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Airbase vs Lemon Squeezy

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Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lemon Squeezy

Accounting & Finance

The all-in-one platform for software businesses

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.; Lemon Squeezy acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Lemon Squeezy actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Lemon Squeezy differ
AttributeAirbaseLemon Squeezy
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: 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
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • QuickBooks

Only in Lemon Squeezy

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 Lemon Squeezy
  • Expense reportingnot Lemon Squeezy
  • Vendor paymentsnot Lemon Squeezy

Lemon Squeezy

No use cases recorded yet. See the Lemon Squeezy 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.

Lemon Squeezy

  • Acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription

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

Lemon Squeezy

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Lemon Squeezy 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 Lemon Squeezy if

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

Lemon Squeezy review

Questions people ask

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