Comparison · Light vs Business Central
Light vs Business Central
Microsoft Business Central takes a long time to implement and you need a lot of third party solutions to make it work. Choose Light to go live quickly, and get AP, virtual cards, procurement controls as well as consolidated reporting and multi-entity accounting.
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Light and Business Central, compared
| Feature | Light | Business Central |
|---|---|---|
| Can run billions of transactions | Yes | No |
| Immutable ledger | Yes | No |
| Global bill pay | Yes | No |
| Spend management | Yes | No |
| Subscription management | Yes | No |
| Treasury intelligence | Yes | No |
| 700 native built apps | Yes | No |
| Big4 implementation team | Yes | Yes |
| Workflows and agents | Yes | No |
4 week implementation
KPMG global partnership
Remove 4+ tools
700+ apps
The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
One view across companies
Light consolidates your entities as transactions post. Group reports drill straight into the entries behind each number.
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Fewer finance add-ons
Bring cards, expenses, vendor payments and subscription billing into Light. They work from the same ledger as your accounts.
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Keep working in Teams
Capture receipts and approve work in Microsoft Teams. Light’s implementation team handles the move, with an account manager included.
When to choose Light
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Group reporting is always current
Every entity rolls up in real time, with drill-down to the source document and no exports.
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Your team owns the setup
Change approvals, fields and workflows yourself, with no consultant in the loop.
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Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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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
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
Can we keep using Microsoft Teams?
Yes. Light supports approvals and receipt capture in Teams, plus Excel exports.
How long does migration take?
Weeks, with Light’s team moving company history and open items into one ledger.
Who runs Light after launch?
Your finance team runs the platform directly, supported by a dedicated account manager.
See Light at work
Bring your finance setup. We’ll show you how it runs on Light.
