Compare/Head to head

AirMason vs PowerDMS

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

AirMason

$999/yr Free trial

AirMason is a digital employee-handbook platform. Startup for 1 to 99 employees is $999 per year, or $149 per month if billed monthly. Small Business for 100 to 199 employees is $1,499 per year or $199 per month. 200-plus employees is enterprise quote.

Where AirMason fits

  • US and multi-state employers that want a branded, searchable handbook employees actually open
  • HR teams collecting e-signatures and audit trails without a full HRIS policy module
  • Companies with under 100 employees that will pay $999/yr instead of a lawyer-only Word file
  • Ops teams that will import employees through REST or SAML rather than retyping the roster

PowerDMS

Sales-quoted Free trial

PowerDMS by NEOGOV is policy acknowledgement, training, and accreditation software aimed at public-safety agencies. Quotes are built around agency size and which products you take.

Where PowerDMS fits

  • Police, fire, and sheriff offices that need signed policy acknowledgement with an audit trail
  • Agencies running CALEA or similar accreditation that want standards mapped to proofs
  • Public-safety training units that want tests and acknowledgements next to the policy library
  • Departments already in the NEOGOV hiring and HR stack

At a glance

DetailAirMasonPowerDMS
Starting price$999/yrSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underHR complianceHR compliance
Capterra4.8 from 14 reviews4.7 from 517 reviews

Where they pull apart

AirMason

Stands out: Unlimited digital handbooks, signatures, versioning, and reminders sit on Startup. Employee import via CSV, REST, and SAML is on the plans table, with SSO called out as included.

Watch out: Annual billing saves up to 44 percent versus monthly. Copywriting, creative services, content migration, and automated policy updates are add-ons. A dedicated account manager is not on Startup.

Not the right fit for

  • A five-person shop that only needs a free Word handbook download
  • Enterprises that need attorney-of-record policy drafting as the core SKU rather than an add-on

PowerDMS

Stands out: You do not have to buy the whole platform. Agencies can start with policy, then add accreditation, training, wellness, or scheduling modules as they grow.

Watch out: simplify.powerdms.com/powerdms-pricing is a requirements form. A specialist builds a custom quote from product mix and FTE count, so two agencies of the same size can still pay differently.

Not the right fit for

  • Private-sector HR teams that only need a simple employee handbook portal
  • Buyers who need a printed per-user SaaS price on the marketing site

Pros and cons

AirMason

  • Published $999/yr Startup floor for 1-99 employees
  • REST, SAML, and SSO on the plans table, not a hidden enterprise toggle
  • Capterra 4.8 from 14 matching AirMason reviews
  • Monthly Startup is $149, so skipping annual more than doubles the year
  • Legal drafting, design, and automated law updates are add-ons
  • 200-plus employees leaves the published table for a custom quote

PowerDMS

  • Policy, accreditation, and training in a stack built for public safety
  • Modular buying so you are not forced into the full platform on day one
  • Capterra 4.7 from 517 reviews, a deep public-safety user base
  • No public commercial price list. Quotes follow FTE count and product mix
  • Corporate HR teams may find the agency workflow heavier than a handbook tool
  • Add-on products (scheduling, time, recall) are licensed separately in contract price books

What each one costs

AirMason

$999/yr

Startup for 1 to 99 employees is $999 per year or $149 per month. Small Business for 100 to 199 employees is $1,499 per year or $199 per month. Enterprise for 200-plus employees is custom. Annual billing is the advertised path and is discounted versus monthly. Copywriting, creative services, content migration, and automated policy updates are add-ons. A trial can be requested. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

PowerDMS

Sales-quoted

PowerDMS by NEOGOV prices from agency size and the products you choose (policy, accreditation, training, and related modules). You can start with a subset of the platform. The public pricing page is a quote request, not a per-user grid. A trial is listed on Capterra without a printed day count. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try AirMason or PowerDMS for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. AirMason offers a free trial. PowerDMS offers a free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?