Comparison · Light vs Bokio
Light vs Bokio
Bokio is bookkeeping software with a business bank account and card for small Swedish companies: templates that book in a click or two, invoicing with e-invoices, payroll, and the year-end and tax return done in the same place, with the books kept in Swedish kronor. Light is the agentic ERP for the group: every entity and currency on one ledger, 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 Bokio, compared
| Feature | Light | Bokio |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and financial statements | Yes | Yes |
| Customer invoicing and e-invoicing | Yes | Yes |
| Company cards that post to the ledger | Yes | Yes |
| Group consolidation across entities | Yes | No |
| Local books for entities outside Sweden | Yes | No |
| Budget, forecast and variance on the ledger | Yes | No |
| Purchase orders and multi-step approval chains | Yes | No |
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Run the whole group on one ledger
Bokio keeps one Swedish company's books in kronor. Light holds every entity and currency on the same ledger, with continuous consolidation and intercompany elimination.
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Plan and control inside the accounts
Light runs budget and forecast on the ledger's own structure, with spend policies and approvals in the same system.
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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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Less to reconcile at month-end
Consolidation posts as transactions happen, so there is less left to reconcile at period end.
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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 Bokio a general ledger?
Yes. It is Swedish bookkeeping software with its own ledger, bank account and card, for one company.
What does Light add?
Consolidation across entities and currencies, budget and forecast on the ledger, multi-step approval chains and supplier payments in more than 80 countries.
When does Bokio fit?
A single Swedish company that wants books, bank account, invoicing and payroll in one simple product.
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