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Airbase vs Zuora

Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zuora logo

Zuora

Accounting & Finance

The subscription economy platform

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.; Zuora pricing is by quote only: the pricing page names no edition, no rate, no minimum and no cost driver, and offers only a link to sales
  • They diverge on capability: Airbase covers Corporate cards, Zuora covers Subscription billing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and Zuora actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and Zuora differ
AttributeAirbaseZuora
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Api
Founded20172007

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).

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 Zuora

  • Subscription billing
  • Revenue recognition
  • Payment orchestration
  • Quote-to-cash
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • SOC 1/2

Both cover

  • NetSuite
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Zuora
  • Expense reportingnot Zuora
  • Vendor paymentsnot Zuora

Zuora

  • Managing subscription billing and recurring invoicing at enterprise scalenot Airbase
  • Handling usage based and tiered pricing modelsnot Airbase
  • Revenue recognition and subscription reportingnot 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.

Zuora

  • Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page names no edition, no rate, no minimum and no cost driver, and offers only a link to sales

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

Zuora

$29/month
  • LaunchFree
    • Up to $100K revenue
    • Core billing
    • Basic reporting
  • ScaleFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Advanced billing
    • Revenue automation

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 Zuora if

  • You need subscription billing.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want revenue recognition.
Zuora review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or Zuora better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Zuora at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or Zuora?
Airbase starts at $29/month and Zuora at $29/month.
Does Airbase or Zuora run on more platforms?
Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zuora 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 Zuora is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that Zuora cannot?
Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Zuora covers Subscription billing, Revenue recognition, Payment orchestration, Quote-to-cash. Both handle NetSuite, Web support.
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