◇ Alternatives

Looking for a Wave alternative? Meet Ettex Invoices.

Create, send and track invoices with line items, statuses and PDF export. It is part of Ettex — a local-first suite of 19 connected apps, where your work stays on your device and every app shares one login, one design and one price.

Ettex Invoices — Invoicing
Feature for feature

What Ettex Invoices gives you

  • Create, send & track invoices
  • Line items with VAT & totals
  • Payment statusesdraft, pending, paid, overdue
  • KPI dashboard with sparklines
  • Printable / PDF invoice
  • Send for signature
  • Paid invoices post to Books

How the two approaches differ

The second line in each row is how cloud tools usually work — details of any single product are best checked on their own site.

EttexA typical cloud tool
Pricing

$9/month for Invoices, or a suite with every app included

Per-seat plans that grow with every extra tool you add

Where data lives

Local-first: your work is stored on your device and synced when online

On the vendor’s servers

Works offline

Yes — the desktop build keeps working with no connection

Usually needs a connection

One suite

19 connected apps behind one login and one design

A separate subscription per tool

Export

Open formats — DOCX, XLSX, PDF, CSV — exported at any time

Export depends on the plan

Getting started

Free tier plus a 14-day Pro trial without a card

Trial usually asks for a card

Questions people ask

Is Ettex a good Wave alternative?

Ettex Invoices covers the work people use Wave for — Create, send and track invoices with line items, statuses and PDF export — and it sits inside a suite of 19 apps, so documents, mail, chat and the rest are one click away instead of one more subscription.

How much does it cost compared to Wave?

Invoices is $9 per month on its own. If you need more than one app, a suite bundles every app for one price, and there is a free tier plus a 14-day Pro trial that does not ask for a card.

Can I move my work over from Wave?

Yes. Ettex works with open formats — DOCX, XLSX, PDF and CSV — so you can bring existing files in and take everything back out whenever you want. Nothing is locked to us.

What happens to my data?

Ettex is local-first: your work is stored on your own device and synced when you are online, so it stays readable even without an account or a connection. Desktop builds run fully offline.

Switch at your own pace

Start free, keep your files in open formats, and move the rest when you are ready.

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