MIP Fund Accounting vs. Wave Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MIP Fund Accounting
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
MIP Fund Accounting™ is a configurable fund accounting solution. The solution includes functionality for fund accounting, procurement, budgeting, payroll, human resources, timekeeping, fixed asset management, grant management, and dashboards for nonprofits and government agencies.N/A
Wave Accounting
Score 6.0 out of 10
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Wave Accounting is a free, cloud-based accounting platform exclusively for small businesses. It supports double-entry bookkeeping and permits unlimited user access, invoicing, and expense management. Wave Accounting integrates with Wave's invoicing, receipt scanning, payment processing and payroll apps.N/A
Pricing
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Wave Accounting
6.2
24 Ratings
19% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.123 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings1.220 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Wave Accounting
8.5
13 Ratings
19% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.99 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Wave Accounting
9.5
43 Ratings
19% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.730 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.334 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Wave Accounting
8.2
70 Ratings
8% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.368 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.467 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings5.734 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Wave Accounting
6.8
73 Ratings
9% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.356 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.567 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.359 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.563 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.561 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings9.411 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings9.412 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings10.019 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings6.815 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings5.914 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings1.739 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.228 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings4.07 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings5.516 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings4.317 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Wave Accounting
8.1
11 Ratings
14% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.68 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Wave Accounting
7.6
52 Ratings
2% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings9.926 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings10.018 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings2.345 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.033 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings5.85 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Best Alternatives
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Small Businesses
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Score 8.0 out of 10
Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank)
Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct
Score 8.7 out of 10
Accounting Seed
Accounting Seed
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(429 ratings)
3.6
(79 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(125 ratings)
7.8
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(100 ratings)
6.2
(15 ratings)
Availability
9.8
(15 ratings)
6.7
(4 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(84 ratings)
2.9
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(99 ratings)
2.5
(12 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.4
(7 ratings)
4.7
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.5
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.7
(15 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.3
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.1
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MIP Fund AccountingWave Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
Community Brands
MIP Fund Accounting is well suited to any company that has multiple funding sources and expenses that they need to keep a close track on. In non-profit organizations we are looked at closely and it is important to be able to accurately show where our revenue comes from and where it is going. MIP Fund Accounting can handle that easily. It is not a system I would recommend to a small business as there are so many features that they would not need for the cost to them, at least not the versions we use.
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Wave
Wave Accounting was used for a small practice without a lot of the accounting considerations a large company would have. For the price, you really can't beat what Wave offers out of the box. All of the basic tools for things like invoicing and expenses are all easy to use. End of year accounting is easy with exports of data.
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Pros
Community Brands
  • General Ledger processing, including journal entries and reports
  • Ability to download all reports directly to Excel and PDF formats
  • Use of Grant codes to enable grant reporting by month/quarter/year
  • Ability to have multiple departments and consolidate into groups for reporting
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cannot be out of balance
  • Multiple ways to use the product including Cloud and Classic options, Visual menu or Standard (Top of screen) menus to select processes, many options we are not using in our simple organization
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Wave
  • Reconciliation is very difficult with multiple Wave transactions that need to be deleted or merged before it can be matched to a bank transaction.
  • Payroll worked fine for us but took several days to get it set up. We have switched to another bookkeeping system and another payroll system. Canceling with Wave took several days and they charge $6 for something even though the month was paid for in advance.
  • Credit card processing is nice and worked fine for us.
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Cons
Community Brands
  • Could be more streamlined
  • Could have a more basic version (it is a step up in complexity from quickbooks)
  • When trying to go back to a previous page/task (the 'done' or 'back' buttons) sometimes do go back too far, but sometimes they do. More consistency of how those buttons work would help.
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Wave
  • I know that credit card processing is a way for Wave to make money, but I really wish they offered ACH payment on Invoices.
  • I do cash-based accounting, which means I have to make little journal entries at the start and end of each year to get my books to balance because Wave wants to do everything differently. This should just be a setting to flip, whether you want cash-based or accrual-based.
  • They use Yodlee for bank connection, which doesn't play nice with 2FA. Pretty much every time I log in I have to re-enter credentials, get a code sent to me, reauthenticate, and know that I'm going to have to do it again next week. Not really on Wave, but wish they could get it together nonetheless.
