Comparison
InvoiceScript
vs Wave.
Industry-agnostic invoicing tool vs beauty marketplace.
Own your infrastructure vs depend on a platform.
InvoiceScript
Install on your server. Create a business for the business, the restaurant, the consultancy. Each gets a branded invoice. Four invoice templates cover any industry. You own the data and the code.
Wave
A hosted platform built for beauty and wellness professionals. Consumer marketplace with discovery, appointment invoicing, payment processing, and marketing tools. Your business lives on Wave's platform.
Features
Feature by feature.
| Feature | InvoiceScript | Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Target industry | Any business type | Beauty and wellness |
| Pricing model | One-time purchase | USD 29.99/month plus tax in the US |
| Extra users | No product-level per-user fee | USD 20/month per extra user in the US |
| Invoicing patterns | Time slots, resources, capacity, events | Appointment scheduling |
| Consumer marketplace | Not available | Client discovery and search |
| Multi-business | Unlimited businesses with Extended | Business account model |
| Branded invoices | Full branding control | Wave-branded presence |
| Self-hosted | Your server | Wave hosted |
| Payment processing | Not available in v1 | Built-in payments |
| Staff management | Individual availability | Staff calendars |
| Customer CRM | Built-in with history | Client management |
| Restaurant invoicings | Capacity pattern | Not built for restaurants |
| Recurring invoicing | Built-in recurring | Not built for recurring |
| Event registration | Events with participant limits | Not the core product |
| Source code access | Full PHP source | Closed platform |
| Data ownership | Your server | Wave servers |
| No-show protection | ✗ Not available | ✓ Deposits and penalties |
Their strengths
Where Wave wins.
Consumer marketplace
Wave has a consumer app where clients discover and book nearby beauty professionals. This brings new clients without marketing spend. InvoiceScript is a system you run, not a marketplace.
Payment and no-show protection
Built-in payment processing with deposits, prepayments, and no-show penalties. Wave handles the entire transaction. InvoiceScript manages scheduling but does not process payments.
Beauty industry features
Portfolio galleries, before/after photos, client reviews, social media integration, and beauty-specific marketing tools. Wave is purpose-built for this industry. InvoiceScript is industry-agnostic.
Our strengths
Where InvoiceScript wins.
Not locked into one industry
Wave is for businesses and small businesses. InvoiceScript works for businesses, restaurants, consultancys, creative agencies, consultants, event venues, and any service business. Four invoice templates cover the entire spectrum.
Multi-business architecture
Manage a business, a restaurant, and a creative agency from one installation. Each business gets its own branded invoice, schedule, staff, and customer database. Wave requires a separate account per business.
Your brand, not theirs
Wave pages carry Wave branding and live on Wave's domain. InvoiceScript's invoices use your colors, your logo, your cover image. The invoice is your page.
One-time purchase
Wave charges a monthly fee per business. InvoiceScript is a one-time purchase with one business per install. Add businesses without adding costs.
Summary
The verdict.
Choose Wave if you are a beauty professional who wants a consumer marketplace that brings new clients, built-in payment processing, and industry-specific marketing tools. Wave is excellent for businesses, small businesses, and beauty studios that want a managed platform.
Choose InvoiceScript if you need a invoicing tool that works across industries, want to manage multiple businesses from one installation, prefer owning your brand and data, and want a one-time purchase over monthly fees. InvoiceScript is for buyers who need professional scheduling without hosted platform dependency.
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Install it. Brand it. Own it.
One-time purchase. Any industry. Unlimited businesses.