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Accounting & Finance · head to head

Airbase vs Divvy

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Divvy logo

Divvy

Accounting & Finance

Free expense management and corporate cards

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Divvy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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.; Divvy divvy is now sold as BILL Spend & Expense and getdivvy.com redirects to bill.com
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Bill payments, Divvy covers Budget management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Divvy actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Divvy differ
AttributeAirbaseDivvy
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfree
Free tierNoYes
Founded20172016

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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

  • Bill payments
  • Expense management
  • Procurement
  • Approvals
  • Sage Intacct
  • Xero
  • Slack
  • SOC 2 Type II

Only in Divvy

  • Budget management
  • Expense tracking
  • Real-time visibility
  • Accounting sync
  • Oracle
  • SOC 2

Both cover

  • Corporate cards
  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks
  • PCI DSS
  • 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 Divvy
  • Expense reportingnot Divvy
  • Vendor paymentsnot Divvy

Divvy

  • Issuing corporate cards with pre-set budgets to employeesnot Airbase
  • Automating expense reports and receipt capturenot Airbase
  • Syncing card spend into accounting softwarenot 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.

Divvy

  • Divvy is now sold as BILL Spend & Expense and getdivvy.com redirects to bill.com
  • No standalone pricing is published for the spend and expense product; the site routes to a trial signup and sales contact
  • Signup is gated behind selecting a business type and accounting software rather than being open self-serve

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

Divvy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited cards
    • Expense management
    • Budget controls

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

  • You need bill payments.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want expense management.

Choose Divvy if

  • You need budget management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want expense tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Divvy better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Divvy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Divvy?
Divvy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Airbase and Free for Divvy.
Does Airbase or Divvy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Divvy for free?
Yes. Divvy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Airbase starts at $29/month.
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 Divvy is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Divvy cannot?
Airbase covers Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement, Approvals. Divvy covers Budget management, Expense tracking, Real-time visibility, Accounting sync. Both handle Corporate cards, NetSuite, QuickBooks, PCI DSS.

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