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Airbase vs Pipedrive

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Pipedrive logo

Pipedrive

All industries

The CRM that sales teams love to use

From
On request
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.; Pipedrive email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Pipedrive actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Pipedrive differ
AttributeAirbasePipedrive
Starting price$29/monthOn request
CategoryAccounting & FinanceAll industries
Founded20172010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Pipedrive

  • Visual pipeline
  • Deal tracking
  • Activity reminders
  • Email integration
  • Mobile apps
  • Reporting
  • Goal tracking
  • Lead management

Both cover

  • Slack

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Pipedrive
  • Expense reportingnot Pipedrive
  • Vendor paymentsnot Pipedrive

Pipedrive

  • Sales pipeline management with kanban-style dashboardsnot Airbase
  • Multi-channel communication with email and calendar syncnot Airbase
  • Sales automation for small to mid-market teamsnot 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.

Pipedrive

  • Email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user

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

Pipedrive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Pipedrive review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want bill payments.

Choose Pipedrive if

  • You need visual pipeline.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want deal tracking.

Questions people ask

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

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