Finance and accounting

Wave alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

akaunting/akaunting10,032licence unclearWeb-based accounting software for small businesses with invoicing, expenses, and reports.Open on GitHub Dolibarr/dolibarr7,491GPL-3.0Modular ERP/CRM web app managing invoices, accounting, contacts, stock, and company operations.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Payroll (regulated payroll processing and tax filings)
Wave Advisors (in-house bookkeeper / advisory service)
Polished mobile app (iOS/Android companion)
Built-in receipts OCR add-on as provided by Wave
Payment processing discounts / integrated merchant relationships and PCI handling at Wave scale

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Wave, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.