Invoicing Software · pricing · Updated November 2026
Wave pricing (2026)
Wave's paid plans start at $19/mo (Pro) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Wave's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for Freelancers and very small businesses needing free core invoicing. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $19/mo (Pro)
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Freelancers and very small businesses needing free core invoicing; Sole proprietors wanting full accounting without a monthly fee; US/Canada-based small businesses
As of · every figure below links to its source
Wave plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | — | Flat monthly | Free forever. Unlimited estimates, invoices, bills, and bookkeeping records. Online payments available at standard transaction fees (2.9% + $0.60 per card). | waveapps.com |
| Pro | $19 | — | Flat monthly | Month-to-month $19/mo. Annual plan $190/yr (~$15.83/mo). Annual discount not explicitly stated as a percentage on the page. Includes discounted payment processing (2.9% + $0 for first 10 transactions/month), auto bank import via Plaid, automated late payment reminders. | waveapps.com |
| Wave Advisors STALE · 2026-09-11 | $149 | — | Flat monthly | Managed bookkeeping service add-on starting at $149/mo, reduced from $199 during 2026. Includes a dedicated bookkeeper, monthly financial statements, and expert support. Not a software-only tier — bundles human services. | waveapps.com |
Last verified 2026-11-01. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 1 of 3 plans above is marked. Official pricing page https://www.waveapps.com/pricing fetched 2026-06-14. Direct fetch of https://www.wave.com/en/pricing/ returned 404; waveapps.com was the correct domain. SoftwareAdvice corroboration confirmed $0 Starter and $19/mo Pro but showed annual at $170/yr vs official page $190/yr — official figures used. Wave Advisors is a managed bookkeeping add-on service, not a self-serve software tier. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page — Wave Advisors: $199 -> $149 (third-party figure). Correction 2026-09-05: the $149 recorded for Wave Advisors on an earlier read was the annual-billed rate; the month-to-month rate this record tracks is still $199 — no price change occurred. Cross-checked against softwareadvice.com. This note predates a correction to the plans above, from 2026-09-11; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$19/moFirst on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since October 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Wave, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Wave. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Wave Advisors. Price corrected from $199 to $149. This vendor's other record already held $149 and noted it as "reduced from $199 in 2026"; the live pricing page, read in a browser today, prints "Hire a bookkeeper — from $149/month". The $199 was the pre-2026 rate.
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Wave Advisors. Correction 2026-09-05: the $149 recorded for Wave Advisors on an earlier read was the annual-billed rate; the month-to-month rate this record tracks is still $199 — no price change occurred.
Capabilities
Integrations: Plaid (bank connections), PayPal, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, American Express.
Key features: Free unlimited invoicing and estimates; Double-entry accounting and bookkeeping; Automatic bank transaction import (Pro); Bank transaction auto-categorization (Pro); Branded invoices with logo and custom colors (Pro); Automated late payment reminders (Pro); Online payment acceptance (credit/debit cards and bank payments); Receipt scanning and expense tracking; Financial reports (profit & loss, balance sheet); Multiple user accounts with permission controls (Pro); PCI-DSS Level 1 certified payment processing.
Plan limits: Starter: no automatic bank import, no branded invoices (no custom logo), no automated payment reminders; Pro: bank sync requires Plaid (not all institutions supported); Live support only with paid plans or add-ons.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Wave cost?
Wave's paid plans start at $19/mo (Pro), and it lists a $0 plan (Starter); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
What are cheaper alternatives to Wave?
Cheaper invoicing software than Wave (entry $19/mo) include Invoice Ninja at $14/mo. Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Wave support HIPAA?
Wave's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Wave have a free plan?
Yes — Wave publishes a free tier.
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This standing as a plaque
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