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Airbase vs Responsive

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Responsive logo

Responsive

Proposal & Quote

Strategic Response Management

From
$400/month
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.; Responsive restricted to Canadian custodians and CIRO compliance; geographic limitation to Canadian market only
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Responsive covers AI content suggestions.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Responsive actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Responsive differ
AttributeAirbaseResponsive
Starting price$29/month$400/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceProposal & Quote
Founded20172015

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 Responsive

  • AI content suggestions
  • Response automation
  • Content library
  • Collaboration
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Workspace

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Responsive
  • Expense reportingnot Responsive
  • Vendor paymentsnot Responsive

Responsive

  • Automated back-office administration for Canadian independent portfolio managersnot Airbase
  • Client onboarding and compliance management for investment advisory firmsnot 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.

Responsive

  • Restricted to Canadian custodians and CIRO compliance; geographic limitation to Canadian market only
  • Pricing not published; custom quotes required from sales

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

Responsive

$400/month
  • Professional$400/month
    • AI suggestions
    • Content library
    • Collaboration
  • Enterprise$800/month
    • Advanced AI
    • Custom workflows
    • API access

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 Responsive if

  • You need ai content suggestions.
  • You also want response automation.
Responsive review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Responsive better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Responsive at $400/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Responsive?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Responsive at $400/month.
Does Airbase or Responsive run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Responsive 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 Responsive is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Responsive cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Responsive covers AI content suggestions, Response automation, Content library, Collaboration. Both handle Slack, Web support.
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