Airbase vs SAP Concur

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

The short answer

SAP Concur is the stronger AI pick in Expense Management: it has a visibility score of 40.8 versus 2.4 for Airbase, and ranks ahead in 25% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airbase if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 40% positive)
You need SOC 1 or ISO 27001:2022 coverage
strong spend management options for B2B SaaS
comprehensive AP, procurement, and expense workflows

Choose SAP Concur if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (40.8 vs 2.4)
You need ISO-certified information security management system (ISMS) or ISO-certified business continuity management system (BCMS) or PCI DSS, Visa Level 1 or SOC 1 Type II or FedRAMP Authorized (Concur Cloud for Public Sector) or Spain ENS coverage
Enterprise-grade travel, invoice, and expense tracking
Widely used market leader in expense management

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Airbase	SAP Concur
Visibility score	2.4%	40.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Expense Management	#18	#3
Share of voice	0.7%	10%
Mentions this run	4	48
Positive in AI answers	50%	40%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Airbase 0pp · SAP Concur 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

SAP Concur leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

5.4%

44.3%

AI Mode

54.8%

Perplexity

1.7%

23.3%

AirbaseSAP Concur

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

3Airbase ranked higher

1SAP Concur ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airbase	SAP Concur
How do I choose an expense management tool for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#6	#4
Top expense management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#4	#8
Top expense management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#5	#8
Compare the leading Expense Management platforms	ChatGPT	#4	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airbase	SAP Concur
Deployment	—	Cloud-based (SaaS)
Integrations	—	300+
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022	ISO-certified information security management system (ISMS), ISO-certified business continuity management system (BCMS), PCI DSS, Visa Level 1, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP Authorized (Concur Cloud for Public Sector), Spain ENS
Support	—	Guided onboarding, Administrator training for IT and finance leads, Self-service knowledge base
Founded	2017	—
Headquarters	San Francisco	—
Employees	201–500	—
Funding	Series A extension	PIPE (private placement) deals, 2002-2011
Best for	Mid-market companies with over 100 employees	Businesses of all sizes, from small companies to large multinationals