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Wave vs GnuCash

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  • 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
  • GnuCash

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit GnuCash

Where they differ

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  • PricingWave: Free plan, paid from $19/moGnuCash: Free
  • DeploymentWave: CloudGnuCash: Self-hosted

Everything else

Same on every product unless marked

Basics

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Basics compared
BasicsWaveGnuCash
Product type (products differ)SaaSDesktop app
Pricing (products differ)Free plan, paid from $19/moFree
Pricing model (products differ)Free plan availableFree
Deployment (products differ)CloudSelf-hosted
CategoryAccounting SoftwareAccounting Software
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Team sizeSolo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50)

Pricing

  • Wave

    • StarterFree

      Free

    • Pro$19/mo

      Flat rate

    • Wave Advisors$149/mo

      Flat rate

  • GnuCash

    • FreeFree

      Free

Features

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Feature comparison
FeatureWaveGnuCash
Multi-currency (products differ)Not verifiedYes
Payroll (products differ)YesNot verified
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
IntegrationWaveGnuCash
QuickBooks (products differ)NativeNot listed
Xero (products differ)NativeNot listed

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