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Airbase vs Bidsketch

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bidsketch logo

Bidsketch

Proposal & Quote

Professional Proposal Software

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Bidsketch tiers are seat caps rather than feature sets, at 1 user on Solo, 3 on Team and 8 on Business, with the same features throughout
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bidsketch covers Proposal templates.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Bidsketch actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Bidsketch differ
AttributeAirbaseBidsketch
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceProposal & Quote
Founded20172010

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Airbase

  • Corporate cards
  • Bill payments
  • Expense management
  • Procurement
  • Approvals
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • QuickBooks

Only in Bidsketch

  • Proposal templates
  • Reusable content
  • Electronic signatures
  • Analytics
  • PDF export
  • Salesforce
  • FreshBooks
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Bidsketch
  • Expense reportingnot Bidsketch
  • Vendor paymentsnot Bidsketch

Bidsketch

  • Writing and sending client proposals from templatesnot Airbase
  • Electronic signature and approval on a proposalnot Airbase
  • Tracking when a proposal is openednot Airbase
  • Reusable fee and content sections across proposalsnot Airbase

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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.

Bidsketch

  • Tiers are seat caps rather than feature sets, at 1 user on Solo, 3 on Team and 8 on Business, with the same features throughout
  • The $15 Starter plan is annual only, caps clients at 25 and excludes e-signatures and custom domains
  • Team is $79 a month billed monthly against $47 billed annually, a large gap for paying monthly
  • There is no free tier, only a 14 day trial

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Bidsketch

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Bidsketch review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want bill payments.
Airbase review

Choose Bidsketch if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You also want reusable content.
Bidsketch review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Bidsketch better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Bidsketch at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Bidsketch?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Bidsketch at $29/month.
Does Airbase or Bidsketch run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Bidsketch runs on Web.
What is Airbase best used for?
Airbase is most often used for spend management, expense reporting, vendor payments. Of those, spend management and expense reporting are not what Bidsketch is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Bidsketch cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Bidsketch covers Proposal templates, Reusable content, Electronic signatures, Analytics. Both handle Web support.
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