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Comparison · Light vs Billy Regnskab

Light vs Billy Regnskab

Billy is a Danish accounting tool for small businesses that keeps one set of books per company; several companies can share a login, not a ledger. Avoid manual reconciliation and reporting out of spreadsheets, and let Light's team move your Billy data across in weeks.

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At a glance

Light and Billy Regnskab, compared

Light and Billy Regnskab, compared
FeatureLightBilly Regnskab
Can run billions of transactionsYesNo
Immutable ledgerYesNo
Global bill payYesNo
Spend managementYesNo
Subscription managementYesNo
Treasury intelligenceYesNo
700 native built appsYesNo
Big4 implementation teamYesNo
Workflows and agentsYesNo

The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.

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Add entities to one ledger

Billy keeps separate books for each company. Light runs the group together, with consolidation updating as transactions post.

  1. 01

    Put controls around spend

    Light includes corporate cards, expense capture and approval controls. Receipts arrive through Slack, Teams or email and stay connected to the accounts.

  2. 02

    Give routine work to agents

    Agents code, match and chase inside your controls. Your team reviews the work with a record of every action.

When to choose Light

  1. 01

    One ledger for every entity

    Add a company, a country or a currency without adding another system.

  2. 02

    Approvals built in

    Spend policies and sign-offs run in the ledger, with receipts captured in Slack, Teams or email.

  3. 03

    Agents handle the bookkeeping

    Coding, matching and chasing run inside your rules, so finance stops taking founder time.

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Read customer stories
  • “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
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Built for the daily work

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Bills through to payment

Capture invoices, route approvals and pay vendors from the same system.

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Room to grow

One ledger built to handle billions of transactions across your business.

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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.

Managing expenses on the Light mobile app
01

Expenses

Collect receipts, approve expenses and track spend as it happens.

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Vendors

Keep supplier details, bills and approvals together. Apply your purchasing rules as work moves through.

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03

Cards

Issue cards for employees and vendors. Pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay. Send receipts through Slack, Teams or email.

Frequently asked questions

When should we move from Billy?

When entities, currencies or consolidated reporting become part of running the business.

Is Billy still right for a small company?

It can be, when your Danish company has simple bookkeeping needs.

How does migration work?

Light’s implementation team moves your history in weeks, with Danish payments and VAT handling supported.

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