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Airbase vs Chargebee

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Chargebee logo

Chargebee

Accounting & Finance

Subscription billing & revenue management

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.; Chargebee priced as a percentage of billing, 0.80 percent on pay-as-you-go or 0.65 percent plus $99 a month on the committed plan, so the fee rises with revenue
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Chargebee covers Subscription management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Chargebee actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Chargebee differ
AttributeAirbaseChargebee
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Api
Founded20172011

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).

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 Chargebee

  • Subscription management
  • Recurring billing
  • Revenue recognition
  • Dunning management
  • Checkout pages
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce

Both cover

  • NetSuite
  • PCI DSS
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Chargebee
  • Expense reportingnot Chargebee
  • Vendor paymentsnot Chargebee

Chargebee

  • Subscription billingnot Airbase
  • Revenue operationsnot Airbase
  • Pricing experimentationnot 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.

Chargebee

  • Priced as a percentage of billing, 0.80 percent on pay-as-you-go or 0.65 percent plus $99 a month on the committed plan, so the fee rises with revenue
  • Split into four separate product lines, Billing, CPQ, RevRec and Growth, each with its own tiers and most quote-only
  • CPQ Lite is free only for the first 50 quotes
  • Revenue recognition pricing is demo-only
  • Enterprise Plus requires an annual commitment

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

Chargebee

$29/month
  • StarterFree
    • First $250K revenue free
    • Basic billing
    • Invoicing
  • Performance$599/month
    • Revenue recognition
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multi-currency

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 Chargebee if

  • You need subscription management.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want recurring billing.
Chargebee review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Chargebee better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Chargebee at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Chargebee?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Chargebee at $29/month.
Does Airbase or Chargebee run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Chargebee runs on Web, Api.
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 Chargebee is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Chargebee cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Chargebee covers Subscription management, Recurring billing, Revenue recognition, Dunning management. Both handle NetSuite, PCI DSS, Web support.
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