Comparison · Light vs Agent F
Light vs Agent F
Agent F is an AI-native ERP that learns how a company works, with modules for accounting, payables and receivables, revenue, expenses, payroll, procurement and inventory, connected to tools such as DATEV, Personio and your banks. Light is one agentic ledger where every entity, currency, card, bill and invoice sits in the same books, with consolidation posting as transactions happen.
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Light and Agent F, compared
| Feature | Light | Agent F |
|---|---|---|
| 01General ledger | One agentic ledger; consolidation posts as transactions happen | An Accounting and General Ledger module with HGB/GoBD and IFRS support and a DATEV connection. |
| 02Group consolidation | Consolidation and eliminations run on the same ledger and update as transactions post. | Consolidated reporting across entities and currencies. |
| 03Several companies | Every entity sits on one ledger and rolls up to one group view. | The platform grows from one entity to several, and from one country to several, without a new implementation. |
| 04Payables and supplier payments | AP and vendor payments executed on local rails in 80+ countries, from the ledger itself | Payables run from invoice capture through approvals and ageing to payment matching, over direct bank connections. |
| 05Customer receivables and revenue | Contract-based invoicing and deferred revenue automated | Revenue Automation covers invoicing, billing, collections, cash matching and dunning through to IFRS 15 revenue recognition. |
| 06AI agents | Agents complete work end to end inside your controls; every action logged and attributable | Agents run the workflows you define and flag unusual entries, with a finance professional signing off and an immutable log of all system activity. |
| 07Configuration | Your finance team changes workflows and configuration in-product, and custom agents take on the recurring checks you brief them on; no consultants | You define business-specific workflows and control the logic, and the platform learns your business over time. |
| 08Financial reporting | Real-time multi-entity reporting with instant drill-down; no spreadsheet exports | P&L, cash flow statements and consolidated reporting, with dashboards for revenue recognition, cash position and burn rate. |
| 09Coverage and compliance | Local payment rails in 80+ countries; multi-entity, multi-currency by default | Multi-entity and multi-currency, with IFRS and HGB/GoBD support, and new entities and countries added as the company grows. |
| 10Implementation | Weeks, with a dedicated implementation team and account manager included | Onboarding reviews your processes and tools, builds a demo on your own data, then sets up the platform and integrates existing software. |
Also in Light
Pay suppliers from the ledger
Approved bills pay from your own bank accounts on local rails in 80+ countries.
Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
Billing and revenue in the books
Contract invoicing and deferred revenue post straight to the ledger, so nothing needs a tie-out.
Implementation is included
A dedicated Light team moves your entities onto Light in weeks, with an account manager included.
Cards and bills from the ledger
Agent F captures, categorises and approves expenses and runs payables through to payment matching over its bank connections. In Light, corporate and virtual cards, bills and vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries post to the same ledger as one record.
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Consolidation as transactions post
Agent F offers multi-entity, multi-currency and consolidated reporting. Light posts consolidation and intercompany eliminations as transactions happen, so group reporting is current any day with drill-down to the source document.
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Agents that code, match and post
Agent F's agents run the workflows you define, flag unusual entries and hand their results to a finance professional to sign off. Light's agents code, match and post inside the controls you set, with every action logged and attributable.
When to choose Light
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Pay suppliers from the ledger
Approved bills pay from your own bank accounts 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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Less close to run
Consolidation posts as transactions happen, so the period end has less to reconcile in the first place.
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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
Does Agent F include a general ledger?
It lists an Accounting and General Ledger module with HGB/GoBD and IFRS support and a DATEV connection. Light is a general ledger with cards, bills, vendor payments and billing in the same books.
Does Agent F consolidate entities?
It offers multi-entity, multi-currency and consolidated reporting. Light posts consolidation and intercompany eliminations as transactions happen on one ledger.
When does Agent F fit?
When you want finance, operations and people in one platform, including payroll, procurement and inventory and warehouse modules, alongside DATEV and Personio.
Does Light run payroll?
No. Light does not run payroll. It covers the general ledger, cards, expenses, bills, vendor payments, customer billing and consolidation.
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