Airbase vs Navan

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Navan is the stronger AI pick in Expense Management: it has a visibility score of 18.8 versus 2.4 for Airbase, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airbase if…

You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001:2022 coverage
strong spend management options for B2B SaaS
comprehensive AP, procurement, and expense workflows

Choose Navan if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (18.8 vs 2.4)
AI answers describe it more positively (61% vs 50% positive)
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or PCI DSS or GDPR or EU-US DPF or CSA STAR coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Airbase	Navan
Visibility score	2.4%	18.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Expense Management	#18	#8
Share of voice	0.7%	6.6%
Mentions this run	4	32
Positive in AI answers	50%	61%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Airbase 0pp · Navan 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Navan leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

5.4%

16.7%

AI Mode

22%

Perplexity

1.7%

17.8%

AirbaseNavan

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

3Airbase ranked higher

0Navan ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airbase	Navan
Top expense management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#4	#6
Top expense management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#5	#6
Compare the leading Expense Management platforms	ChatGPT	#4	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airbase	Navan
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Contact sales
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	—	Cloud-hosted on AWS
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, EU-US DPF, CSA STAR
Support	—	24/7 in-house travel agents via chat or call, 24/7 AI and human support, Designated Account Executive and Customer Success Manager (Enterprise)
Founded	2017	2015
Headquarters	San Francisco	Palo Alto, California
Employees	201–500	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series A extension	IPO (Nasdaq: NAVN) · $2200M raised
Best for	Mid-market companies with over 100 employees	Companies that want travel booking and expense management in one platform. Navan Business, with free travel booking, suits companies of up to 300 employees.