Gopher Boss Books and Wave, side by side
What each one includes, from Wave's own public pages as we read them on Oct 29, 2026, and from Gopher Boss Books as it works today. Prices are in Canadian dollars, before taxes. Wave may have changed its pages since: the links are below.
| What you get | Wave | Gopher Boss Books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Starter: free. Pro: $25 a month or $250 a year, plus taxes. (Sources: W1, W2) | $19 a month or $190 a year for each business, plus applicable taxes, after a free 30-day trial, with no credit card to start. 2 users are included; on the monthly plan each extra user is $10 a month, and a business with up to 2 users can choose the yearly plan for now. |
| Bank transactions | Pro: bank transactions imported automatically through Plaid (not every bank is supported). On any plan: add them yourself, or upload a statement file (OFX, QFX, QBO or CSV). (Sources: W1, W3, W7) | Live bank feeds through Plaid (beta), so new transactions arrive by themselves Live bank feeds aren't open yet to businesses based in Quebec. More than one bank account; upload a CSV or OFX statement and match each line |
| Sorting bank lines | Pro: bank transactions merged and categorized automatically. (Sources: W1, W2) | Bank rules: tell it once how lines with certain words are sorted (a category, a customer's invoice or a vendor), and later lines are suggested for you to confirm. |
| Invoices and quotes | Starter: unlimited estimates, invoices and bills. (Sources: W1) | Invoices, deposit invoices and credit notes, in English or French Quotes your customers accept or decline online; an accepted quote becomes an invoice. |
| Recurring invoices | Sent automatically with Pro or with Wave's online payments; with online payments, the customer's card can be charged automatically. (Sources: W4) | Made on schedule as drafts for you to check, or sent by themselves if you choose. |
| Late-payment reminders | Pro: automatic reminders 3, 7 and 14 days after the due date. (Sources: W1) | Overdue reminders by email, on your schedule, with a one-click opt-out for customers |
| Card payments on invoices | Yes, from 2.9% + $0.60 a card payment. Pro: no $0.60 on the first 10 a month. (Sources: W1) | Not yet. Today customers pay by Interac e-Transfer, cheque or cash, and you record it (or forward the e-Transfer notice). |
| Sales tax | A sales tax report: the tax you collected and paid, by tax, with payments and what's owing. (Sources: W5) | GST/HST return worksheet with GST34 line numbers, regular or Quick Method, plus PST, RST and QST owing (QST: regular method) |
| Your team | Pro: several users, with admin, editor and viewer roles. (Sources: W1, W2) | Office, bookkeeper and accountant roles, each with only the books access you choose |
| On your phone | A mobile app for invoicing; Pro adds managing your transactions in the app. (Sources: W2) | Works in your phone's browser and can be added to your home screen. No app-store app yet. |
| Payroll | Yes, as a paid add-on, in every province and territory except Quebec. (Sources: W1, W6) | Not offered yet. |
Where Wave does more today
Card payments on invoices, payroll and an app-store app. If you need those now, Wave has them (payroll outside Quebec).
What Gopher Boss Books is built around
Canadian sales tax: a GST/HST return worksheet with the CRA's GST34 line numbers, regular or Quick Method, plus PST, RST and QST owing (QST: regular method). Invoices, screens and emails in English or French.
Moving from Wave
Yes. Businesses bring in their customers and the invoices still open from the files Wave, QuickBooks (Online or Desktop), Jobber or Housecall Pro export, or from a spreadsheet; from Wave, QuickBooks or a spreadsheet, their vendors and unpaid bills too. You see a preview before anything is saved, and can undo an import until you start using what it brought in.
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Where the Wave lines come from
Wave's own public pages, read on Oct 29, 2026. Each row names the pages it rests on.
- W1: Wave: Pricing
- W2: Wave: the Pro Plan
- W3: Wave Help: connecting a bank account
- W4: Wave Help: setting up a recurring invoice
- W5: Wave Help: the sales tax report
- W6: Wave: payroll software for Canadian small businesses
- W7: Wave Help: uploading bank and credit card statements
Wave is a product of Wave Financial Inc., which isn't connected with Gopher Boss. Wave is a trademark of its owner, used here only to name its product. Something wrong or out of date here? Tell us and we'll fix it. Contact us