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QuickBooks Online vs Wave

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  • QuickBooks Online

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Flat rate from $38/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)
    Free option
    Free trial
    Visit QuickBooks Online
  • Wave

    Accounting Software

    Score
    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

3 facts that can decide it; identical facts are below
  • PricingQuickBooks Online: Flat rate from $38/moWave: Free plan, paid from $19/mo
  • Free optionQuickBooks Online: Free trialWave: Free plan
  • Team sizeQuickBooks Online: Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)Wave: Solo, Small teams (2–50)

Everything else

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Basics

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Basics compared
BasicsQuickBooks OnlineWave
Pricing (products differ)Flat rate from $38/moFree plan, paid from $19/mo
Pricing model (products differ)Flat rateFree plan available
Free plan (products differ)NoYes
Free trial (products differ)YesNo
Team size (products differ)Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)Solo, Small teams (2–50)
CategoryAccounting SoftwareAccounting Software
Product typeSaaSSaaS
DeploymentCloudCloud

Pricing

  • QuickBooks Online

    • Simple Start$38/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

    • Essentials$85/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

    • Plus$140/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

    • Advanced$340/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

  • Wave

    • StarterFree

      Free

    • Pro$19/mo

      Flat rate

    • Wave Advisors$149/mo

      Flat rate

Features

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Feature comparison
FeatureQuickBooks OnlineWave
Invoicing and quotes (products differ)Not verifiedYes
Bank feeds and reconciliation (products differ)Not verifiedYes
Expense and receipt tracking (products differ)Not verifiedYes
Multi-currencyNot verifiedNot verified
Tax and VAT reportingNot verifiedNot verified
Inventory trackingNot verifiedNot verified
PayrollYesYes
Project and time trackingNot verifiedNot verified

Integrations

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Integration comparison
IntegrationQuickBooks OnlineWave
Mailchimp (products differ)NativeNot listed
PayPal (products differ)NativeNot listed
Shopify (products differ)NativeNot listed
Xero (products differ)Not listedNative
QuickBooksNativeNative

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