Comparison · Light vs Astrid
Light vs Astrid
Astrid is a Swedish bookkeeping program with its own ledger: it reads receipts, suggests the BAS account and VAT for each entry for you to approve, matches bank payments and prepares the VAT report, payroll and K2 annual report. Light is one agentic ledger for multi-entity companies, with consolidation, multi-currency, bills, cards and billing in the same books.
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Light and Astrid, compared
| Feature | Light | Astrid |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordAstrid: Swedish books on the BAS chart of accounts, with SIE4 import and export | Yes | Yes |
| Group consolidation and intercompany eliminationsAstrid: several companies under one login, each with its own books | Yes | No |
| Accounts receivable and customer invoicingAstrid: invoicing is included in every plan, including the free one | Yes | Yes |
| Vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countriesAstrid: supplier invoices are read, coded and matched to the payment on the bank line | Yes | No |
| Corporate and virtual cardsAstrid: receipts are photographed in the iPhone app or emailed in and matched to bank transactions | Yes | No |
| Agents that complete work, not only suggestAstrid: suggests the account and VAT for every entry and a person approves each one, with high-confidence rows approved in one batch | Yes | No |
| Financial statements (P&L, balance sheet)Astrid: income statement, balance sheet and trial balance, plus the K2 annual report and tax return | Yes | Yes |
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Run every entity on one ledger
Astrid gives several companies one login, with each company's books kept separately. Light holds every entity on one ledger and consolidates as transactions post, with intercompany eliminations included.
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Let agents finish the work
Astrid suggests the account and VAT for every entry, and a person approves each one. Light's agents code, match and post inside the controls your finance team sets, with every action logged.
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Pay suppliers from the ledger
Astrid reads supplier invoices, codes them and matches them to the payment on the bank line. Light pays approved bills from your own bank accounts on local rails in 80+ countries, and its corporate and virtual cards post to the same ledger.
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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Agents do the routine work
They code, match and post inside the controls you set, with every action logged.
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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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“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 Astrid a general ledger?
Yes. Astrid keeps Swedish books on the BAS chart of accounts, with SIE4 import and export and an income statement and balance sheet. Light is a general ledger too, built for groups with several entities and currencies.
Does Astrid consolidate several companies?
Astrid gives several companies one login, with each company's books kept separately. Light consolidates every entity on one ledger as transactions post, with intercompany eliminations included.
When does Astrid fit?
When you are a Swedish sole trader or small aktiebolag and want bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and the K2 annual report in one low-cost program, or want an accountant to run it through Astrid Klart.
Does Light run Swedish payroll?
No. Light does not run payroll itself; pay runs from payroll systems such as Visma Payroll post to the Light ledger as journal entries. Astrid includes payroll and the employer declaration file in its Go plan.
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