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Wave

Free invoicing and bookkeeping for very small US and Canadian organisations.

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Solid optionFree bookkeeping for very small US and Canadian groups, but basic.

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Price

Free plan · paid from US$19/month (Pro)

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🇺🇸 🇨🇦United States and Canada onlySign-up and invoicing only for US and Canadian businesses

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small

Great for

Very small US or Canadian charities and community groups with simple books
Volunteer treasurers wanting a no-cost starting point
Free starter plan
Easy for non-accountants
Wave states it supports registered nonprofits

Watch out for

Organisations needing fund accounting or grant tracking
Organisations outside the US and Canada
No fund accounting
Support limited to US and Canada
Free plan needs manual bank imports
Payment fees add up

Problems it solves

“We have no budget for accounting software”“I need to send invoices and track expenses for our small charity”“Our volunteer treasurer needs something easy”“We are a tiny nonprofit and just need basic bookkeeping”“Is there free accounting software that works for nonprofits?”

About Wave+

Wave offers free accounting, invoicing and receipt tracking for small businesses, and its support pages state that organisations legally recognised as nonprofits can use it. It suits tiny groups with simple finances. Paid features include automatic bank imports on the Pro plan, payments, payroll and receipt scanning add-ons.

Pricing: Starter is free. Pro costs US$19/month (a promotional half price for 3 months was shown). Card payments cost about 2.9% plus US$0.60 per transaction. Payroll and receipt scanning are extra add-ons. Prices vary by country.

Key features+

Free invoicing, estimates and bookkeepingBank connections (Pro)Receipt captureOnline paymentsPayroll add-on in the US and Canada

Works with (3)+

StripePayPal

Zapier

Data & privacy+

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How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Wave before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02