Alternative to Wave Accounting

Bullet is a simpler alternative
Looking at online accounting products for your small business? Looking for alternatives to Wave Accounting or other competitors?
We want to make the decision as easy as possible, so we’ve put together some info that’ll help you decide which option is best for you.
Below, you’ll find information to help you compare Bullet and Wave Accounting, including value features, Wave customer experiences, and a simple English FAQ.
We hope it helps 🙂
Wave, a value high level comparison
High Level – Issues with Wave | |
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No mileage and subsistence so you can’t reduce your tax automatically. | ![]() |
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Wave is over-designed, which is probably why it takes 8 seconds to open each page. | ![]() |
No workflows, Wave doesn’t have the accounting logic built into its workflows leaving a risk for errors. | ![]() |
Bullet fast, simple workflows
Bullet is as free as Wave, but streets ahead in UI and UX.
# Create 2 Bullet invoices in the time it takes you to create 1 Wave invoice.
# Get paid in 2 days, that’s the average time for online payments.
# Sleep better, have everything backed-up safe and secure.


Don't pay Wave to speak to you
Starting a business is an anxious time don’t let Wave capitalise on that. Where’s the community love.
# Get an answer to any question with in under 8 minutes.
# Stop searching Google for an answer you’re not sure is even right.
# Why pay Wave so they can talk to their customers, when you can get it free with Bullet.
Things you can do in Bullet but not in Wave
High Level – Issues with Wave Accounting | ![]() |
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Wave is incredibly slow, each page takes 8 seconds to load. | ![]() |
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Wave doesn’t have an open API so you can’t connect other apps to your accounts. | ![]() |
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Wave isn’t workflow based so you need to understand accounts. | ![]() |
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No mileage and subsistence so you can’t reduce your tax automatically. | ![]() |
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You can’t connect Dropbox or Google Drive to upload your files. | ![]() |
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No expense statements free for employees. | ![]() |
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Make a mistake with invoicing, you can’t create credit notes in Wave. | ![]() |
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Timmy O'Mahony - Software Developer
All your questions about Bullet vs Wave
Don’t forget you can talk to us about anything with our instant chat
Is Wave that slow
I want Ad free access
Bullet is 100% ads-free, as they slow down and make your experience bad.
Are you secure
Is Bullet as free as Wave
How do you make money
Do you do bank feeds
I'm worried about growth
Proper accounting product
I'm useless at accounts
See how much other accounting software costs
The Real Costs of Others | Yearly Cost | |
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Sells your data, very slow due to banner adverts, not real accounting product | Personal Data & Time |
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No backup, no accounting rules built in, high risk of error | $140 |
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Complex, designed for accountants, $40 pm plus additional accountant fees | $480 |
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$50 per month for a bloated invoicing app, raised some money, under pressure | $600 |
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$60 per month for an old clunky accounting product | $720 |
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Free, Fast, Modern, full accounting and invoicing with easy error checking workflows and instant human support | $Free 100% |
Alternative to Wave, Freshbooks, Xero, Quickbooks, and Excel
