Wave vs Kick

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	WaveH&R Block	KickKick
In one line	Free double-entry accounting and invoicing	Self-driving bookkeeping that categorizes transactions for you
Starting price	Free	Free
Six-person team	$0/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Free (bank transactions entered by hand); Pro $19/mo or $190/yr adds automatic bank imports and receipt capture; cards 2.9% + 60¢	Free (1 entity, 250 transactions/yr); Basic $40/mo ($480 billed yearly); Plus $100/mo ($300 billed quarterly, multi-entity, accrual); Advanced $300/mo; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	1 on free plan	Unlimited
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	Helcim, Shoeboxed, Wave Payroll, Wise Business15+ listed by the vendor	Gusto, Mercury, Stripe Invoicing, BILL, Ramp
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · CA	US
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Basic and up
Support hours	Live chat: Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4:45 PM Eastern	Not published
Incidents posted	5 incidents posted on H&R Block's status page, which covers all H&R Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by H&R Block. Status page	0 incidents posted on Kick's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 1,731 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	3.1 / 5 from 558 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	71	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	45
Fit: Service business	85	82
Fit: Agency or studio	70	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	75	70
Fit: Online store	55	70
Why people pick it	Free core product Simple invoicing	Categorizes transactions automatically Free plan for new businesses
Where it falls short	No inventory or job costing Bank connections now behind Pro	No inventory Accrual books need Plus
	Visit Wave ↗	Visit Kick ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices