Wave
H&R Block
Free double-entry accounting and invoicing
Wave's accounting and invoicing are free. Revenue comes from card processing and payroll. It suits solo operators and very small businesses that do not need inventory or job costing.
Cost at your size
Wave is free for one seat.
Wave costs $23 less than the median accounting tool for one seat ($23).
Figures from the vendor's published prices. How we calculate prices
What Wave connects to
Point of sale, payroll & HR, e-commerce, banking, invoicing & payments and expense management tools in our catalog · found on vendor and marketplace pages, October 2026 · 4 of 4 checked by us
Has a Zapier app · The vendor lists 15+ integrations
Sources
- Helcim: helcim.com/integrations/?function=Accounting, found 2026-10-12, checked 2026-10-15
- Wave Payroll: support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/53660162386708-Overview-of-payroll-bookkeeping, found 2026-10-12, checked 2026-10-15
- Wise Business: wise.com/us/business/wave, found 2026-10-12, checked 2026-10-15
- Shoeboxed: shoeboxed.com/partners, found 2026-10-12, checked 2026-10-15
Getting help with Wave
- How to reach them
- Live chat: plans not stated · Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern; Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4:45 PM Eastern
- Email: plans not stated
- Help center: every plan
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
A vendor that posts every small issue can show more incidents than one that posts few, so a low count doesn't prove fewer problems.
From H&R Block's support and pricing pages, October 2026 · checked by us 2026-10-14 · How we gather this
Sources
- support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405904661140, read 2026-10-13
- waveapps.com/pricing, read 2026-10-13
- Live chat: “Our Support Team is available Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern, and can be reached by email and live chat.” (support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405904661140)
- Live chat hours: “Our Support Team is available Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern, and can be reached by email and live chat.” (support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405904661140)
- Live chat hours: “Our support team is available through live chat or email Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4:45 PM Eastern.” (waveapps.com/pricing)
- Email: “Our Support Team is available Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern, and can be reached by email and live chat.” (support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405904661140)
- Help center: “If you need help using Wave, the Help Center and Mave, our automated support chatbot, are available 24/7 to all Wave customers.” (support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405904661140)
What reviewers say about Wave
- Capterra4.4 / 5 · 1,731 reviews
- Trustpilot3.1 / 5 · 558 reviews
- US App Store (iPhone app)4.4 / 5 · 6,668 ratings
- Google Play (Android app)3.3 / 5 · 23,639 ratings
Each site has its own reviewers, so we show the scores side by side and never average them. App ratings cover the mobile app only. Scores read Oct 28, 2026. How we show reviews
Recent changes at Wave
- Apr 2026PriceMoved free legacy accounts to the Starter plan on June 1, 2026; bank connections and collaborators now need Pro. support.waveapps.com
Picked from H&R Block's own pages and the press, reviewed by us before publishing · checked weekly, last check Oct 26, 2026 · How we pick news
Why people pick it
- Free core product
- Simple invoicing
Where it falls short
- No inventory or job costing
- Bank connections now behind Pro
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