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Sage Accounting vs. Wave Accounting

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Sage Accounting

131 Reviews and Ratings

Wave Accounting

179 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage Accounting

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ASage Accounting is online accounting software made to simplify life for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers by providing the functions needed to take care of daily business to-dos. Users can create and send professional quotes and invoices, track income and expenses and know where the business' financials stand. Every Sage Business Cloud Accounting subscription includes unlimited access to support as well as automatic backups and product updates.

    $19

    per month

    Wave Accounting

    Score8.3 out of 10
    		N/AWave Accounting is a free, cloud-based accounting platform exclusively for small businesses. It supports double-entry bookkeeping and permits unlimited user access, invoicing, and expense management. Wave Accounting integrates with Wave's invoicing, receipt scanning, payment processing and payroll apps.

    $16

    per month

    Pricing
    Sage AccountingWave Accounting
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $0
    Pro
    $16
    per month
    Pro - billed annually
    $170
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage AccountingWave Accounting
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsVersions and pricing listed are for CA products. Versions available and pricing may vary by country. * 2 months free to start, or free for 1 month to try, then $19/$43/$62 +tax/mo (tier depending). Offer valid for new customers only on monthly subscriptions of Sage Business Cloud Accounting. After the promotional period, the monthly subscription rate will renew at the then current rate. May not be combined with any other offers or discounts. To ensure continuous service the subscription plan is an automatically renewing plan. Subsequent months will automatically be billed to the same credit card each month on the anniversary date of purchase. Plans can be terminated at any time prior to the renewal data and not charged for renewal.—
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    Community Pulse
    Sage AccountingWave Accounting
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
    Magdalene van der Walt
    Managing Director in Finance and Accounting at The Busy Bookkeeper (Pty) Ltd (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Sage Accounting
    I find that Wave can be slow and frustrating. It is also very limited and more geared for American and Canadian users. Regarding QuickBooks Online, I attempted the demo when shopping for a system. Sage Business Cloud is more widely used in South Africa so using QuickBooks Online…
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sage Accounting
    Wave offers free package which is good enough for small company like me.
    Quickbook offers more customization, yet offers no after sale support.
    Jobber is really expensive, even if with a corporate discount.
    Company Cam offers more functionality that may suit our company better. …
    Incentivized
    Peter Kupovics
    President in Finance and Accounting at Peter Kupovics, CPA and Associates (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Sage Accounting
    I like Sage better, being an accountant, the approach is accounting focused. Whereas Quickbooks tries to make the user experience easier, but messes up the accounting, its easy in Quickbooks to create accounts and post expense items for example to a balance sheet account. …
    Incentivized
    Wave
    Magdalene van der Walt
    Managing Director in Finance and Accounting at The Busy Bookkeeper (Pty) Ltd (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Wave Accounting
    As I stated previously, Wave is a free system. It serve you well as non-resident of USA/Canada for your basic bookkeeping needs, as a micro-business. If you are a resident of those countries, you will benefit immensely from the payroll function as well. If you are looking for a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Sage AccountingWave Accounting
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    6.2
    24 Ratings
    Pay calculation10.015 Ratings7.123 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.312 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.812 Ratings1.220 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.410 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.112 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    8.6
    23 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    API for custom integration9.120 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.017 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.7
    42 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    6.4
    45 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.931 Ratings6.432 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.539 Ratings6.436 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    44 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    6.3
    72 Ratings
    Dashboards8.340 Ratings6.070 Ratings
    Standard reports9.844 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Custom reports9.735 Ratings5.036 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.1
    64 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    7.0
    75 Ratings
    Accounts payable9.857 Ratings7.158 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.945 Ratings7.169 Ratings
    Cash management9.853 Ratings8.561 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.561 Ratings8.565 Ratings
    Expense management9.934 Ratings7.563 Ratings
    Time tracking6.611 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.428 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Multi-currency support10.018 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.918 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.529 Ratings5.016 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.735 Ratings5.914 Ratings
    Self-service portal10.025 Ratings8.040 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.38 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.515 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.111 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Localizations8.49 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.033 Ratings8.530 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting6.910 Ratings4.07 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.318 Ratings5.017 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework8.98 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.520 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    6.9
    17 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    8.1
    11 Ratings
    Inventory tracking6.717 Ratings5.68 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.26 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Location management5.77 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.05 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage Accounting and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    8.2
    28 Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    Pricing9.917 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Order entry7.615 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.118 Ratings2.345 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.620 Ratings10.033 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.66 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility7.57 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution8.95 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Sage AccountingWave Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (71 ratings)
    6.0
    (81 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (38 ratings)
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    2.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    2.1
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    4.7
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)