E-commerce · head to head
Airbase vs Memberful

Airbase
E-commerce
The first all-in-one spend management platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -

Memberful
E-commerce
Membership platform for creators to sell subscriptions, courses and gated content
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
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.; Memberful charges a 4.9% transaction fee on top of the flat monthly fee on the Standard plan.
- They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Memberful covers Membership checkout.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Airbase and Memberful actually diverge.
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 Memberful
- Membership checkout
- Flexible subscriptions
- Member management
- Landing page builder
- Dynamic paywalls
- Third-party integrations
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Airbase
- Spend managementnot Memberful
- Expense reportingnot Memberful
- Vendor paymentsnot Memberful
Memberful
- Selling paid membership subscriptions from an existing websitenot Airbase
- Gating podcast, newsletter or course content behind a paywallnot Airbase
- Running a WordPress site with paid member-only contentnot Airbase
- Offering one-time purchases alongside recurring membershipsnot 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.
Memberful
- Charges a 4.9% transaction fee on top of the flat monthly fee on the Standard plan.
- Requires a separate Stripe account, adding setup complexity compared to all-in-one checkout platforms.
- Lacks built-in course-hosting depth found in dedicated learning management platforms.
- No free plan beyond the pre-launch trial period; charges begin once payments go live.
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
Memberful
$49/month- Standard$49/month
- 4.9% transaction fee
- Full platform access
- Free until you go live
- Enterprise$undefined/mo
- Custom volume-based rates
- Premium services and success management
- Dedicated migration support
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbase if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want bill payments.
Choose Memberful if
- You need membership checkout.
- You work on web, api.
- You also want flexible subscriptions.
Questions people ask
- Is Airbase or Memberful better?
- Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Memberful at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Airbase or Memberful?
- Airbase starts at $29/month and Memberful at $49/month.
- Does Airbase or Memberful run on more platforms?
- Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Memberful 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 Memberful is typically brought in for.
- What can Airbase do that Memberful cannot?
- Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Memberful covers Membership checkout, Flexible subscriptions, Member management, Landing page builder.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Memberful: What does Memberful cost?
Memberful's Standard plan costs $49/month plus a 4.9% transaction fee, while larger organizations can get custom volume-based rates on the Enterprise plan.
SourceMemberful: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?
Memberful can be used for free while setting up a membership site, with no charges incurred until the creator goes live and starts accepting payments.
SourceMemberful: What does Memberful integrate with?
Memberful integrates with WordPress, Mailchimp, Discord and Kit, among other tools, to connect membership data with existing sites and marketing systems.
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