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Airbase vs BlackLine

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Airbase

Software

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
BlackLine logo

BlackLine

Software

Finance & accounting automation

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.; BlackLine listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, BlackLine covers Account reconciliation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and BlackLine actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and BlackLine differ
AttributeAirbaseBlackLine
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20172001

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), 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 Airbase

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

Only in BlackLine

  • Account reconciliation
  • Journal entries
  • Task management
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial close
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • SOC 1/2

Both cover

  • NetSuite
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot BlackLine
  • Expense reportingnot BlackLine
  • Vendor paymentsnot BlackLine

BlackLine

  • Financial closenot Airbase
  • Reconciliationnot Airbase
  • Continuous accountingnot 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.

BlackLine

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

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

BlackLine

$29/month
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Account reconciliation
    • Task management

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 BlackLine if

  • You need account reconciliation.
  • You also want journal entries.
BlackLine review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or BlackLine better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and BlackLine at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or BlackLine?
Airbase starts at $29/month and BlackLine at $29/month.
Does Airbase or BlackLine run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. BlackLine 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 BlackLine is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that BlackLine cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Journal entries, Task management, Variance analysis. Both handle NetSuite, Web support.
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