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Users consistently praise the ease of use and free core features of Wave, making it an ideal choice for small businesses and freelancers. The software simplifies invoicing and expense tracking, allowing users to manage their finances without extensive accounting knowledge. However, some users note that customer support can be slow, which may be a concern for those needing immediate assistance.

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VIVEK S.
VS
Founder
Human Resources
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful software for small business accounting"
What do you like best about Wave?

In the event that you are a person who needs to coordinate their individual budgets or a private company or even a specialist, then, at that point Wave is the right decision. In contrast to different programming projects, it is free and is extremely simple to utilize. The solitary thing is you ought to have an essential comprehension of bookkeeping to utilize it. You can without much of a stretch create bookkeeping reports, fiscal summaries and so forth Thus, it assists you with having a higher perspective of your funds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

The only thing we dislike in Wave is that we can just intensify one duty on the receipt. Likewise, the formats are not many. We figure they ought to have more. Additionally, it's anything but appropriate for enormous organizations when contrasted with different virtual products on the lookout. However, we trust they will grow it in coming years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Wave helped get my business started in one day"
What do you like best about Wave?

Easy to use, affordable payment processing, and nice accounting tools. When I was looking for a low-cost way to bootstrap my business, Wave was clearly the number one choice. I was incoming payments within a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Can't set up multiple email addresses for customers. After 1.5 years of using it, some basic features are stuck in "feature request" limbo. I seem to notice this most around tax season. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Angela S.
AS
Food & Travel Blogger
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Accounting Made Easy!"
What do you like best about Wave?

I like the interface is very user friendly and it's a very powerful software for being free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

It's a bit of a learning curve to learn but once you start rolling, it's a great software to have in your back pocket Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Leah M.
LM
Multi Unit Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Bookkeeping for Small Business Owners"
What do you like best about Wave?

They have a free version! It can easily be transferred to an HR Block tax preparer for them to take the info and apply it to your tax return. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

It's still pretty new, so a lot of people still aren't familiar with the brand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy as pie to use"
What do you like best about Wave?

The ease of sending customers a invoice is awesome. Along with sending recurring payments is awesome! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

The fees are little high as far as collecting the payments. Wish that could be brought down. Also sometimes the recurring payments don't go through for some clients and they become upset Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Skip R.
SR
Social Media for Channel Partners of Intacct Corporation
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Wave - A Major Contender For Solopreneurs"
What do you like best about Wave?

Easy to setup, easy to navigate, flexible reporting options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

Right now, there's nothing that I dislike about Wave - so far, so good! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Music
UM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent for billing."
What do you like best about Wave?

Allows me to seamlessly send invoices to my clients and keep track of my expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

I wish it were easier to combine invoices. When one is left unpaid, it would be nice to easily add it into another invoice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mitch P.
MP
Sales Development Team Lead
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Really the only free accounting"
What do you like best about Wave?

This is free, which is the main plus. It allows me to track my accounts and my sales tax, which keeps me good with the IRS. It is easy to use and only requires an introductory level accounting class to know how to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

The dashboard is very cluttered and does not show information that is really all that relevant to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
UA
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great for tiny businesses"
What do you like best about Wave?

Wave is a free accounting platform. It covers the basics of bookkeeping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

The platform is not very powerful in terms of tools. There is a lot of manual entry unlike the paid competitors which use better machine learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MB
P
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to use and automates most processes"
What do you like best about Wave?

I love the way that Wave imports transactions from my business bank accounts and remembers what I categorize them as, so as time goes by, I am working smarter, not harder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wave?

The only downside is having to chase down when bank reconciliations don't work: it's usually because something wasn't imported correctly, or I made a mistake in posting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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