Wave Alternatives for Canada | HelloBooks Looking for a Wave alternative in Canada? HelloBooks Free is C$0 with unlimited invoices, bills and quotes and GST/HST handled; Pro is C$22.99/mo.
Looking for a Wave alternative in Canada? HelloBooks Free is C$0 with unlimited invoices, bills and quotes and GST/HST handled; Pro is C$22.99/mo.
If you are weighing a move from Wave, start with what you need: unlimited invoices, GST/HST by province, and a plan that grows in Canadian dollars. HelloBooks Free is C$0 with no credit card.
Free Plan with unlimited invoices, bills & quotes — no credit card.
Wave is used by many Canadian businesses. We do not quote its prices or limits here; check Wave’s own website for current Canadian plans, then compare on the points below.
HelloBooks Free is C$0 with unlimited invoices, bills and quotes and unlimited email reminders. Pro is C$22.99/month with unlimited users and bank connections and multi-currency. All prices in Canadian dollars (CAD).
HelloBooks has a Wave migration guide. Export from Wave as CSV and import it; the guide lists what comes across. Keep Wave running until you have checked the trial balance.
The Free Plan is C$0 with no credit card and no expiry. Your ledger never locks.
Bank connections: Canada is a Plaid-supported market with connections rolling out by region, and Free includes 1 live bank feed where your bank is supported. Statement upload (PDF/CSV) with AI parsing works today everywhere.
Free AI credits are included to get started. When they run out, upgrade to get more AI credits (paid plans can also top up with a credit pack), and the books keep working either way.
Pro is C$22.99/month or C$229/year and Business is C$91.99/month. All prices in Canadian dollars (CAD).
“AI categorizes every transaction automatically and learns from your corrections, so a small team keeps clean books without spending evenings on manual data entry.”
“For a practice managing dozens of client books, automated reconciliation turns a full day of matching into a background task — review the AI matches, approve, and move on.”
“Snap a receipt on your phone and the AI reads, categorizes, and files it — bookkeeping stays current even for people who would rather not think about numbers.”
Illustrative scenarios describing what the product does for each business type — not attributed customer reviews.
Free Plan with full access to the AI accountant — no credit card, no time limit.