Software · head to head
Affinity vs Airbase

Affinity
Software
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; Airbase airbase was acquired by Paylocity; its pricing page now redirects to paylocity.com/pricing and the product is marketed as 'Airbase, a Paylocity Company' within Paylocity's HCM platform rather than as a standalone product.
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Airbase covers Corporate cards.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Airbase actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Affinity
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence engine
- Relationship mapping
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in Airbase
- Corporate cards
- Bill payments
- Expense management
- Procurement
- Approvals
- NetSuite
- Sage Intacct
- QuickBooks
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Affinity
- Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Airbase
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Airbase
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Airbase
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Airbase
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Airbase
Airbase
- Spend managementnot Affinity
- Expense reportingnot Affinity
- Vendor paymentsnot Affinity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Affinity
- Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
- Pricing is not published and requires a demo
Airbase
- Airbase was acquired by Paylocity; its pricing page now redirects to paylocity.com/pricing and the product is marketed as 'Airbase, a Paylocity Company' within Paylocity's HCM platform rather than as a standalone product.
Pricing, plan by plan
Affinity
$49/month- Pro$49/month
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced customization
- Dedicated support
Airbase
$29/month- StandardFree
- Corporate cards
- Expense reports
- Bill pay
- Premium$10/month
- Advanced approvals
- NetSuite sync
- Procurement
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom workflows
- API access
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbase if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want bill payments.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Airbase better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Airbase at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Airbase?
- Affinity starts at $49/month and Airbase at $29/month.
- Does Affinity or Airbase run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Affinity best used for?
- Affinity is most often used for deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity, automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records, finding warm introductions through existing relationship networks, investor relations and fundraising tracking. Of those, deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity and automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records are not what Airbase is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Airbase cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Both handle Web support.
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