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Wave vs Xero
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 glanceWaveXero
- Pricing
- $16/mo
- $15/mo
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid
- Founded
- 2010
- 2006
- Location
- —
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Bootstrapped
- —
- —
- Open source
- —
- —
- Category
- —
- Invoicing & Accounting
- Indie alternatives
- 0
- 3
- Founders
- Kirk Simpson, James Lochrie
- Rod Drury
Key differences
Pricing
Xero starts cheaper at $15/mo; Wave starts at $16/mo.
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Founded
Xero (2006) is 4 years older than Wave (2010).
Indie alternatives
Wave has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Xero has 3.
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.
Founders of Wave
- James LochrieCo-founder
Founder of Xero
- Rod DruryFounder
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