Comparison · Light vs Accounted
Light vs Accounted
Accounted is a Swedish accounting system built for agents: they handle the bookkeeping, invoices, payroll and tax filings and you approve, on an open-source ledger connected to BankID, Swedish banks and Skatteverket. Light is the agentic ERP for the group: one ledger for every entity and country, with AP, AR, corporate cards, vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries and consolidation in the same system.
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Light and Accounted, compared
| Feature | Light | Accounted |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic ledger: agents do the bookkeeping, you approve | Yes | Yes |
| Customer invoicing and e-invoicing | Yes | Yes |
| Group consolidation across entities | Yes | No |
| Books for companies outside Sweden | Yes | No |
| Corporate and virtual cards issued from the ledger | Yes | No |
| Vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries | Yes | No |
| Budget, forecast and variance on the ledger | Yes | No |
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The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Run the whole group on one ledger
Accounted keeps one Swedish company's books. Light holds every entity and currency on the same ledger, with continuous consolidation and intercompany elimination.
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Keep daily finance together
Light runs bills, invoicing, cards and payments alongside the general ledger. Agents complete routine work within your controls, with a record of every action.
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Pay and get paid across borders
Light pays suppliers from the ledger on local rails in more than 80 countries and invoices customers in their own currency.
When to choose Light
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One ledger for every entity
Add a company, a country or a currency without adding another system.
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Built for the group abroad
Each entity keeps its own currency and local books and rolls up to one group view, with payments on local rails in 80+ countries.
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Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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“We evaluated several vendors. Light won because it covers our full finance stack, revenue, AR, AP, expenses, and consolidation, without stitching together a patchwork of point solutions.”
Tanja, Director of FinanceOmnea -
“Even though we’re three entities, it’s like I’m running a finance department for one entity.”
Thobias, Finance ManagerAlva Labs -
“I really like that Light’s AI already gives me suggestions, GL accounts, cost centers, tax codes. I don’t have to start from scratch.”
Cédric, Finance ManagerOper Credits -
“Nine times out of ten the AI matches everything and posts it to the right account. One click and you’re done.”
Jeppe, CFOKeyShot
Built for the daily work
Bills through to payment
Capture invoices, route approvals and pay vendors from the same system.
Room to grow
One ledger built to handle billions of transactions across your business.
Trace every number
Open a report and drill straight into the transactions behind it.
Spending, under control
Expenses, vendors and cards connected to your ledger.
Expenses
Collect receipts, approve expenses and track spend as it happens.
Vendors
Keep supplier details, bills and approvals together. Apply your purchasing rules as work moves through.
Cards
Issue cards for employees and vendors. Pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay. Send receipts through Slack, Teams or email.
Frequently asked questions
Is Accounted a general ledger?
Yes. It is a Swedish double-entry ledger with agents doing the bookkeeping and you approving.
What does Light add?
Consolidation, local books outside Sweden, corporate cards, procurement and supplier payments in more than 80 countries, on the same ledger.
When does Accounted fit?
A single Swedish company that wants agents on its bookkeeping, payroll and filings, and an open-source ledger.
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