Shoebox accounting stops now.

Spreadsheets and shoeboxes full of receipts are a pain. Wave gets you on top of your accounting, fast and easy, so that you can spend your time on…well…anything other than accounting. And Wave is totally free.

“Even though I’d say the service is well worth paying for, it’s free.” David H. Freedman, small biz tech writer for the New York Times.

“The year's best resources for entrepreneurs.” Business Editors' Pick

“Wave features a highly detailed, interactive look at your overall financial picture.” PCMag.com

“I've tried several accounting apps. Wave is by far the best.” Joe Heitzeberg, Media Piston

“[Wave is] the best and easiest to use of all the different applications I have used. Saves time and resources ($300 a year) to focus on what we do best!” Jeff Epstein, zferral.com

“I simply sign-on and click on a few boxes (for) an instant picture of what I'm spending and where.” Tim Ryan, Vestiigo.com

“Falling in love with @waveaccounting...one automatic accounting entry at a time.” Alyssa Richard, RateHub.ca

“The night I found Wave I felt like I saw the light. My bank account was joyful that I saved $250 by returning QuickBooks.” Shauna Hadrava, bouncingwoolies.com

“This is making my life easier, seriously!” Kim Bagayawa, FirehouseCreative.com

“Just found out about Wave Accounting and I am IN LOVE!!!!” Courtney Jade, Courtney Jade Photography

“Wave saves me tons of time! Now I focus on my actual work and less on managing my business. Thanks @waveaccounting!” Nick Airdo

“Loving my new small business accounting service!!
@WaveAccounting you rock!” Cindy Lund Chow, @LifeSimplicated

“Just setting up my accounts on Wave and loving it - goodbye nightmare accounting.” @MarcHill

“Wave Accounting is making my life so much easier!” @KateWhitmore

Wave does the work for you.

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Imagine: No more manual entry. No more wasted time. You've got better things to do than typing in a shoebox full of receipts. Check out how Wave makes better use of your time:

1. Manual entry is dead. Almost all your purchases and income are already tracked by your bank accounts and credit cards. So instead of re-typing everything into your accounting software or spreadsheet, you can import these transactions right into Wave, securely and automatically. Watch the bank import video.

2. Let the numbers crunch themselves. A receipt from Starbucks is for coffee or food, right? Wave automatically categorizes expenses it recognizes. And the more you use Wave the smarter it gets. Watch the auto-categorization video.

3. Or do your accounting old-school, but better. You don't need to connect a bank account to use Wave. You can upload bank statements manually, or use Wave like traditional accounting software. We still take the pain out of the process with time-saving tools and plain-English instructions you can understand without being an accountant.

Security, Security, Security.

There's nothing more important than keeping your identity and your data completely safe. So we use bank-quality protection like 256-bit encryption, and our servers are protected by guards, passwords, firewalls — the works.

256-bit encryption: This means that Wave locks up transmissions in a code that's really, really hard to break. If you ever shop or bank online, they probably use 256-bit, too.

Secure storage. The servers that hold your data are physically and electronically protected. In plain English: there are guards, security cards, passwords, codes, 24/7 monitoring, random tests and more, all making sure that only authorized people can access your information.

Read-only. If you connect your bank and credit card accounts with Wave, the connection we make is read-only. Wave can never be used to move money out of your account.

Certified. We ask third-party companies to put our security and privacy practices to the test. The VeriSign and TrustE logos mean we passed.

Find out more details about Wave's security

Un-Pricing: Wave is totally free.

That's right. Wave is honest-to-goodness free. Not just a trial, or a limited version. When we say free, we mean it. Our un-pricing is just one more way we're re-inventing accounting for freelancers and small businesses.

Wave is the only fully featured, free online accounting application. With Wave you get:

  • unlimited, full accounting
  • unlimited bank transaction importing
  • unlimited collaborators
  • unlimited invoicing

That's more than you get for most $200-a-year options.

How can Wave be free?

Your accountant will love it.

Wave is easy to use, but it's no lightweight. Wave is a proper double-entry accounting application with lots of horsepower under the hood. If you're serious about your books, Wave provides the tools you'll need.

Wave offers a suite of reports that includes:

  • Balance Sheet
  • General Ledger
  • Income Statement
  • Sales Tax Report
  • Aged Receivables
  • Aged Payables
  • Gain/Loss on Foreign Currency Exchange
  • and more...

Use the Guest Collaborators feature to invite your accountant, bookkeeper or other partners right into Wave. You control who gets to view or edit your accounting info. It's easier and safer than sending files by email.

Find out more about Guest Collaborators.

Full accounting, and lots more.

Wave does a whole lot more than track your business spending. It's a full accounting application. Have a look at what you get with your free account:

  • Create and send invoices, and keep track of who's paid.
  • See how much you're spending and find out where you can save.
  • Keep your records in order to make it easier to file taxes, or to get business loans.
  • Manage your personal finances and your business accounting in the same place!
  • Use Wave anywhere, on any computer with a browser and an Internet connection.
  • Collaborate with your accountant, bookkeeper, business partner or other people — as many as you want, in real time.
  • Automatic backups: Your data is backed up hourly so that you are always good to go.

What else does Wave do?