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Airbase vs Sage X3

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Sage X3 logo

Sage X3

ERP & Business Operations

Enterprise management for mid-size businesses worldwide

From
$1500/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 X3 listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller X3 Consulting Ltd at £43.50 to £1,625.00 per user per year
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Sage X3 covers Financial management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Sage X3 actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Sage X3 differ
AttributeAirbaseSage X3
Starting price$29/month$1500/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidCloud, Windows, Web
CategoryAccounting & FinanceERP & Business Operations
Founded20171981

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 Sage X3

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain management
  • Manufacturing
  • Project management
  • CRM integration
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft 365
  • Power BI

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Sage X3
  • Expense reportingnot Sage X3
  • Vendor paymentsnot Sage X3

Sage X3

  • Multi-site operationsnot Airbase
  • International businessnot Airbase
  • Process manufacturingnot Airbase
  • Distribution 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 X3

  • Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller X3 Consulting Ltd at £43.50 to £1,625.00 per user per year

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 X3

$1500/month
  • Standard$1500/month
    • Core ERP functionality
    • Financial management
    • Inventory management
  • Enterprise$3000/month
    • Multi-company support
    • Advanced manufacturing
    • Business intelligence

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

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

Choose Sage X3 if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Windows, Web.
  • You also want supply chain management.

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Sage X3 better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Sage X3 at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Sage X3?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Sage X3 at $1500/month.
Does Airbase or Sage X3 run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sage X3 runs on Cloud, Windows, 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 Sage X3 is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Sage X3 cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Sage X3 covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Manufacturing, Project management. Both handle Web support.

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