacquelyn T.") JT Jacquelyn T. Art Director Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/24/2021 "Loved them for 6 years, Until..." 2/5 What do you like best about Wave Payroll? The UX and all the features are everything I need as a business owner. They've also added so many more features as my team grew! I had no intentions of ever not using Wave...ever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave Payroll? Out of nowhere, Wave said they would not be able to keep me as a client and I no longer had access to the app. The only thing I can think of is that the last payment a client made to their invoice was larger and their website talks about cannabis in some areas. But they weren't a cannabis business so it shouldn't have violated any credit card processing policies. They would not give me a reason for not allowing me on the app anymore. It was such a bummer after 6 years of use to not have any customer support give me an answer and then just have to use another app for all my accounting, banking, invoicing, and payroll... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Wave Payroll: I loved it, but do your research on other apps as they might be the better option over Wave for your business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you? It's great for accounting data as your send and receive payments from invoices. It makes doing taxes so much easier since it's already doing so much tracking for you. The invoices also look great and you can customize them more than any other invoicing system. The new Payroll features it great and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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