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Airbase vs Clari

Airbase logo

Airbase

CRM & Sales

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Clari logo

Clari

CRM & Sales

Revenue platform for full-funnel accuracy

From
On request
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.; Clari limited customization; built for specific use cases and cannot make predictions outside core objects
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Clari covers Forecast management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Clari actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Clari differ
AttributeAirbaseClari
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryUnknownCRM & Sales
Founded20172012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Clari

  • Forecast management
  • Pipeline inspection
  • Revenue intelligence
  • Deal signals
  • Activity capture
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • HubSpot

Both cover

  • SOC 2 Type II
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Clari
  • Expense reportingnot Clari
  • Vendor paymentsnot Clari

Clari

  • Revenue forecastingnot Airbase
  • Pipeline managementnot Airbase
  • Deal inspectionnot Airbase
  • Revenue planningnot 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.

Clari

  • Limited customization; built for specific use cases and cannot make predictions outside core objects
  • Requires extensive manual data inputs; depends on spreadsheet-based consolidation creating data gaps and inaccurate predictions
  • English-only with no multilingual support for global teams
  • High total cost of ownership including mandatory implementation services and expensive add-ons
  • Overlaps with other tools; if already using Gong or Outreach, Clari duplicates conversation intelligence and engagement features

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

Clari

On request
  • ProfessionalFree
    • Forecast management
    • Pipeline inspection
    • Deal signals
  • EnterpriseFree
    • All Professional features
    • Mutual action plans
    • Revenue intelligence

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 Clari if

  • You need forecast management.
  • You also want pipeline inspection.
Clari review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Clari better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Clari at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Clari?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Clari at On request.
Does Airbase or Clari run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Clari 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 Clari is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Clari cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Clari covers Forecast management, Pipeline inspection, Revenue intelligence, Deal signals. Both handle SOC 2 Type II, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Clari: What are Clari's core features?

Clari provides revenue AI agents for automated forecasting and deal inspection, real-time pipeline visibility, conversation intelligence via Copilot, data capture and quality management, Groove for sales engagement, and Align for buyer collaboration.

Clari: What integrations does Clari offer?

Clari integrates natively with Salesforce (Classic and Lightning), Slack via Copilot for call insights and notifications, and has a partner API with 40+ integrated solutions available in the Clari Integration Hub.

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