Accounting · head to head
Airbase vs Dinero
Airbase
Accounting
Spend management combining corporate cards, bill payment and expense claims, now part of Paylocity
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Dinero
Accounting
Danish accounting software for small businesses and self-employed
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Dinero has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Airbase card issuing and bill payment are built around United States entities and United States bank accounts, so a group with subsidiaries abroad keeps running local card and payment processes alongside and does not get the single ledger of spend that justified the purchase.; Dinero free tier only for turnover under 100,000 DKK annually
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Airbase and Dinero actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).
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
- Virtual cards per vendor
- Bill payment
- Expense reimbursement
- Unified approval policy
- Purchase intake and procurement
- Automated coding
- Receipt collection
Only in Dinero
Nothing recorded that Airbase does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Airbase
- A company that has outgrown one shared company card and needs per person and per subscription cards with real limitsnot Dinero
- A finance team where supplier invoices arrive in an inbox and approval is whoever replies, with no record afterwardsnot Dinero
- A controller trying to close the month without rebuilding card and expense coding from statements every timenot Dinero
- An organisation that wants spend approved before it is committed rather than discovered when the invoice arrivesnot Dinero
Dinero
- Small business accountingnot Airbase
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Airbase
- Card issuing and bill payment are built around United States entities and United States bank accounts, so a group with subsidiaries abroad keeps running local card and payment processes alongside and does not get the single ledger of spend that justified the purchase.
- The value depends on nearly all spend flowing through the platform, which makes partial adoption almost worthless and means the rollout is a change management exercise across every budget holder rather than a finance department deployment.
- Paylocity's acquisition in 2024 reorients the roadmap towards a human capital management suite, so expense reimbursement is likely to be well served while procurement and the more finance specific features compete for attention with payroll and HR priorities.
- Pricing combines a platform fee with tiering on features and users, and part of the economics rests on interchange rebates from card spend, so a company that puts most of its spend on transfers rather than cards pays the fee without earning the offset.
- The general ledger sync is a mapping you own, so a chart of accounts change, a new department dimension or a ledger migration means reworking the coding rules, and a bad mapping quietly posts correct approvals to the wrong accounts.
Dinero
- Free tier only for turnover under 100,000 DKK annually
- Monthly billing costs 52 DKK more than annual on Starter+
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
Dinero
Free- StarterFree
- For businesses with turnover under 100,000 DKK annually
- Basic accounting functions
- Limited advisor guidance
- Starter+$245/month
- Unlimited turnover
- Ad-free invoices
- 297 DKK if monthly billing
- Pro$345/month
- Automatic booking suggestions
- Full bookkeeping support 8-22 daily
- 24/7 AI support
- Total$545/month
- Annual financial statements included
- Prioritized chat support
- Unlimited risk and credit assessments
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbase if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want virtual cards per vendor.
Questions people ask
- Is Airbase or Dinero better?
- Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and Dinero at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Airbase or Dinero?
- Dinero has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Airbase and Free for Dinero.
- Does Airbase or Dinero run on more platforms?
- Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. Dinero runs on Web.
- Can I use Dinero for free?
- Yes. Dinero has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Airbase starts at $29/month.
- What is Airbase best used for?
- Airbase is most often used for a company that has outgrown one shared company card and needs per person and per subscription cards with real limits, a finance team where supplier invoices arrive in an inbox and approval is whoever replies, with no record afterwards, a controller trying to close the month without rebuilding card and expense coding from statements every time, an organisation that wants spend approved before it is committed rather than discovered when the invoice arrives. Of those, a company that has outgrown one shared company card and needs per person and per subscription cards with real limits and a finance team where supplier invoices arrive in an inbox and approval is whoever replies, with no record afterwards are not what Dinero is typically brought in for.
- What can Airbase do that Dinero cannot?
- Airbase covers Corporate cards, Virtual cards per vendor, Bill payment, Expense reimbursement.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Airbase: Does it work for companies outside the United States?
Partially. Some international spend and reimbursement is supported, but card issuing and the payment rails are strongest for United States entities. Confirm coverage for each country you operate in before assuming it replaces local processes.
Dinero: How much does Dinero cost?
Dinero offers a free Starter plan for businesses under 100,000 DKK annual turnover. Starter+ is 245 DKK/month (yearly) or 297 DKK/month (monthly billing). Pro is 345 DKK/month, and Total is 545 DKK/month.
SourceAirbase: Does Airbase replace our accounting system?
No. It manages spend and pushes coded transactions into the ledger. QuickBooks, NetSuite or whatever else you use stays.
Dinero: Is Dinero free?
Yes, Dinero offers a free Starter plan for businesses with annual turnover under 100,000 DKK, including basic accounting and limited advisor guidance.
SourceAirbase: What changed after the Paylocity acquisition?
Ownership and roadmap direction. The product continues, now positioned alongside Paylocity's payroll and HR products. If procurement is your main reason to buy, ask directly about investment in that module.
Dinero: What discount does Dinero offer for multiple businesses?
A 33% discount applies when managing multiple businesses with Pro or Total subscriptions.
SourceAirbase: How is it priced?
A platform subscription with tiers, plus usage and user dimensions, partly offset by rebates on card spend. Because the rebate depends on card volume, model your own mix of card versus transfer spend before accepting a payback figure.
Airbase: Can we use it for accounts payable only?
You can, but the approval consistency argument weakens considerably. Most of the reported benefit comes from cards, bills and reimbursements sharing one policy and one coding process.
Airbase: Will our auditors accept the approval records?
The per transaction record of approver, receipt and coding is generally what auditors want to see for spend testing. Agree the sampling approach with them early, particularly around any spend that still happens outside the platform.
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