Wave vs Zoho Books — Wer gewinnt?
Wähle Wave, wenn: Solopreneure und Kleinst-Unternehmen, die echte kostenlose Buchhaltung ohne 'Free Trial'-Köder wollen
Wähle Zoho Books, wenn: Kleinunternehmen, die schon im Zoho-Ökosystem sind und Buchhaltung wollen, die sich in ihren Stack einfügt
Unsere Einschätzung: Wave is easier to pick up, but Zoho Books is more powerful long-term.
| Wave | Zoho Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Preise | Free accounting and invoicing | Payroll $20/mo + $6/person | Free for businesses under $50K annual revenue | Standard $15/org/mo |
| Funktionen | Free invoicing and accounting, Receipt scanning, Financial reports, Bank connections, Payroll services (paid add-on) | Automated bank feeds, Project time tracking, Inventory management, Client portal, Multi-currency and tax compliance |
| Am besten für | Solopreneurs and tiny businesses that want genuinely free accounting without the ‘free trial’ bait-and-switch | Small businesses already in the Zoho ecosystem who want accounting that plugs into their existing stack |
| Lernkurve | Einfach | Mittel |
Der wahre Unterschied
Both offer free tiers, so the real question is what you get when you start paying.
Wave stands out with Free invoicing and accounting and Receipt scanning. Zoho Books counters with Automated bank feeds and Project time tracking.
Wave's Achilles heel: no inventory tracking, no project costing, no time tracking — you get what you pay for (nothing). Zoho Books's: part of the zoho sprawl — powerful alone, but you’ll get upsold into 50 other zoho products constantly. Pick whichever weakness you can live with.
Fazit
If you value free invoicing and accounting and solopreneure und kleinst-unternehmen, die, go with Wave. If kleinunternehmen, die schon im matters more, Zoho Books is your pick. Neither is a bad choice — but one will fit your workflow better.