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Airbase vs SAP Concur

Airbase logo

Airbase

Software

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP Concur logo

SAP Concur

Software

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From
$29/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.; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, SAP Concur covers Travel booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and SAP Concur differ
AttributeAirbaseSAP Concur
Founded20171993

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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
  • Procurement
  • Approvals
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Only in SAP Concur

  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday
  • SOC 1/2

Both cover

  • Expense management
  • 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 SAP Concur
  • Expense reportingnot SAP Concur
  • Vendor paymentsnot SAP Concur

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot Airbase
  • Corporate travelnot Airbase
  • Invoice processingnot 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.

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

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

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

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 SAP Concur if

  • You need travel booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want invoice processing.
SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or SAP Concur?
Airbase starts at $29/month and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does Airbase or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that SAP Concur cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Procurement, Approvals. SAP Concur covers Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics, Policy compliance. Both handle Expense management, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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