Tradify + Wave

Connect Tradify to Wave: The Integration Trades & Construction Businesses Trust

Save 8+ hours/week by automating the data flow between Tradify and Wave. Our Harvard-educated consultants design integrations that pay for themselves within weeks.

8+ hours/week

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2 weeks

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12+

Years experience

One-way

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Why Connect Tradify to Wave?

Clients in Tradify and customers in Wave drift out of sync, leading to outdated details on invoices, emails, and reports

Reporting across Tradify and Wave requires painful manual exports and spreadsheet merges

Tradify limitations compound the integration challenge: integrations are narrower than ServiceM8, with fewer connections to CRM, marketing, and productivity tools

Wave adds complexity: third-party integrations are minimal, with most connections requiring Zapier rather than native integrations

New team members take longer to onboard because they must learn manual workarounds to keep Tradify and Wave aligned

Client engagement details in Tradify and time-tracking data in Wave do not align, making billing inaccurate

Pipeline data in Tradify is not reflected in Wave, so sales forecasting relies on stale numbers

How We Help

With 12+ helping mid-market Australian businesses, we have built dozens of integrations between industry tools and accounting & finance platforms. Connecting Tradify to Wave is a proven workflow we deploy in 2 weeks. On the technical side, Tradify uses a REST API with API key authentication, and Wave authenticates via OAuth, which our team handles as part of the build.

Custom-Built for Your Workflow

Unlike generic connectors, we build integrations tailored to how your business actually uses Tradify and Wave. Custom field mappings, business rules, and error handling included.

Faster Invoicing, Fewer Errors

Invoices flow between Tradify and Wave automatically with correct line items, GST rates, and payment terms. Month-end closes become predictable, and reconciliation discrepancies disappear.

Unlock Wave Value

Wave stands out because completely free accounting and invoicing with no feature limitations, hidden fees, or artificial caps on transactions or customers. Integrating it with Tradify means your team gets this benefit with complete, accurate data flowing in automatically.

Amplify Tradify Strengths

Tradify excels because built specifically for trade businesses in Australia and New Zealand with workflows that match how tradies quote, schedule, and invoice. Connecting it to Wave ensures that advantage flows through your entire workflow rather than staying siloed in one tool.

Tradify to Wave Use Cases

Auto-generate Wave invoices from Tradify

When jobs are completed in Tradify, an invoice is automatically created in Wave with the correct contact, line items, GST rates, and payment terms. Eliminates the delay between finishing work and sending the invoice.

Automated error handling and retry for Tradify/Wave sync

When a sync between Tradify and Wave fails due to a rate limit, network issue, or validation error, the integration retries automatically with exponential backoff. Your team is alerted only when intervention is genuinely needed.

Scheduled reconciliation between Tradify and Wave

A daily or weekly reconciliation job compares records across both platforms, flags discrepancies, and generates a mismatch report. Catches sync gaps before they become accounting headaches.

Sync Tradify clients to Wave customers

When a client is created or updated in Tradify, the corresponding customer record in Wave is automatically created or updated. Contact details, company associations, and custom fields are all mapped.

Data Mapping

How data flows between Tradify and Wave

Tradify	→	Wave	Notes
Tradify Clients -> id	→	Wave Customers -> id	Unique identifier stored as cross-reference for record linking
Tradify Clients -> name	→	Wave Customers -> name	Contact identity fields synchronised to maintain consistency
Tradify Clients -> email	→	Wave Customers -> email	Primary matching key for identifying existing records across both platforms
Tradify Clients -> address	→	Wave Customers -> city	Address components mapped between single-field and multi-field formats
Tradify Invoices -> id	→	Wave Invoices -> id	Unique identifier stored as cross-reference for record linking
Tradify Invoices -> amount	→	Wave Invoices -> total	Financial values validated for decimal precision and currency alignment
Tradify Invoices -> status	→	Wave Invoices -> status	Status values mapped between each platform terminology
Tradify Quotes	→	Wave Estimates	Deal and opportunity data including stage, value, and associated contacts kept in sync for accurate pipeline reporting.
Tradify Suppliers	→	Wave Accounts	Company and organisation records matched by domain or ABN, with hierarchy relationships preserved.
Tradify Record IDs	→	Wave External References	Cross-reference identifiers stored on both records for bidirectional lookups and deduplication

Tradify + Wave Integration FAQ

Yes, every integration includes 3 months of post-launch support. We monitor sync health, troubleshoot issues, and make adjustments as your workflow evolves. Ongoing maintenance plans are available for businesses that want continuous optimisation.

Absolutely. Custom field mapping is a core part of every integration we build. Whether it is custom properties in Tradify or user-defined fields in Wave, we map them precisely to your requirements. We can also transform data formats, apply business rules, and handle conditional mappings.

Yes. All data is transferred over encrypted connections (TLS/SSL). We follow least-privilege API access, never store credentials in plain text, and log all sync activity for audit purposes. For Australian businesses with compliance requirements, we can implement additional safeguards.

Our integrations include retry logic and error queuing. If Wave is temporarily down, changes are queued and replayed once the system recovers. You will receive alerts for any sync failures that need attention. No data is lost during outages.

By default, we configure Tradify to Wave as a one-way sync, but bi-directional sync is possible if your workflow requires it. We will assess the best approach during the discovery session.

Our integrations include comprehensive error handling: automatic retries for transient failures, error queuing for system outages, data validation before writes, and real-time alerts for issues that need human attention. We also provide a dashboard where you can monitor sync health and review error logs.

Yes. We have built integrations for Trades & Construction businesses that rely on both Tradify and Wave. The integration is customised to your industry-specific workflows, data structures, and compliance requirements. Book Free Assessment to discuss your specific needs.