Accounting & Finance · head to head
Airbase vs Certinia PSA

Airbase
Accounting & Finance
The first all-in-one spend management platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -

Certinia PSA
Professional Services
AI-powered PSA suite, Salesforce-native
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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.; Certinia PSA no pricing is published; the pricing page offers only a Request a Demo action and regional sales contact numbers
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Airbase and Certinia PSA actually diverge.
| Attribute | Airbase | Certinia PSA |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Category | Accounting & Finance | Professional Services |
| Founded | 2017 | Unknown |
Identical on both: 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 Certinia PSA
Nothing recorded that Airbase does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Airbase
- Spend managementnot Certinia PSA
- Expense reportingnot Certinia PSA
- Vendor paymentsnot Certinia PSA
Certinia PSA
No use cases recorded yet. See the Certinia PSA review.
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.
Certinia PSA
- No pricing is published; the pricing page offers only a Request a Demo action and regional sales contact numbers
- Running on Salesforce means the platform requires a Salesforce org as its foundation
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
Certinia PSA
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Certinia PSA review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbase if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want bill payments.
Choose Certinia PSA if
Nothing in the data separates Certinia PSA from Airbase on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Airbase or Certinia PSA better?
- Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Certinia PSA at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Airbase or Certinia PSA?
- Airbase starts at $29/month and Certinia PSA at On request.
- Does Airbase or Certinia PSA run on more platforms?
- Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Certinia PSA 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 Certinia PSA is typically brought in for.
- What can Airbase do that Certinia PSA cannot?
- Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement.
Related pages
More on Certinia PSA
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