The simple software contractors love

Running your business on-the-go? Track expenses, snap receipts, and fire off estimates and invoices—even from your phone—with Wave’s simple money management solutions for contractors.

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Spend time building, not balancing books

Contractors like you have a lot to manage, so you shouldn’t have to get bogged down by accounting work. Wave’s accounting software is designed to help contractors and business owners like you quickly visualize cash flow, send invoices to customers, and track expenses without hassle. You don’t need an accounting background to manage your bookkeeping.

Work in the cloud, even when you're on site

Wave’s flexible and cloud-based accounting platform is always accessible, easy to use, and simple to set up. Creating a Wave account only takes a few minutes. You’ll also enjoy that extra peace of mind knowing your information is backed-up and secure.

"My fav tool for invoicing and accounting is Wave. Easy-to-use. And I love the interface!"

Julienne Desjardins - Digital Marketer

"My fav tool for invoicing and accounting is Wave. Easy-to-use. And I love the interface!"

Julienne Desjardins - Digital Marketer

Unlimited accounting, starting at free.

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Contractor software that works as hard as you do

Contracting requires professional expertise to determine the right labor, materials, and costs for each job. That means you need an accounting system that's flexible enough to meet specific job requirements and get you paid. Wave’s accounting software is designed to help contractors manage complex finances in a simple manner.

Strengthen your financial foundation

Gain an accurate understanding of your income, expenses, and cash flow data with easy-to-understand visual graphs and charts. If you want to dig deeper, you can export reports into spreadsheets to take a closer look at where your income is coming from, and which expenses are affecting your bottom line.

Bring in your crew with Pro

With Wave's Pro Plan, you can easily add collaborators with limited permissions to your account, so your crew can add expenses and invoices for jobs they’re working on to help you manage the books. Wave is easy to use, with a library of useful articles to help you and your team get up to speed and make the most of Wave.

Find solid ways to grow your business

Create graphs, charts, and dashboards to quickly assess your cash flow, including what jobs are bringing in money and what materials or other expenses are cutting into your bottom line. Dig into detailed data with expense tracking and customized reports to manage your revenue, categorize expenses, and find cost-cutting opportunities.

Empower your finances and build up your profits

You don’t need to understand the intricacies of finance to take control of your business. Wave is customizable and easy-to-use. Wave’s accounting software and additional features can help you take charge of your business and keep your hard-earned income safe as you grow.

Get paid quicker for your jobs

Certain jobs can take up a lot of time and effort. Make sure you get paid for your hard work. Wave can help you manage your invoices and take your business to new heights. Professional invoice templates, automated payment reminders, recurring invoices, and convenient payment options for your customers can all help you get paid quicker.

Track expenses and cut costs

Wave’s expense tracking features come with the option to categorize, add notes, and search past transactions. Make sure your contracting business is as solid as your work by understanding the costs of your labour, materials and supplies.

Be prepared for tax season

Take away the stress of tax time with Wave’s smart dashboard. It organizes your income, expenses, payments, and invoices for efficient and accurate tax preparation. You can safely and easily export year-end reports directly to your accountant, or with the Pro Plan, add them to your account as a limited user.

Unlimited accounting, starting at free.

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Customers love Wave

4.4 out of 5 stars based on user reviews collected by G2Crowd as of January 2024.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wave's software something I need to install?

What if I just want to try Wave to see if it works for my business?

Can I change plans easily?

Is my data secure when I use Wave?

Do you provide customer support?

Is it easy to cancel for any reason after I subscribe?

Make bookkeeping
a breeze

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Make bookkeeping
a breeze

Get started for free

The simple software contractors love

Fire off estimates and invoices, snap receipts, and track expenses—even on-the-go—with Wave’s simple money management solutions for contractors.

Get started for free

Land more jobs, get paid faster

Payment solutions for
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Create estimates anytime, anywhere

Use our beautiful templates to whip up professional estimates in just a few taps, even from the job site.

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Turn estimates into invoices in a snap

Once the deal is sealed, convert estimates into invoices in seconds. You can even set up recurring invoices for repeat clients!

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Never lose track of your payments

Give your clients the convenient option to pay you online by credit card or bank payments through your Wave invoices. Then track them in real time!

Contractor software that works as hard as you do

Stay organized and never lose a receipt

Whenever you make a new business purchase, snap a pic of your receipt with Wave’s mobile app to keep your expenses organized in one convenient place.

Wave’s receipts feature organizes your receipt data for bookkeeping, meaning less manual data entry for you.

Whether you’re using your phone or desktop, your transactions stay in-sync and backed up to the cloud, giving you peace of mind with every upload.

Painlessly manage your people

With Wave’s payroll software, you can pay your employees (or yourself) and generate Form 1099 for subcontractors.

Track who you pay and what you own and keep your customer and vendor information in one place.

Plus, our payroll software is seamlessly connected with the rest of your Wave account to reduce the time you spend on manual bookkeeping.

Stay organized and never lose a receipt

Whenever you make a new business purchase, snap a pic of your receipt with Wave’s mobile app to keep your expenses organized in one convenient place.

Wave’s receipts feature organizes your receipt data for bookkeeping, meaning less manual data entry for you.

Whether you’re using your phone or desktop, your transactions stay in-sync and backed up to the cloud, giving you peace of mind with every upload.

Painlessly manage your people

With Wave’s payroll software, you can pay your employees (or yourself) and generate Form 1099 for subcontractors.

Track who you pay and what you own and keep your customer and vendor information in one place.

Plus, our payroll software is seamlessly connected with the rest of your Wave account to reduce the time you spend on manual bookkeeping.

Stay on-top of your business with contractor-friendly software

Customize Wave to fit your biz

Your business is unique, and every job is different—create custom categories for gas, equipment, rentals, uniforms, or whatever keeps your business running. Easily track every expense, so you know exactly where your money’s going (and when to rein it in).

Stay in-the-know to grow

Get insights into your business’s performance with our handy graphs, charts, and smart dashboard—no number-crunching or accounting degree needed. Plus, view cash flow reports to keep an eye on income and expenses and make smart business decisions.

Our solutions work together, so you work less

Spend time on the parts of your business you actually like.

Ask an expert

Get by with a little 1:1 help

Our (non-judgmental) in-house team of bookkeeping, accounting, and payroll experts is standing by to coach you—or do the work for you.
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Over 350,000 small businesses
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Over 300,000 small businesses trust Wave

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Tatiyanna W.
TruCreates.com

"Wave makes your life a whole lot easier and takes that worry off you. I've tried Quickbooks—it's a bit more complicated and technical, and takes more time to set up."

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Eric Silverberg & Eli Gladstone
Speaker Labs

“Wave’s invoicing is unbeatable. In eight years, we haven’t had a single unpaid invoice, thanks to how easy it is to create, send, and follow up. Our invoicing process would be lost without it!”

Wave customer Troy Styke
Troy Styke
Crystal Clean Window Cleaning

Great app for writing estimates and invoices. Lets you send out both from the app. Extremely easy to use.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wave's software something I need to install?

What if I just want to try Wave to see if it works for my business?

Can I change plans easily?

Is my data secure when I use Wave?

Do you provide customer support?

Is it easy to cancel for any reason after I subscribe?

Can I import my data from other accounting apps like Quickbooks?

Can I set different account privileges for employees or my accountant?

Why should I switch from my current accounting solution to Wave?

What features should I look for in an accounting tool?

How does accounting software work?

Why should I use accounting software for my business?

Does Wave’s accounting tool work with my bank?

Less mess, less stress contractor software

Less mess, less stress contractor software

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