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Airbase vs Zenoti

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zenoti logo

Zenoti

Scheduling & Booking

Enterprise spa and salon software

From
$200/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.; Zenoti zenoti publishes no prices: the pricing page names plans by business type but gives no rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and routes every enquiry to a quote or demo
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Zenoti covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Zenoti actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Zenoti differ
AttributeAirbaseZenoti
Starting price$29/month$200/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryAccounting & FinanceScheduling & Booking
Founded20172010

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
  • Slack

Only in Zenoti

  • Appointment booking
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Marketing automation
  • Employee management
  • Membership management
  • Gift cards
  • Business intelligence

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • PCI DSS

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Zenoti
  • Expense reportingnot Zenoti
  • Vendor paymentsnot Zenoti

Zenoti

  • Running multi location spa, salon and medspa chains on one platformnot Airbase
  • Centralising appointment booking, point of sale and inventory across sitesnot Airbase
  • Managing memberships, packages and customer marketing for large operatorsnot 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.

Zenoti

  • Zenoti publishes no prices: the pricing page names plans by business type but gives no rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and routes every enquiry to a quote or demo
  • Multi location pricing is described as customised to the customer's footprint, so two buyers of the same size are not guaranteed the same rate
  • Communication costs such as messaging are billed on consumption on top of the plan
  • Functionality is extended through paid add ons rather than being included in a single plan

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

Zenoti

$200/month
  • Essential$200/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Professional$350/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Marketing automation
    • Inventory management
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location
    • Custom integrations

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 Zenoti if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want point of sale.
Zenoti review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Zenoti better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Zenoti at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Zenoti?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Zenoti at $200/month.
Does Airbase or Zenoti run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zenoti runs on Web, Ios, Android, 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 Zenoti is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Zenoti cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Zenoti covers Appointment booking, Point of sale, Inventory management, Marketing automation. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, PCI DSS.
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