--- title: Wave Reviews meta\_title: 'Wave Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 328 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Wave works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 328 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Accounting & Finance url: https://www.g2.com/categories/accounting-finance --- # Wave Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Wave but has limited features. Are you part of the Wave team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Wave is a comprehensive, cloud-based accounting software tailored for small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs. It offers a suite of financial tools designed to simplify bookkeeping, invoicing, and payroll processes, enabling users to manage their finances efficiently without the need for extensive accounting knowledge. Key Features and Functionality: - Accounting: Track income and expenses, manage cash flow, and access detailed financial reports such as profit and loss statements and balance sheets. - Invoicing: Create and send professional, customizable invoices with ease. - Payments: Accept online payments through credit cards and bank transfers, facilitating faster transactions. - Payroll: Run payroll for employees and contractors, with automatic tax calculations and filings in supported regions. - Receipts: Scan and store receipts to track and organize expenses efficiently. - Mobile App: Manage invoices, expenses, and receipts on-the-go, ensuring financial oversight anytime, anywhere. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Wave addresses the common challenges faced by small business owners in managing their finances by offering an integrated platform that combines accounting, invoicing, and payroll functionalities. Its user-friendly interface and automation features reduce the time and effort required for financial management, allowing users to focus more on growing their businesses. Additionally, Wave's commitment to security ensures that sensitive financial data is protected, providing peace of mind to its users. * * * Seller [Wave](https://www.g2.com/sellers/wave) Discussions [Wave Community](https://www.g2.com/products/wave/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Evan Miersch Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Wave. ### Pay your staff $20-$35 per month ### Accept credit cards 2.9% + 30¢ PER TRANSACTION [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/wave/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Xero](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Xero") Xero 4.4/5(1,729) ](https://www.g2.com/products/xero/reviews) [ ![FreshBooks](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "FreshBooks") FreshBooks 4.5/5(981) ](https://www.g2.com/products/freshbooks/reviews) [ ![Zoho Books](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zoho Books") Zoho Books 4.4/5(329) ](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-books/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/wave/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 328 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Wave Integrations (2) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Microsoft Excel ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-excel/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Zapier ](https://www.g2.com/products/zapier/reviews) Show More ![Kelly W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kelly W.") KW Kelly W. Marketing specialist Marketing and Advertising Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/31/2025 "Quick and easy way to make professional invoices" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? It makes it quick and easy for small businesses with basic accounting needs to issue professional looking invoices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? It’s not great if you need to be able to issue invoices in multiple currencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? before using wave I was using a combination of word and Excel to create invoices for clients. Wave made it much easier to quickly create invoices that looked more professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconValidated ReviewerSource: Thank You page ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/11/2025 "Great features and design" 3/5 What do you like best about Wave? Very easy to invoice clients and to get paid Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? No bookkeeping capabilities like other competitors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? I used Wave for invoicing and payments for many years, which they were great for, but I eventually needed to integrate with my bookkeeping software and sync with bank accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Commercial Real Estate](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Commercial Real Estate") UC Verified User in Commercial Real Estate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/5/2023 "Accounting Software" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? The best method is to generate an invoice, which you may check in the drafts area before sending. We can set up recurring invoices, collect credit card payments, and keep track of unpaid invoices. Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation is one of the best option & its easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? I cannot download reports month by month; they can only be seen annually, and I can't combine multiple reports at once. To prepare the financial cash flow is difficult Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? Accounting and Monthly Invoicing for Tenant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kai "Kevin" C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kai "Kevin" C.") KC Kai "Kevin" C. Founder and CEO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/17/2022 "An affordable option, but you get what you pay for. Overall poor customer support experience." 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? It's one of the more affordable options out there, and if you use it out of the box, there is not a lot of complexity to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? The customer support experience is really poor. They don't always respond to your emails even though they promise a 2-business day response time. Customer support chat is the only other option, but it can be a long wait and the agents like to disconnect you if you don't respond or they have a whiff of you being away from the keyboard for a minute. There is no call support option. If your company needs to do anything custom like adjust statutory holidays (e.g. following provincial instead of federal stat holidays), then you're out of luck and will need to make many complex manual adjustments. The documentation around this is lacking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? Just having payroll for the company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Puran S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Puran S.") PS Puran S. Co-Founder & COO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/5/2022 "Free accounting tool to manage your intial level invoicing and banking" 3/5 What do you like best about Wave? I was using excel to create invoices and it was getting difficult for me to manage over excel hence start searching for a free invoicing tool and found Wave Accounting. I set it up in less than an hour and started creating invoices, it was very easy to set up and work on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? I used it for a couple of months and then got an email from their team that they are going to stop their operations in some of the countries like India and Japan so I needed to move to Zoho Books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Wave: I can't say much as they are not providing their services out of America and Canada, I think. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? I was mainly using it for creating and customizing invoices. It was quite very easy to create an invoice on the Wave Accounting tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rachel O.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rachel O.") RO Rachel O. Bookkeeper Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/18/2020 "Okay software if you have no money for monthly fees" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? It's free, and does allow you to create reports Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? You have to enter details of each transaction in a very cumbersome way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm using it to keep a few very small companies' books, and it is nice to have that option for a fee-free software. The problem is that it is very very basic, and entering information takes a long time. It has a reconcile option, but won't let you go through and check transactions, just says it is reconciled if the totals match. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ariam S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ariam S.") AS Ariam S. Co-Founder/CMO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/4/2020 "Wave Review" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? I like that it syncs up with my business bank account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? That it charges so much for transferring my funds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? It's a respected form of invoice and payment tracking that is simple for my clients to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Food & Beverages](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Food & Beverages") AF Verified User in Food & Beverages Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/19/2020 "Does the job for one off accounting needs" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? Easy to use and there is a free version if you need to just do some simple accounting/book keeping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? It is not QuickBooks. And if you have intentions to scale your business, I would save the hassle of having to switch to QB in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? Accounting and bookeeping needs. Ability to report on financial health of business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Remington K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Remington K.") RK Remington K. Executive Director Food Production Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/16/2019 "Wave is a basic, free accounting solution" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Wave? It is completely free to use, and cloud based. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? It offers little in the way of reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Wave: Not for someone looking for extensive reporting or accounting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? We needed a quick, free accounting solution. Wave fit the bill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sierra H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sierra H.") SH Sierra H. Founder and Birth Doula Hospital & Health Care Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/16/2019 "Professional and useful, but ultimately didn't impress enough to continue use" 3/5 What do you like best about Wave? The invoices I was able to produce and send with Wave were beautiful and professional. The ability to send reminders and save products was particularly useful for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Wave? Although I enjoyed using Wave, I ultimately switched to another app that could do more things for the same price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Wave solving and how is that benefiting you? Wave was incredibly helpful for invoicing clients in a professional, visually-appealing manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Wave? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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