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Airbase vs Guru

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Guru logo

Guru

Freelancers

Find freelancers, find a job

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.; Guru job fees run 5-9% depending on membership tier, and lower rates require paid plans up to $49.95/month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Guru actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Guru differ
AttributeAirbaseGuru
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceFreelancers
Founded2017Unknown

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 Guru

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 Guru
  • Expense reportingnot Guru
  • Vendor paymentsnot Guru

Guru

No use cases recorded yet. See the Guru 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.

Guru

  • Job fees run 5-9% depending on membership tier, and lower rates require paid plans up to $49.95/month
  • Membership purchases are non-transferable and non-refundable, and expired members are downgraded to Basic

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

Guru

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Guru review.

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 Guru if

Nothing in the data separates Guru from Airbase on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Guru review

Questions people ask

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