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Likelihood to Renew
Community Brands
I would give this software a high ranking for my use of it because I have a lot of experience setting it up properly. What I would like to learn more about this program is it's Drillpoint add on feature as this has a lot of potential to allow managers instant access to their financials and invoices when set up correctly
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Wave
Easy to use for clients with no accounting background and the price is right.
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Usability
Community Brands
I have used this system for about 12 years now and I still learning how to use it. It always surprises me how there is another report to learn to achieve my data reporting goals. It is great to have a system that you have used long enough to feel comfortable with but also a system that allows you to learn new ways to report and enter data into the system
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Wave
I am a professional bookkeeper and I have no problems using Wave and all of it's features. I can see that certain individuals who have no accounting knowledge might struggle with a few different features and entries, but that is why Wave has an emphasis in connecting users to Wave Pro's who will walk them through things
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Reliability and Availability
Community Brands
I have rarely encountered any issues accessing MIP Fund Accounting over the years. On the rare occasions when availability was interrupted, the reasons were always found in-house when using the on-premises version. Since we have migrated to the MIP cloud, we have had no issues with availability. Any maintenance or updates are always communicated to us and are usually done outside of business hours.
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Wave
WAVE is always available when we need it ! Peter
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Performance
Community Brands
We are able to generate reports in any format that we need to show the information that we have in a clear way that is easy for staff and our boards to read. We can easily run the reports agency-wide or break them down by fund or project, showing the details that we need.
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Wave
Wave does tend to slow down when filtering your transactions screen especially by date. This is more of an issue when trying to trouble shoot certain transactions or clean-up a set of books.
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Support Rating
Community Brands
I have not reached out to MIP for technical support; however, their website offers great help resources so I can solve an issue on my own. Another team member reached out to MIP for support and was helped quickly. The transition process took longer than expected due to a lag in communication.
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Wave
I never had to call Wave Support as we barely experienced any support-related problems on our side. However, I do know a few people that complained about Wave support. It would be nice as well, though if they could have more in your face tutorials for new users or how-to videos should we struggle to do something
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In-Person Training
Community Brands
There are no specifics on what happens if you make one choice or another to know which is the best selection. This is true for JVs and AP. In training we were not given specifics of what happens when one possibility is selected over another.
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Wave
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Online Training
Community Brands
Denise O'Malley provided training for the HR module when we added it to our system. Denise also gave us a demo of the EWS module which we were able to see that it would not meet our needs. She was very kind about and understanding regarding the functions we needed with a time clock system.
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Wave
easy to use and east to train on ! Our WAVE clients enjoy the ease of use
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Implementation Rating
Community Brands
Don't waste your time with MIP. There are plenty of other softwares out there that will do the job better. Do your homework. Get references from actual users. Make sure that what you choose will truly integrate. Make sure that there is local support. Get training. You will be glad that you passed this one by. Trust me.
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Wave
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Alternatives Considered
Community Brands
This is the first time I've worked in the non-profit world. Accounting is somewhat different so I am very glad to be using a product designed specifically for non-profits. Many accounting processes are similar of course, but it is nice to have them tailored to fit the requirements of a non-profit organization.
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Wave
Wave is FREE for most functions. Payment processing costs no matter where you go (as does payroll or taxes). Wave rises above tools like QuickBooks Online because they know that for our small firm, being nimble is the name of the game. We don't need exhaustive reporting and management like QB offers and we certainly don't want to pay for it
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Scalability
Community Brands
The flexibility to create certain features are helpful and are designed to be easier on MIP Accounting Cloud. It has been easier than the MIP Accounting classic version. I may have not fully utilized the software to deploy across multiple departments other than generating revenue reports or expenses. As well as developing budget worksheets for our departments. Which are great as it is, but have not gone farther than that.
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Wave
Once they out grow what is ability to move up to a more robust system?
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Return on Investment
Community Brands
  • We don't use all the add-ons, but for the basic accounting that we need it for it is an excellent product. We have been using it since 2001. There are other products on the market, but this suits our needs completely.
  • It is easy to learn, with a lot of online support.
  • New staff learn to use the system quite easily.
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Wave
  • Wave has been ROI positive for our company. With not having to pay for the service we can use our money for growing our business.
  • The fees on credit card transactions for invoices are reasonable especially as we don't pay a monthly subscription.
  • The invoicing feature has made our lives easier for us and our customers. The invoicing piece and AR tracking has been ROI positive as well.
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