Airbase review
Updated October 12, 2026 · HodlCue Editorial Team
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Our verdict
Airbase focuses on bringing different company costs together in one place to tighten control and planning. For teams handling company spend, it offers shared visibility across HR, finance and IT with guided tours to explore each module first before wider rollout.
Key facts
- Best for
- Company teams managing all spending in one place
- Legal entity
- Airbase Inc.↗
- Headquarters
- United States↗
- Founded
- 2017↗
- Audience
- Business
- Official website
- airbase.com
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 3 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- Unites different types of company costs in a single system
- Gives real time visibility for planning and financial control
- Links HR, finance and IT activity in one platform
- Offers interactive tours to explore modules step by step
Cons
- Centred on company spend, so less relevant for personal use
- Built around finance teams rather than solo or casual users
Who it suits
- Finance teams handling payroll and other spend
- Firms seeking shared HR and finance visibility
- Professionals wanting a large finance community
Who should look elsewhere
- People looking for personal spending tools
Who runs it
Airbase Inc now forms part of a wider group after its acquisition by a cloud based HR and payroll software provider. The combined business joins spend management with a human capital platform, so companies can manage payroll and non payroll spend through a single system. It is aimed at company use, connecting HR, finance and IT. The offer also includes interactive tours by module and a community of more than 6,000 finance professionals.
Safety and regulation
Security sits alongside service and innovation as a core commitment, backed by added resources after the acquisition. Clients keep working with familiar contacts, which supports continuity. Day to day protection comes through real time visibility and stronger financial controls across all company spending. Release updates provide ongoing detail about how controls and safeguards develop within the combined platform. The unified approach to HR, finance and IT helps teams spot issues early and keep planning disciplined.
How Airbase compares
Frequently asked questions
What does Airbase do?+
Airbase provides spend management that sits alongside payroll in one system. It helps companies track different costs together for clearer visibility, planning and control. The goal is stronger handling of all outgoings in one place.
Who runs Airbase?+
Airbase Inc was acquired by a cloud based HR and payroll software provider. It now operates as part of that wider group, with its spend capability joined to a human capital platform. The combined offer covers both people operations and finance in one place.
What does the change mean for existing clients?+
Existing clients can continue working with their trusted contacts for day to day support. Service, security and innovation remain central to the combined business. Release updates give further detail on the finance offer and next steps.
How can you explore the product?+
You can use interactive product tours to test drive the offer. You simply select the module you want to review, then follow the guided flow through each step. Each tour walks through key actions in a clear and practical order.
Who is the finance community for?+
The community brings together more than 6,000 finance professionals. It offers a place to share ideas around managing spend, planning and control in company finance. It is called Off the Ledger and centres on practical discussion.
Sources
- financialit.net/news/management/paylocity-acquire-airbase... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded
“Airbase was founded in 2017, is headquartered in San Francisco”
- fintechfutures.com/2024/09/paylocity-to-acquire-spend-man... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Audience, Headquarters
“provides companies, particularly those in the 100 to 5,000 employee segment”
- globenewswire.com/de/news-release/2024/09/04/2940893/2966... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“Paylocity Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Airbase Inc.”
Compiled from 3 source pages, checked October 13, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Monthly fee, Currency conversion fee, Free ATM withdrawals, Card type, Protection.