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QuickBooks 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 glanceQuickBooksWave
At a glance
- Pricing
- QuickBooks$30/mo
- Wave$16/mo
- Pricing model
- QuickBooksPaid
- WaveFreemium
- Founded
- QuickBooks—
- Wave2010
- Location
- QuickBooks—
- Wave—
- Bootstrapped
- QuickBooks—
- Wave—
- Open source
- QuickBooks—
- Wave—
- Category
- QuickBooksInvoicing & Accounting
- Wave—
- Indie alternatives
- QuickBooks4
- Wave0
- Founders
- QuickBooks—
- WaveKirk Simpson, James Lochrie
Key differences
Pricing
Wave starts cheaper at $16/mo; QuickBooks starts at $30/mo.
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Indie alternatives
QuickBooks 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 QuickBooks
No founder details documented yet.
Founders of Wave
- James LochrieCo-founder
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