Stampli vs Airbase

Both Stampli and Airbase sit in AI Accounts Payable, and firms regularly shortlist them together. They are not interchangeable: Stampli is aimed at ap teams with complex approvals, while Airbase is built for mid-market finance teams. Stampli does not publish a public price, and Airbase does not publish a public price.

Choose Stampli if

• You need ap teams with complex approvals
• Approval discussion stays on the invoice
• Very broad ERP integration list

Choose Airbase if

• You need mid-market finance teams
• Single approval model across all spend types
• Strong AP alongside cards

What to watch either way

• Stampli: Custom pricing
• Airbase: Priced above card-first competitors

Testing them

Stampli has no free tier, so testing needs budget approval first, and Airbase has no free tier, so testing needs budget approval first. Whichever you trial, run it on your messiest real documents rather than a clean demo file — that is where the difference between these two actually shows up.