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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Accounting Seed

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAccounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.

    $3,960

    per year

    Wave Accounting

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AWave 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.

    $16

    per month

    Pricing
    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $0
    Pro
    $16
    per month
    Pro - billed annually
    $170
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
    Considered Both Products
    Accounting Seed
    No answer on this topic
    Wave
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    53%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    54%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    6.2
    24 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pay calculation8.32 Ratings7.123 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.62 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.32 Ratings1.220 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.72 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    12% above category average
    API for custom integration9.74 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.73 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    6.4
    45 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings6.432 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.74 Ratings6.436 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    9.5
    73 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Dashboards9.75 Ratings9.471 Ratings
    Standard reports8.76 Ratings9.770 Ratings
    Custom reports8.86 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    7.4
    76 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable9.66 Ratings9.659 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.74 Ratings9.670 Ratings
    Cash management9.45 Ratings9.862 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.66 Ratings8.565 Ratings
    Expense management9.75 Ratings9.664 Ratings
    Time tracking9.72 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.73 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.23 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.54 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.63 Ratings5.016 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.62 Ratings5.914 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.73 Ratings8.040 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.03 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.74 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.14 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Localizations10.03 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.76 Ratings8.530 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting5.54 Ratings4.07 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.55 Ratings5.017 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.13 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.14 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    8.1
    11 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings5.68 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Location management9.72 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Accounting Seed and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    7.6
    53 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pricing9.72 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Credit card processing10.02 Ratings2.345 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings10.034 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.72 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.92 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.72 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.1 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.4
    (82 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    2.1
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.7
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accounting SeedWave Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Accounting Seed
    I wouldn’t recommend Accounting Seed to enterprise companies. However, Accounting Seed is the best cloud accounting tool for small and medium-sized companies that are yearning to automate accounts payable and receivable, inventory management, and invoice customization in one integrated platform.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Accounting Seed
    • Accounting Seed is an affordable accounting solution
    • It offers many features making it an ideal accounting solution for business
    • The software integrates well with Salesforce
    • The software comes with a friendly User Interface
    Incentivized
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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
    Accounting Seed
    • Custom reporting seems cumbersome, but it could just be that we need better instructions, more examples, maybe some more canned reports. My company needs the ability to compare multiple years, and more than one budget in a report - we start with an approved board budget and then we reproject each quarter.
    • Non profits need to print financials by restriction level - this has also been very awkward - all the data is there but I have to piece it together in an excel spreadsheet every time I want it.
    • In general, the materials needed for non profits is not as accessible as it could be.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Wave
    Easy to use for clients with no accounting background and the price is right.
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    Usability
    Accounting Seed
    It always works well. We've never had programming issues. Never. It is easy to customize. The system can grow with you as your business grows and changes. Being cloud-based you can work from anywhere. It is intuitive. You have all the features of Salesforce, like workflows, that work perfectly in Accounting Seed. Having that full integration with Salesforce allows you to see all our data in one platform
    Incentivized
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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
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Wave
    WAVE is always available when we need it ! Peter
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    Performance
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Accounting Seed
    We seldom have had to use their support but when we have, they have been responsive and actually were able to answer our questions in a simple, nontech language. You don't have to be a programmer to talk to them!
    Incentivized
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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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    Online Training
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Wave
    easy to use and east to train on ! Our WAVE clients enjoy the ease of use
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    Alternatives Considered
    Accounting Seed
    Honestly, Accounting Seed was the only one I focused on when looking to switch from our existing program. It showed in the partner app store and stated it was created native to SalesForce. As I read through it's capabilities, cost, etc., I knew it was the right choice.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Wave
    Once they out grow what is ability to move up to a more robust system?
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    Return on Investment
    Accounting Seed
    • Business users save time sending payments to suppliers and reimbursing employees since it is just by one click.
    • The three-way POS match ensures that figures match on orders and invoices before paying suppliers.
    • Capturing data on reports that are not submitted, approval times, and policy exceptions.
    • Expense management and time tracking enable us to view the exact time taken to complete projects and the exact amount that should be paid.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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