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GnuCash vs Wave

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  • GnuCash

    Accounting Software

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    Price
    Free
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit GnuCash
  • Wave

    Accounting Software

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    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free plan, paid from $19/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit Wave

Where they differ

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  • PricingGnuCash: FreeWave: Free plan, paid from $19/mo
  • DeploymentGnuCash: Self-hostedWave: Cloud

Everything else

Same on every product unless marked

Basics

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Basics compared
BasicsGnuCashWave
Product type (products differ)Desktop appSaaS
Pricing (products differ)FreeFree plan, paid from $19/mo
Pricing model (products differ)FreeFree plan available
Deployment (products differ)Self-hostedCloud
CategoryAccounting SoftwareAccounting Software
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Team sizeSolo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50)

Pricing

  • GnuCash

    • FreeFree

      Free

  • Wave

    • StarterFree

      Free

    • Pro$19/mo

      Flat rate

    • Wave Advisors$149/mo

      Flat rate

Features

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Feature comparison
FeatureGnuCashWave
Multi-currency (products differ)YesNot verified
Payroll (products differ)Not verifiedYes
Invoicing and quotesYesYes
Bank feeds and reconciliationYesYes
Expense and receipt trackingYesYes
Tax and VAT reportingNot verifiedNot verified
Inventory trackingNot verifiedNot verified
Project and time trackingNot verifiedNot verified

Integrations

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Integration comparison
IntegrationGnuCashWave
QuickBooks (products differ)Not listedNative
Xero (products differ)Not listedNative

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