Choose Akaunting if you need
- A lower starting price. Akaunting Standard Cloud is $12 and Wave Pro is $19, both per month.
- Integration with Stripe or Shopify. We haven't found them on Wave's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Akaunting's lowest paid plan is Standard Cloud at $12 per month, as of October 23, 2026.
- Wave's lowest paid plan is Pro at $19 per month, as of October 19, 2026.
- Both are available on Web.
- Only Wave lists iOS and Android.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Wave has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Akaunting.
- Akaunting can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Wave.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Wave if you need
- iOS or Android. We haven't found them on Akaunting's website.
- Integration with Amazon, Etsy or eBay. We haven't found them on Akaunting's website.
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Review WaveThe facts
- What it does
- AkauntingFree, open-source, and online accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
- WaveCreate invoices, accept online payments and make accounting easy, all in one place
- Free plan
- AkauntingYes
- WaveYes
- Pricing
- AkauntingNot confirmed
- WaveNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Akaunting
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Web
Only AkauntingNothing else listed
Only Wave
- iOS
- Android
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Akaunting
- Stripe
- Shopify
Only Wave
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Akaunting and Wave yet.
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