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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SlickPie (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SlickPie was free online accounting software designed for small businesses, offering online invoicing and billing, multicurrency, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, automatic payment reminders, and source document upload. SlickPie provided an automated data entry tool that let people use their phone cameras to convert the information from receipts and bill to digital data. It also enabled users to set up recurring invoices to…

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    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
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $0
    per account
    Starter
    $0
    Pro
    $16
    per month
    Pro - billed annually
    $170
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose SlickPie (discontinued)
    It is easier to use and it is free for freelancers or small organizations. It is the best application to start and those who don't want to invest money in handling accounting and printings things. it supports mobile platforms like android and iPhone, clouds and saas so it helps …
    Incentivized
    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
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    12% above category average
    API for custom integration8.02 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    6.4
    45 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings6.432 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings6.436 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    9.4
    73 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Dashboards9.01 Ratings9.471 Ratings
    Standard reports8.02 Ratings9.770 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.237 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    7.4
    76 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable7.02 Ratings9.659 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.02 Ratings9.670 Ratings
    Cash management9.02 Ratings9.862 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.02 Ratings8.565 Ratings
    Expense management9.01 Ratings9.664 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.01 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.02 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.02 Ratings5.914 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings5.016 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.040 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.530 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings4.07 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings5.017 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Wave Accounting
    7.6
    53 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pricing8.02 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Order entry8.01 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.02 Ratings2.345 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.034 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    6.2
    24 Ratings
    20% 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
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SlickPie (discontinued) and Wave Accounting
    Feature
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Wave Accounting
    8.1
    11 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.68 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.4 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (82 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 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
    SlickPie (discontinued)Wave Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    In my opinion, SlickPie is best suited for small business owners and freelancers, especially service-based ones. If that's your case, then it's a no-brainer. However, if you are a bigger enterprise or if you are not a service-based business, then it might not be the best choice for you. Still, the software is free to use, so you might just give it a try anyway.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • It is free for freelancers or small business
    • Easy to use its dashboard
    • It save too much time for handeling Account related things.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Some more invoice templates would be nice.
    • Some more charts would be good too.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    It saved me and me lots of time. it is free for smaller organizations or freelancers. it has Android, iPhone and iPad support. It has many features for Account management related tools and features. we can upload documents, print as per requirements. it has other features like Billing & invoicing, contact database, cash Management which can help in many ways.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Wave
    WAVE is always available when we need it ! Peter
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    It is a time saver for Account related things and it has a Billing & invoicing feature which helps us to generate bills and prints directly or share online. It has a very well designed dashboard where we can do our daily work. and it is free for freelancers and small companies so need to worry about money
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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
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    Before shifting to SlickPie I was using QBO, so I guess I'll list it as a competitor. However, since SlickPie offers me 80-90% of QBO's features for free I can't really say QBO is a relevant contender.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    • It saves me around $500 in accounting software subscription per year.
    • It saves me around 4-5 hours a week in manual data entry (thanks to MagicBot).
    • It reduced the average time customers take to pay for my invoices.
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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

    SlickPie (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Bank ReconciliationScreenshot of Add New InvoiceScreenshot of Bank AccountsScreenshot of InventoryScreenshot of Balance Sheet