Accounting & Finance · head to head
Airbase vs Sage Intacct

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

Sage Intacct
Payroll & Benefits
Best-in-class cloud financial management software
- From
- $29/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.; Sage Intacct listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
- They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Sage Intacct covers General ledger.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Airbase and Sage Intacct actually diverge.
| Attribute | Airbase | Sage Intacct |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Api |
| Category | Accounting & Finance | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 2017 | 1981 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), 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 Sage Intacct
- General ledger
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Cash management
- Multi-entity consolidation
- Salesforce
- ADP
- Expensify
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Airbase
- Spend managementnot Sage Intacct
- Expense reportingnot Sage Intacct
- Vendor paymentsnot Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct
- Financial reportingnot Airbase
- Multi-entity managementnot 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.
Sage Intacct
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
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
Sage Intacct
$29/month- Core$400/month
- Core financials
- Reporting
- Cash management
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbase if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want bill payments.
Choose Sage Intacct if
- You need general ledger.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want accounts payable.
Questions people ask
- Is Airbase or Sage Intacct better?
- Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Sage Intacct at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Airbase or Sage Intacct?
- Airbase starts at $29/month and Sage Intacct at $29/month.
- Does Airbase or Sage Intacct run on more platforms?
- Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sage Intacct 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 Sage Intacct is typically brought in for.
- What can Airbase do that Sage Intacct cannot?
- Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Sage Intacct covers General ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash management. Both handle Web support.
Related pages
More on Sage Intacct
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 UKG Pro
- Airbase vs Namely
- Airbase vs Oyster
- Airbase vs Papaya Global
- Airbase vs Paychex Flex
- Airbase vs Paylocity
- Airbase vs Remote
- Airbase vs TriNet
- Airbase vs Velocity Global
- Sage Intacct vs QuickBooks
- Sage Intacct vs Ramp
- Sage Intacct vs Melio
- Sage Intacct vs Wise Business
- Sage Intacct vs ADP
- Sage Intacct vs Brex
- Sage Intacct vs Expensify
- Sage Intacct vs Fyle
- Sage Intacct vs Payoneer
- Sage Intacct vs Pleo
- Sage Intacct vs Sage 50
- Sage Intacct vs SAP Concur
- Sage Intacct vs Spendesk
- Sage Intacct vs Stampli
- Sage Intacct vs Tipalti
- Sage Intacct vs Xero
- Sage Intacct vs Zoho Books
- Sage Intacct vs Adyen
- Sage Intacct vs Gusto
- Sage Intacct vs Paycom
- Sage Intacct vs ADP Workforce Now
- Sage Intacct vs Zenefits
- Sage Intacct vs Ceridian Dayforce
- Sage Intacct vs UKG Pro
- Sage Intacct vs Namely
- Sage Intacct vs Oyster
- Sage Intacct vs Papaya Global
- Sage Intacct vs Paychex Flex
- Sage Intacct vs Paylocity
- Sage Intacct vs Remote
- Sage Intacct vs TriNet
- Sage Intacct vs Velocity Global
