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FreshBooks vs Wave
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceFreshBooksWave
- Pricing
- $19/mo
- $16/mo
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Freemium
- Founded
- 2003
- 2010
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
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- Bootstrapped
- —
- —
- Open source
- —
- —
- Category
- Invoicing & Accounting
- —
- Indie alternatives
- 4
- 0
- Founders
- Mike McDerment
- Kirk Simpson, James Lochrie
Key differences
Pricing
Wave starts cheaper at $16/mo; FreshBooks starts at $19/mo.
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Founded
FreshBooks (2003) is 7 years older than Wave (2010).
Indie alternatives
FreshBooks has 4 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Wave has 0.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founder of FreshBooks
Founders of Wave
- James LochrieCo-founder
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