QuickBooks vs Wave — Wer gewinnt?
Wähle QuickBooks, wenn: US-Kleinunternehmen, die die meistunterstützte Buchhaltungssoftware mit riesigem Steuerberater-Netzwerk wollen
Wähle Wave, wenn: Solopreneure und Kleinst-Unternehmen, die echte kostenlose Buchhaltung ohne 'Free Trial'-Köder wollen
Unsere Einschätzung: QuickBooks for simplicity, Wave for power users.
| QuickBooks | Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Preise | 30-day free trial | Simple Start $30/mo | Free accounting and invoicing | Payroll $20/mo + $6/person |
| Funktionen | Invoicing and payments, Expense tracking and receipt capture, Profit and loss reports, Tax deduction tracking, Payroll add-on | Free invoicing and accounting, Receipt scanning, Financial reports, Bank connections, Payroll services (paid add-on) |
| Am besten für | US small businesses that want the most widely supported accounting software with massive accountant network | Solopreneurs and tiny businesses that want genuinely free accounting without the ‘free trial’ bait-and-switch |
| Lernkurve | Mittel | Einfach |
Der wahre Unterschied
Both offer free tiers, so the real question is what you get when you start paying.
QuickBooks stands out with Expense tracking and receipt capture and Profit and loss reports. Wave counters with Free invoicing and accounting and Financial reports.
QuickBooks's Achilles heel: pricing has crept up aggressively — $30/mo for basic bookkeeping feels steep when wave is free. 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 expense tracking and receipt capture and us-kleinunternehmen, die die meistunterstützte, go with QuickBooks. If solopreneure und kleinst-unternehmen, die matters more, Wave is your pick. Neither is a bad choice — but one will fit your workflow better.