Is Airbase or sevdesk better?

Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and sevdesk at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Airbase or sevdesk?

sevdesk has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Airbase and Free for sevdesk.

Does Airbase or sevdesk run on more platforms?

Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. sevdesk runs on Web.

Can I use sevdesk for free?

Yes. sevdesk 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 sevdesk is typically brought in for.

What can Airbase do that sevdesk cannot?

Airbase covers Corporate cards, Virtual cards per vendor, Bill payment, Expense reimbursement.

Accounting · head to head

Airbase vs sevdesk

Airbase

Accounting

Spend management combining corporate cards, bill payment and expense claims, now part of Paylocity

From: $29/month
Rated: -

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sevdesk

Accounting

German accounting and invoicing software for small businesses and freelancers

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only sevdesk 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.; sevdesk the free Kostenlos plan caps invoices and e-invoices at just 3 per month, forcing an upgrade to the Rechnung plan for unlimited invoicing
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbase and sevdesk actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbase and sevdesk differ
Attribute	Airbase	sevdesk
Starting price	$29/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web
Founded	2017	Unknown

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 sevdesk

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 sevdesk
A finance team where supplier invoices arrive in an inbox and approval is whoever replies, with no record afterwardsnot sevdesk
A controller trying to close the month without rebuilding card and expense coding from statements every timenot sevdesk
An organisation that wants spend approved before it is committed rather than discovered when the invoice arrivesnot sevdesk

sevdesk

Scanning receipts via mobile app and matching to transactionsnot Airbase
Creating VAT advance returns and filing with tax authoritiesnot Airbase
Generating XRechnung format invoices mandatory for B2B by 2025not Airbase
Recording bank transactions automatically across 4000+ supported banksnot Airbase
Managing unlimited invoices with automatic sales tax calculationsnot 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.

sevdesk

The free Kostenlos plan caps invoices and e-invoices at just 3 per month, forcing an upgrade to the Rechnung plan for unlimited invoicing
API access and cost center tracking are reserved for the top Buchhaltung Pro tier at EUR 13.95 to EUR 34.90/month depending on commitment length, not included in the mid-tier Buchhaltung 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

sevdesk

Free

FreeFree
- Permanently free with no credit card required
- Up to 3 invoices/e-invoices monthly
- Unlimited contact creation
Rechnung (Invoice Plan)$11.9/month
- Regular: €11.90/month, discounted to €4.45/month on 24-month term
- Unlimited invoices, offers, e-invoices, and payment reminders
Buchhaltung (Accounting Plan)$25.9/month
- Recommended plan
- Regular: €25.90/month, discounted to €9.95/month on 24-month term
- Bookkeeping features, AI-powered receipt capture, tax filing
Buchhaltung Pro (Accounting Pro)$34.9/month
- Regular: €34.90/month, discounted to €13.95/month on 24-month term
- Cost center analysis, REST-API access, business financial analysis (BWA)

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

You need corporate cards.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want virtual cards per vendor.

Airbase review

Choose sevdesk if

You want to start without paying.

sevdesk review

Questions people ask

Is Airbase or sevdesk better?: Neither clearly leads. Airbase starts at $29/month and sevdesk at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbase or sevdesk?: sevdesk has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Airbase and Free for sevdesk.
Does Airbase or sevdesk run on more platforms?: Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android. sevdesk runs on Web.
Can I use sevdesk for free?: Yes. sevdesk 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 sevdesk is typically brought in for.
What can Airbase do that sevdesk 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.

sevdesk: How much does sevdesk cost?

sevdesk offers a free plan and three paid tiers. Invoice Plan starts at €11.90/month (€4.45/month on 24-month), Accounting Plan at €25.90/month (€9.95/month on 24-month), and Accounting Pro at €34.90/month (€13.95/month on 24-month).

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Airbase: 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.

sevdesk: What is included in sevdesk's free plan?

The free plan allows creation of up to 3 invoices/e-invoices monthly, unlimited contact creation, and access to support materials. No credit card is required.

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Airbase: 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.

sevdesk: What add-ons are available for sevdesk?

sevdesk offers optional add-ons priced €3.90-€19.90/month including premium layouts, additional users, inventory management, and time tracking. Premium services such as setup consultations start at €24.90.

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Airbase: 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.

sevdesk: Does sevdesk offer a promotional discount?

Yes, sevdesk advertises up to 50% discount through a time-limited Black Cyber Deal offering 60% off all plans. Additionally, all paid plans include 24-month term options with significant savings (up to 62% discount).

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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.

Airbase vs sevdesk

Airbase

sevdesk

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Airbase

Only in sevdesk

What people use each for

Airbase

sevdesk

Where each one falls short

Airbase

sevdesk

Pricing, plan by plan

Airbase

sevdesk

Which should you pick?

Choose Airbase if

Choose sevdesk if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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