Is Airbase or Remote better?

Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Airbase or Remote?

Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Airbase and Free for Remote.

Does Airbase or Remote run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Remote for free?

Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Airbase starts at $29/month.

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 Remote is typically brought in for.

What can Airbase do that Remote cannot?

Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Slack, Web support.

Accounting & Finance · head to head

Airbase vs Remote

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Remote

Payroll & Benefits

The new standard for global employment

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Remote has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
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.; Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Remote covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Remote actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Remote differ
Attribute	Airbase	Remote
Starting price	$29/month	Free
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	Accounting & Finance	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2017	2019

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
SOC 2 Type II

Only in Remote

Global Payroll
EOR Services
Contractor Management
Compliance
Benefits
Equity Management
HRIS
BambooHR

Both cover

QuickBooks
Xero
Slack
Web support
Ios support
Android support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

Spend managementnot Remote
Expense reportingnot Remote
Vendor paymentsnot Remote

Remote

Employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of recordnot Airbase
Paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreementsnot Airbase
Running payroll and HR records for a distributed workforcenot 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.

Remote

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
Global Payroll carries an implementation fee to set up entities plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee per month rate
Contractor Management Plus is $99 per contractor per month against $29 for the standard tier
The Equity product is limited to Delaware C-Corps
The PEO product bills in USD only and requires a US bank account
Remote states it collects reserve payments in high risk circumstances, so an upfront deposit is possible

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

Remote

Free

Contractor Management$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliance
- Contracts
Employer of Record$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits

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 Remote if

You need global payroll.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want eor services.

Remote review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Remote better?: Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Remote?: Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Airbase and Free for Remote.
Does Airbase or Remote run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Remote for free?: Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Airbase starts at $29/month.
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 Remote is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Remote cannot?: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Slack, Web support.

Airbase vs Remote

Airbase

Remote

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Airbase

Only in Remote

Both cover

What people use each for

Airbase

Remote

Where each one falls short

Airbase

Remote

Pricing, plan by plan

Airbase

Remote

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

Choose Remote if

Questions people ask

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