What is Wave?
Wave makes it easy to be your own boss. Focus on what you love, and lean on Wave's intuitive online software to manage your financial and organizational needs. Wave Apps makes your money-related tasks easy with: • Unlimited invoicing, 100% free! • Unlimited accounting, 100% free!
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89 Likeliness to Recommend
96 Plan to Renew
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89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+98 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Wave?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Cost Revenue Tracking
Accounts Receivable Invoicing
Accounts Payable Purchase Orders
Expense Management
General Ledger Chart of Accounts
Reconciliation
Integration APIs
Cash Flow Management
Budgeting Forecasting
Project Accounting
Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Customization
Ease of Implementation
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of IT Administration
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Data Integration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Breadth of Features
Quality of Features
Vendor Support
Wave Reviews
Alicia B.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2025
Fantastic functionality for the price
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Wave from other similar products?
Price! Wave is cheap/free in many cases.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Lack of nice budgeting/reports. Other smart features are weaker than in more powerful platforms.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Consider how heavy your accounting needs are, and where the focus of your energy is. Is that where Wave is sufficient or strong? How much money can you allocate to it?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Florence N.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Food and Beverage
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Dec 2024
Fantastic Product and Easy to use.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Wave from other similar products?
Wave is known for its intuitive and easy-to-use interface, making it accessible even for those who are not tech-savvy
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
This ease of use can be a game-changer for small business owners and freelancers who need to focus on their core activities rather than getting bogged down by complex financial software.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The mobile app lacks certain features available on the desktop version,which can be inconvenient for those who prefer managing their finances on the go.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Consider Paid Features if Needed, While the free features are robust, Wave also offers paid features like payroll and premium support. If your business grows or you need additional support, these paid features might be worth considering.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
Thomas B S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2024
Great accounting platform to get started on!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Wave from other similar products?
Free starter program to get you hooked!
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love the expense tracking and reporting features
What do you dislike most about this product?
It takes a little getting used to when coming from another platform, but we've found everything we need so far. Integrations with 3rd party software solutions may be a little limited compared to some of the "big dogs" in the market.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's definitely worth adding to your short list of accounting platforms to check out!
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
