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Airbase vs Velocity Global

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Airbase

Software

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Velocity Global logo

Velocity Global

Software

Work at the speed of tomorrow

From
On request
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.; Velocity Global velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Velocity Global covers Global Employment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Velocity Global actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Velocity Global differ
AttributeAirbaseVelocity Global
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20172014

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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
  • Expense management
  • Procurement
  • Approvals
  • Sage Intacct
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Only in Velocity Global

  • Global Employment
  • Payroll
  • Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Immigration Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Workday
  • SAP

Both cover

  • NetSuite
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Velocity Global
  • Expense reportingnot Velocity Global
  • Vendor paymentsnot Velocity Global

Velocity Global

  • Hiring employees in countries where a company has no legal entitynot Airbase
  • Running global payroll and benefits administration across multiple countriesnot Airbase
  • Immigration and visa support for international hiresnot 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.

Velocity Global

  • Velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • No pricing is published for the Employer of Record service; the site routes to a demo request with no published per-employee rate
  • The offering is an Employer of Record arrangement, so the employee is legally employed by the provider rather than the client

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

Velocity Global

On request
  • Employer of Record$undefined/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 Velocity Global if

  • You need global employment.
  • You also want payroll.
Velocity Global review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Velocity Global better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Velocity Global at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Velocity Global?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Velocity Global at On request.
Does Airbase or Velocity Global run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Velocity Global 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 Velocity Global is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Velocity Global cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Velocity Global covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance. Both handle NetSuite, Web support.
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