Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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FreshBooks is the fastest way to invoice your clients, organize expenses and track time on the go. Join over 24 million small business owners already using FreshBooks to make billing painless.
| Metric | FreshBooks | Wave Connect |
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| Rating | ★ 4.5 ★ | 3.1 ★ |
| Total reviews | 37 | ★ 393 |
| Active installs | 172,553+ | 193,386+ |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | Not available | Free of charge |
Based on the data on this page, FreshBooks is the stronger choice for most Google Workspace Marketplace admins — 4.5★ vs Wave Connect's 3.1★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Wave Connect offers a free tier (Free of charge) while FreshBooks starts at Not available. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Wave Connect has the larger user base (393 reviews vs 37), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. FreshBooks's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage admins who need fast install and low risk should default to FreshBooks; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Wave Connect's 393-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than FreshBooks's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Google Workspace Marketplace listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: FreshBooks audit • Wave Connect audit
Wave Connect is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free of charge). FreshBooks starts at Not available. Both publish their pricing on the Google Workspace Marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
FreshBooks has the higher average rating (4.5★ from 37 reviews) compared to Wave Connect (3.1★ from 393 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
FreshBooks holds the higher average rating (4.5★ vs 3.1★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Wave Connect has the deeper published review base (393 vs 37), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
FreshBooks typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (37 reviews). Wave Connect typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (393 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. FreshBooks and Wave Connect both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from FreshBooks" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
