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Wave vs Zoho Books vs Pandle vs QuickFile

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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
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    Zoho Books

    Accounting Software

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    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free plan, paid from $15/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit Zoho Books
  • Pandle

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free plan, paid from £5/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit Pandle
  • QuickFile

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free plan, paid from £60/yr
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit QuickFile

Where they differ

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  • PricingWave: Free plan, paid from $19/moZoho Books: Free plan, paid from $15/moPandle: Free plan, paid from £5/moQuickFile: Free plan, paid from £60/yr
  • Team sizeWave: Solo, Small teams (2–50)Zoho Books: Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)Pandle: Solo, Small teams (2–50)QuickFile: Solo, Small teams (2–50)

Everything else

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Basics

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Basics compared
BasicsWaveZoho BooksPandleQuickFile
Pricing (products differ)Free plan, paid from $19/moFree plan, paid from $15/moFree plan, paid from £5/moFree plan, paid from £60/yr
Free trial (products differ)NoYesYesNo
Team size (products differ)Solo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)Solo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50)
CategoryAccounting SoftwareAccounting SoftwareAccounting SoftwareAccounting Software
Product typeSaaSSaaSSaaSSaaS
Pricing modelFree plan availableFree plan availableFree plan availableFree plan available
Free planYesYesYesYes
DeploymentCloudCloudCloudCloud

Pricing

  • Wave

    • StarterFree

      Free

    • Pro$19/mo

      Flat rate

    • Wave Advisors$149/mo

      Flat rate

  • Zoho Books

    • FreeFree

      Free

    • Standard$15/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

    • Professional$40/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

    • Premium$60/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

    • Elite$120/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

    • Ultimate$240/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

  • Pandle

    • PandleFree

      Free

    • Pandle Pro£5/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

  • QuickFile

    • XS Extra SmallFree

      Free

    • S Small£60/yr

      Flat rate

    • M, L and XLNot verified

      Usage-based

Features

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Feature comparison
FeatureWaveZoho BooksPandleQuickFile
Expense and receipt tracking (products differ)YesNot verifiedYesNot verified
Multi-currency (products differ)Not verifiedYesYesYes
Tax and VAT reporting (products differ)Not verifiedYesYesYes
Inventory tracking (products differ)Not verifiedYesYesNot verified
Payroll (products differ)YesNot verifiedNot verifiedNot verified
Project and time tracking (products differ)Not verifiedYesNot verifiedNot verified
Invoicing and quotesYesYesYesYes
Bank feeds and reconciliationYesYesYesYes

Integrations

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Integration comparison
IntegrationWaveZoho BooksPandleQuickFile
PayPal (products differ)Not listedNot listedNativeNative
QuickBooks (products differ)NativeNativeNot listedNot listed
Stripe (products differ)Not listedNot listedNot listedNative
Xero (products differ)NativeNativeNot listedNot listed
Zapier (products differ)Not listedNot listedNot listedNative

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