Both Wave and Trolley are leading payroll software solutions, but which one is better for you and your business?
Below we compare Wave and Trolley across nearly 50 different data points to help you make find the right one.
Wave vs Trolley Reviews
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| Wave | Trolley | ||
| Trustpilot Rating | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Number of Trustpilot Reviews | 126 | 0 | |
| iPhone App Rating | 4.5 | not available | |
| Number of iPhone App Reviews | 5700 | not available | |
| Android App Rating | 3.7 | not available | |
| Number of Android App Reviews | 22900 | not available |
Wave vs Trolley Pricing
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| Wave | Trolley | |
| Free Trial | Yes | Yes |
| Free Trial Length | 1 month | n/a |
| Cheapest Plan Name | Self service states | Standard |
| Cheapest Plan Cost Per Month | $n/a | $n/a |
| Mid Priced Plan Name | n/a | n/a |
| Mid Priced Plan Cost Per Month | $n/a | $n/a |
| Top Plan Name | Tax service states | Trolley Plus |
| Top Plan Cost Per Month | $40 | $By request |
Wave vs Trolley Features
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| Features | Wave | Trolley |
| Target Business Size | Small business | Enterprise |
| Unlimited Payrolls | ✘ | ✘ |
| Automated Tax Filing & Payments | ✔ | ✘ |
| E-sign I-9 & W-4 | ✘ | ✘ |
| Live Customer Support | ✔ | ✘ |
| Third-Party Integrations | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ability To Manage Employee Benefits | ✔ | ✘ |
| Employee Access To Platform | ✔ | ✘ |
| Direct Deposit | ✔ | ✘ |
| Expense Reimbursement | ✔ | ✘ |
| Time Off Accrual | ✔ | ✘ |
| Pre-Tax Deductions | ✔ | ✔ |
| Wage Garnishment | ✔ | ✔ |
| Background Checks | ✘ | ✘ |
| Check Printing | ✔ | ✘ |
| Check Delivery | ✘ | ✘ |
| API | ✘ | ✔ |
Wave Self service states Features
- Wave makes filing your own payroll taxes easy
- 36 states are self-serve, which means you’ll have to pay and file the paperwork yourself. Wave makes it easy by showing you what information and how much money you’ll need per payroll.
Trolley Standard Features
- TFA: app + SMS
- Notifications: email + SMS + slack
- 1 IP, 1 domain
- Invoice creation
- Zapier integrations
- Unlimited Team Members
- Domestic and international bank transfers, wallets, checks
- White-label onboarding
- Fee splitting
- Payment approval workflows
- End-to-end tax compliance (EU or US)
- Xero or Quickbooks
- NetSuite integration
- Vendor pull
- Refreshes
- Priority support
- Access to Help Center
Wave Tax service states Features
- Wave handles your payroll taxes
- 14 states include tax services with the option to automatically transfer tax payments and file the paperwork with your state tax office and the IRS (this excludes 1099 Filings).
Trolley Trolley Plus Features
- TFA: app + SMS
- Notifications: email + SMS + slack
- unlimited IPs, unlimited domains
- Invoice creation
- Granular user roles
- Dedicated CSM
- Access to SOC2 report
- API rate limit increases
- Recipient syncing between multiple merchants
- Custom SLAs
- Zapier integrations
- Unlimited Team Members
- Domestic and international bank transfers, wallets, checks
- White-label onboarding
- Fee splitting
- Payment approval workflows
- Transaction/FX volume discounting
- Revenue Stream
- End-to-end tax compliance (EU or US)
- Recipient statement generation
- Xero or Quickbooks
- NetSuite integration
- Vendor pull
- Refreshes
- NetSuite integration
- Priority support
- Access to Help Center
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Wave vs Trolley Pro & Cons
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