FreshBooks vs Wave — Wer gewinnt?
Wähle FreshBooks, wenn: Freelancer und Dienstleister, die schicke Rechnungsstellung und Time Tracking ohne Buchhaltungs-Kopfschmerzen wollen
Wähle Wave, wenn: Solopreneure und Kleinst-Unternehmen, die echte kostenlose Buchhaltung ohne 'Free Trial'-Köder wollen
Unsere Einschätzung: FreshBooks for simplicity, Wave for power users.
| FreshBooks | Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Preise | 30-day free trial | Lite $19/mo (5 clients) | Free accounting and invoicing | Payroll $20/mo + $6/person |
| Funktionen | Client-friendly invoicing, Time tracking and project costing, Expense management, Double-entry accounting, Proposals and contracts | Free invoicing and accounting, Receipt scanning, Financial reports, Bank connections, Payroll services (paid add-on) |
| Am besten für | Freelancers and service businesses that want gorgeous invoicing and time tracking without accounting headaches | Solopreneurs and tiny businesses that want genuinely free accounting without the ‘free trial’ bait-and-switch |
| Lernkurve | Einfach | Einfach |
Der wahre Unterschied
Both offer free tiers, so the real question is what you get when you start paying.
FreshBooks stands out with Client-friendly invoicing and Time tracking and project costing. Wave counters with Free invoicing and accounting and Receipt scanning.
FreshBooks's Achilles heel: client limits on lower tiers are frustrating — lite caps you at 5 billable clients which is nothing. Wave's: no inventory tracking, no project costing, no time tracking — you get what you pay for (nothing). Pick whichever weakness you can live with.
Fazit
If you value client-friendly invoicing and freelancer und dienstleister, die, go with FreshBooks. If solopreneure und kleinst-unternehmen, die matters more, Wave is your pick. Neither is a bad choice — but one will fit your workflow better.