Accounting & Finance · head to head
Airbase vs Papaya Global

Airbase
Accounting & Finance
The first all-in-one spend management platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -

Papaya Global
Payroll & Benefits
Global payroll and payments platform
- From
- $12/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.; Papaya Global the AWS Marketplace listing is by the vendor but carries no published rate, offering pricing only through a Private Offer with a promotional discount off recurring fees
- They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Papaya Global covers Global Payroll.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Airbase and Papaya Global actually diverge.
| Attribute | Airbase | Papaya Global |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | $12/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Category | Accounting & Finance | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 2017 | 2016 |
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
- Sage Intacct
- QuickBooks
- Xero
Only in Papaya Global
- Global Payroll
- Payments
- Compliance
- Workforce Management
- Analytics
- EOR Services
- Workday
- SAP
Both cover
- NetSuite
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Airbase
- Spend managementnot Papaya Global
- Expense reportingnot Papaya Global
- Vendor paymentsnot Papaya Global
Papaya Global
No use cases recorded yet. See the Papaya Global 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.
Papaya Global
- The AWS Marketplace listing is by the vendor but carries no published rate, offering pricing only through a Private Offer with a promotional discount off recurring fees
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
Papaya Global
$12/month- Payroll Plus$12/month
- Global Payroll
- Compliance
- Analytics
- Full Service$undefined/month
- All Payroll Plus features
- EOR
- Benefits
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbase if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want bill payments.
Questions people ask
- Is Airbase or Papaya Global better?
- Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Papaya Global at $12/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Airbase or Papaya Global?
- Airbase starts at $29/month and Papaya Global at $12/month.
- Does Airbase or Papaya Global run on more platforms?
- Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Papaya Global 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 Papaya Global is typically brought in for.
- What can Airbase do that Papaya Global cannot?
- Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Papaya Global covers Global Payroll, Payments, Compliance, Workforce Management. Both handle NetSuite, Web support.
Related pages
More on Papaya Global
Other head to heads
- Airbase vs QuickBooks
- Airbase vs Ramp
- Airbase vs Melio
- Airbase vs Wise Business
- Airbase vs ADP
- Airbase vs Brex
- Airbase vs Expensify
- Airbase vs Fyle
- Airbase vs Payoneer
- Airbase vs Pleo
- Airbase vs Sage 50
- Airbase vs SAP Concur
- Airbase vs Spendesk
- Airbase vs Stampli
- Airbase vs Tipalti
- Airbase vs Xero
- Airbase vs Zoho Books
- Airbase vs Adyen
- Airbase vs Gusto
- Airbase vs Paycom
- Airbase vs ADP Workforce Now
- Airbase vs Zenefits
- Airbase vs Ceridian Dayforce
- Airbase vs Sage Intacct
- Airbase vs UKG Pro
- Airbase vs Namely
- Airbase vs Oyster
- Airbase vs Paychex Flex
- Airbase vs Paylocity
- Airbase vs Remote
- Airbase vs TriNet
- Airbase vs Velocity Global
- Papaya Global vs QuickBooks
- Papaya Global vs Ramp
- Papaya Global vs Melio
- Papaya Global vs Wise Business
- Papaya Global vs ADP
- Papaya Global vs Brex
- Papaya Global vs Expensify
- Papaya Global vs Fyle
- Papaya Global vs Payoneer
- Papaya Global vs Pleo
- Papaya Global vs Sage 50
- Papaya Global vs SAP Concur
- Papaya Global vs Spendesk
- Papaya Global vs Stampli
- Papaya Global vs Tipalti
- Papaya Global vs Xero
- Papaya Global vs Zoho Books
- Papaya Global vs Adyen
- Papaya Global vs Gusto
- Papaya Global vs Paycom
- Papaya Global vs ADP Workforce Now
- Papaya Global vs Zenefits
- Papaya Global vs Ceridian Dayforce
- Papaya Global vs Sage Intacct
- Papaya Global vs UKG Pro
- Papaya Global vs Namely
- Papaya Global vs Oyster
- Papaya Global vs Paychex Flex
- Papaya Global vs Paylocity
- Papaya Global vs Remote
- Papaya Global vs TriNet
- Papaya Global vs Velocity Global
