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What Is Wave?
Sick of bookkeeping blues, cash flow woes, or tax time terror?
With Wave’s small business software, you can automate the most tedious bookkeeping tasks, create professional invoices, get paid fast online, and simplify tax prep.
Unlike other software, Wave offers easy-to-use bookkeeping tools that work together, all in one place, so there’s no need to endlessly google solutions or switch between software.
Here’s more on what Wave can do for you:
Get more time for what you love: Say bye-bye to manual data-entry by automatically importing and categorizing your bank transactions with our Pro Plan.
Be the wiz of your biz: Make smart business decisions with helpful financial reports. Plus, track payments, view customer info, and manage cash flow with our dashboard and mobile app.
Beat imposter syndrome: Always look and feel like a pro, now and as you grow. Wave is the only solution committed to offering plans for every business stage.
Try Wave for free today!
Who Uses Wave?
Wave has helped more than 300,000 small business owners, freelancers, solopreneurs, and consultants in the US and Canada manage their money.
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Wave Reviews for Indian Users
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Excellent for freelancers and small businesses
Comments: Extremely positive. In 3+ years I don't think I've had to contact support once, nor have I ever considered switching to other tools. It is one of the few software tools I use regularly where I am happy to open it, and I'm happy to give them their percentage. As a freelancer, Wave has been indispensable to me. Always simple and smooth, and exceptional bang for the buck. Not only would I recommend Wave to freelancers and small businesses, I have recommended it. Numerous times.
Pros:
Wave is ideal for freelancers. Set up is really simple and the interface is user-friendly. I have zero background in financial matters, and with Wave that's totally fine. The price is also right. There's no subscription or hidden fees, they just take a perfectly reasonable percentage from invoice payments. I asked a financial advisor friend of mine before signing up, and she was pleasantly surprised by the low rates, and told me to go for it. I've been using Wave for over 3 years, and I have never once been hit with a fee outside of the basic rates. Wave also provides a host of reporting and tracking tools in this basic account. They didn't influence my decision to sign up, but they've proven to be very useful. And finally a small but really helpful feature, especially if you're a freelancer just starting out: immediate money transfers. Once someone pays your invoice, the money is in Wave, and takes 2-3 days to transfer. For 1% more payment, you can transfer money within minutes. For the cash-strapped freelancer, that can be mana from heaven.
Cons:
There are no major cons that I can think of. One issue I have is mostly my fault: When I first started using Wave I didn't know what I was doing, and I ended up creating a whole bunch of client and work type records unnecessarily. It would be nice if there were some more in-your-face tutorials, maybe some hover tips for new users. But the messiness is mainly from me leaping in before looking.
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Not paying for more than I need!
Comments: Overall I’m extremely satisfied. I don’t feel like I’m forced to pay for things that I really don’t need. The basics are free and the add-ons are reasonably priced
Pros:
It’s simple and straightforward. It’s got a clean sleek look and it’s very affordable.
Cons:
I wish I could view my transactions within the app instead of just online.
Disappointed
Comments: I am disappointed in that I was hoping for an accounting software AND a payment solution all in one. I am unfortunately now looking for a new payment solution. Support just provided scripted responses. They don't seem to care to escalate anything on your behalf. Receiving your money in a timely manner as a small business means everything!
Pros:
I like the ease of use. Very user friendly. I moved from QB Pro to Wave because of the extreme increase in pricing QB imposed.
Cons:
You can't convert a percentage of an estimate to an invoice (industry norm). You must wait 7 BUSINESS DAYS to receive a bank (ACH) payment. Every single ACH payment I have received from my clients has taken EXACTLY 7 business days while their website states it takes 2-7 business days. Not truthful at all. They also charge 1% with NO cap - and they still hold onto your money! Unbelievable!
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Great accounting & invoicing tools for small businesses
Comments: positive! I've been using them for 5 years and have needed to reach out for personal help a couple of times. They are attentive and thorough even if you have to wait a little bit. The chat function is pretty thorough & helpful too.
Pros:
User friendly, pretty easy to figure out how to do things, simple interface, the free plan offers a lot of tools
Cons:
The process for automatically categorizing payments and income doesn't work as smoothly as it could. Their AI tool is alright but makes mistakes. When you use their native Checkouts tool for collecting payments, they are categorized in a way that you cannot fully edit.
Compact invoicing software
Comments: Was positive till a section of the app was discontinued for non-US subscribers.
Pros:
I love ease of use and functions that match my business needs. Allows branding and customisation of invoices. Love that I can clone invoices saving time for repeat services to same clients ( art coaching in my case)
Cons:
Disappointed that they removed wave receipts for non-US clients. This particular feature was critical to document hard copies of receipts on the go, into the online wave system. Now their is nothing else to integrate the hard copies of receipts into the wave system
