Compare Wave Accounting and Express Accounts - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 14, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Wave Accounting or Express Accounts?

Wave Accounting is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Express Accounts, and Wave Accounting is rated higher (97/100) than Express Accounts (77/100). Wave Accounting offers users more features (5) than Express Accounts (0).

Looking for the right Core Accounting solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Wave Accounting Vs. NCH Software

Wave Accounting: Wave Accounting is an awesome, cloud-based, integrated software and tools for small businesses. So far, that includes Invoicing, Accounting, Payroll, Payments and more, plus Personal Finance Software, too.

NCH Software: NCH Software is a leader in audio, video, dictation, business, and computer utilities software for Windows and Mac OS X.NCH Software (formerly NCH Swift Sound) is a software development company founded in 1993 in Canberra, Australia. The Denver office was started in April 2008 due to the large U.S. customer base. NCH Software primarily sells to ind...

Who is more expensive? Wave Accounting or Express Accounts?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Core Accounting software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Wave Accounting and Express Accounts.

Wave Accounting accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Wave Accounting is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Core Accounting software. Express Accounts price starts at $70 per license , When comparing Express Accounts to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Core Accounting software cost.

Bottom line: Wave Accounting is more expensive than Express Accounts.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Wave Accounting Vs. Express Accounts based on some of the most important and required Core Accounting features.

Wave Accounting: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Billing & Invoicing, Tax compliance.

Express Accounts: We are still working to collect the list of features for Express Accounts.

Target customer size

Wave Accountancy is perfect for small to medium companies with 9 or much less workers. and Express Accounts's target customer size include: SMBs.

Wave Accounting

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

Wave Accounting software is a fully integrated, web-based accounting solution tailored exclusively for small organizations. The software allows the users to access their documents any time from anywhere.

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Core Accounting, Medical Accounting.

Express Accounts

ITQlick rating
(3.9/5)

starts at $70 per license

Express Accounts is a growing cloud-based Accounting-Finance software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. Express Accounts received a rating of 3.9 from ITQlick team. The software cost is...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Recurring Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Bookkeeping, Core Accounting.

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Wave Accounting: 5 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
Billing & Invoicing
Tax compliance

Express Accounts: 0 Features

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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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