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Wave vs PayPal

Updated February 9, 2026

Wave vs PayPal: Which is best for you?

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$19.00

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Top Rated
  Features
Customer Statements
4.90
Reporting/Analytics
4.86
For Small Businesses
4.73
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Payment Tracking
5.0
Real-time Alerts
4.88
Internal Fraud Monitoring
4.82
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Pros / Cons
  • The free version is already very useful for businesses just starting out, or those that are still in the early growth phase, but they also have an affordable paid version that adds a suite of automations and expense / receipt management functions to further boost productivity.
  • To make matters worse, you cannot start a new payroll service until they release your business from their system — effectively locking you in. And don’t expect clean exports when you leave: the reports they generate are borderline useless and don’t export in a format that any normal payroll provider can easily work with.
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  • As a user, it allows you to have a centralized wallet with different payment methods that you can use on any website that integrates with PayPal.
  • It lacks customizations options, you can only set up your logo as profile picture to make it stand out, also the fee per transaction even when it's small it adds up when you have a lot of transactions.
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Ease-of-Use
4.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
4.5/ 5
Customer Support
4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5
Functionality
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
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Live Online
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Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
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Deployment Options
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Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad