Airbase review (2026): is it worth it?
Spend management now sold as Paylocity for Finance
Black Friday: is there a Airbase sale?
Airbase report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for spend management, now Paylocity for Finance
Airbase covers expenses, corporate cards, accounts payable and procurement, and it is now sold as part of Paylocity. No prices are published and the pages need a demo request, so check whether new customers buy Airbase or Paylocity for Finance.
Who Airbase is for
- Fits if you want expenses, cards and payables from one finance vendor
- Works for finance teams that already use Paylocity
Who Airbase is not for
- Watch out: Airbase is now a Paylocity company and the site points to Paylocity for Finance
- Watch out: no prices are published, only a demo request
- Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as neither is listed
Why Airbase gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo prices are published and the Paylocity pages need a demo request. It sits in the middle by default.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free: no free plan and no trial are on record for this listing.
- BFeaturesExpense management, corporate cards, AP automation, guided procurement, spend analytics and fraud detection.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Cards, approvals and accounting links are set up by the company.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only on the listing, with no integrations named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Paylocity's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Its pages load mostly through JavaScript, so the listing's details are short. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/airbase#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/airbase.svg" alt="Airbase: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Airbase stands among spend and bill pay tools
Airbase's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 7 of the 51 other spend and bill pay tools we grade, and level with 18.
It stands best on features (B, above 40 of 51) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 spend and bill pay tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Airbase’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 51, level with 39
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 51, level with 28
- BFeaturesAbove 40 of 51, level with 11
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51, level with 39
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 51, level with 8
Keep Airbase, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Airbase you would be making cards issued through a bank. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 26 of the 51 other spend and bill pay tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Expense tracking: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Cards issued through a bank.
- Money moved between bank accounts, which takes a licensed payments partner.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Airbase’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Airbase?
Airbase is a spend management product that is now part of Paylocity; its site reads "Airbase, a Paylocity Company" and points customers to Paylocity for Finance. Paylocity lists expense management, corporate cards, AP automation and guided procurement. No prices are published.
Worth knowing
- Airbase is now a Paylocity company, and the site points to Paylocity for Finance.
- No prices are published, and the Paylocity pages need a demo request.
- Product details here come from short pages that load mostly through JavaScript.
- Check whether new customers buy Airbase or Paylocity for Finance.
Key features
- Expense management
- Listed first among Paylocity's finance products, covering employee expenses and policy compliance.
- Corporate cards
- Company cards sit alongside expenses in the finance product list.
- AP automation
- Paylocity lists AP automation and vendor management as part of finance.
- Guided procurement
- A purchase-intake product that feeds the same spend records.
- Spend analytics and fraud detection
- Capabilities listed under Paylocity for Finance include spend analytics, fraud detection and accounting automation.
Airbase pricing
We could not confirm Airbase’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See airbase.com for current prices.
Airbase alternatives
- Airbase vs Ramp
Free plan · from $15/mo
- Airbase vs Brex
Free plan · from $12/mo
- Airbase vs Navan
Free plan · from $15/mo
Common questions
Does Airbase have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Airbase is listed for Web.
Does Airbase have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Airbase is listed for Web.
Is Airbase open source?
Airbase is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.