Essentials (Free) Package Product Sheet | Overview

Essentials (Free) Package

There is free, and then there is Airbase Essentials free. Free corporate cards, bill payments, and reimbursements, all built on the most comprehensive, easy-to-implement, and easy-to-use spend management platform. All with an incredible % cash back on pre-funded cards or % on charge cards.*

Your company needs easy-to-implement and easy-to-use solutions. Airbase Essentials (Free) is just that, with free access to our consolidated platform and options to use just one product — like corporate cards — to get started. Get a clean set-up with a solution that will scale with your company so you won’t have to continually replace your tech stack as you grow. And earn market-leading cash back on every dollar spent, across every category — no strings.

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ESSENTIALS (FREE)

Perfect for early-stage companies. Typically up to 100 Employees.
Support employee spend, get vendors paid on time, and access timely reporting.
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GROWTH

Best for small to mid-market companies. Typically 100 – 500 employees.
Improve efficiency, gain better visibility and control over spend, and support remote teams.

ENTERPRISE

Pre-IPO and beyond. Typically 300 – 3,000 employees.
Drive efficiency and reduce waste, handle high transaction volumes, and ensure audit readiness.

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Get all the benefits of a platform solution with Airbase Essentials (Free).

Benefits:

Simple to deploy and easy to use.
Enable finance to be more efficient, whether a department or a team of one.
Free up valuable time and eliminate errors with automated bill creation, OCR of invoices and receipts and bulk payment of bills.
Make smarter, controlled expenditures on software, tools and services.
Close books faster and access real-time data for better decision-making.
Achieve consistent, easy visibility into all non-payroll spend.
Improve employee experience with easy expense creation through web, email, SMS or mobile app.
One platform that scales to meet your needs today and in the future.

Pros

Cons

Simple to deploy and easy to use.
Enable finance to be more efficient, whether a department or a team of one.
Free up valuable time and eliminate errors with automated bill creation, OCR of invoices and receipts and bulk payment of bills.
Make smarter, controlled expenditures on software, tools and services.
Close books faster and access real-time data for better decision-making.
Achieve consistent, easy visibility into all non-payroll spend.
Improve employee experience with easy expense creation through web, email, SMS or mobile app.
One platform that scales to meet your needs today and in the future.

Pros

Cons

Specifics of the Essentials package include:

Base Platform

Integration with GL of choice: Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero.

Microsoft Office 365, Google, Okta Single Sign-on.

Flexible, customizable approval workflows.
% or %* cash back on all purchases across all categories.
Native accounting integration with your GL.
Real-time reporting and visibility.
Full audit trail of actions and supporting documents.
Access via web, mobile app, email, and Slack.

Corporate Cards

Pre-funded cards with % cash back.

Charge cards with % cash back.*

Software-controlled physical and virtual cards.
One-time, recurring, vendor-specific virtual cards.
Spend limits, spend owner transfer.
Auto-categorization.
Subscription management & duplicate spend alerts.
Receipt compliance controls, fraud detection.
% or %* cash back on all card purchases across all categories.

Bill Payments

Simple and powerful bill payments and vendor coordination.
Domestic & international payment support.
Payment via ACH, check, vendor credits, virtual cards with with % or %* cash back, wire transfers.
Smart invoice ingestion via dedicated invoice inbox & OCR.
Batch bill payments, payment tracking, notifications.
Vendor portal with payment history.

Reimbursements

Fast and efficient employee expense reimbursement.
Reimbursement policy based on amount, category, user, departments, tags.
Real-time reimbursement requests.
Receipt compliance settings and simple receipt upload.
Real-time status visibility.
Automated rapid payments.

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Looking for more functionality? Check out our other packages.

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*Cashback rate offered on Airbase charge cards may vary based upon the Secured Overnight Financing Rates published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any such similar benchmark rates. Additional terms apply.

Spend Management Platform

Airbase Essentials (Free).