Head to head
Wave vs Invoice Ninja
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
56/100Higher score | 35/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #5 | #8 |
| Confidence | High confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 69 | — |
| AI Authority | 51 | 32 |
| Web Authority | 51 | 18 |
| Expert Assessment | 45 | 63 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $19 USD/month (or $190 USD/year); $25 CAD/month, $250 CAD/year — promo observed at $9.50 USD/month for first 3 months · free tier: Starter $0: unlimited estimates, invoices, bills and bookkeeping records, mobile invoicing, cash flow and customer dashboard; documents sent via link or PDF only; Wave branding retained | $14/month (Ninja Pro, billed monthly) or $140/year (~$11.67/month) · free tier: $0, no card required — 5 clients with unlimited invoicing, 4 templates, logo branding, online payments, recurring and auto-billing, products/inventory, projects and billable time, Kanban, vendors and expenses, client portal, deposits/partial payments, automatic currency conversion, Zapier/Make/n8n |
| Pricing model | Freemium subscription plus per-transaction payment fees | Freemium subscription (per-user bands at Enterprise) |
| Best for | US and Canadian freelancers and micro-businesses invoicing in USD/CAD at low volume — roughly under 10 card transactions a month, or mostly via 1% ACH — who want free invoicing plus double-entry bookkeeping in one ledger and can tolerate 1–7 day settlement. | Freelancers and micro-businesses with up to five clients who want capable invoicing free of charge, solo consultants needing unlimited clients and API access for under $150/year, and technical or privacy-conscious teams who want the self-hosted open-source route. |
| Avoid if | Your cash flow cannot absorb a payment hold or risk review, you process more than about 10 card transactions a month, you operate outside the US/Canada or need Quebec payroll, or you require weekend, phone or fast-escalation support. | You need full double-entry accounting, bank reconciliation on the cheapest paid tier, EU PEPPOL compliance without paying for Enterprise, a named and dated SOC 2 Type II report for procurement, hand-holding support at low tiers, or capacity beyond the 100-user Enterprise ceiling. |
| Markets | Freelancers, Sole traders, Micro-business, SMB | Freelancers, SMB, Agencies, Self-hosted / technical users |
| Founded | — | 2014 |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.