Comparison · Light vs Candis
Light vs Candis
Candis is digital invoice management for German finance teams and their tax advisors: invoices are captured and read automatically, pre-accounted with suggested GL account, cost centre, tax code and approver, checked against German VAT rules, routed for approval and archived, then handed to DATEV, SAP Business One, Business Central or Sage 100, which keeps the books. Purchase request approvals, contract management, expenses and corporate cards come as extensions, with unlimited users and legal entities. Light is the agentic ERP where the ledger and the payables are the same system, with AR, corporate cards, procurement, vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries and consolidation built in.
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Light and Candis, compared
| Feature | Light | Candis |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of record | Yes | No |
| Invoice capture, AI extraction and pre-accounting | Yes | Yes |
| Approval workflows for invoices and purchase requests | Yes | Yes |
| Expense management with corporate cards | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple legal entities in one account | Yes | Yes |
| Financial statements and month-end close in the same system as the invoices | Yes | No |
| One system for both payables and the ledger | Yes | No |
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Keep the transaction together
Candis exports pre-accounted invoices to DATEV or your accounting system. In Light, the invoice, the approval, the payment and the ledger entry share the same system and audit trail.
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Run both sides of finance
Light includes customer invoicing and receivables alongside payables, cards and procurement. You no longer need an invoice tool with a separate accounting system behind it.
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Consolidate in the same system
Light consolidates entities and currencies continuously, and pays suppliers on local rails in more than 80 countries.
When to choose Light
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The ledger is included
Light is the system of record: spend, AP, AR and the general ledger in one platform, so there is no separate ERP to choose.
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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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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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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 Candis a general ledger?
No. It is an invoice management and pre-accounting layer that exports to the accounting system that keeps your books.
Does Light handle invoice approvals and purchase orders?
Yes. Approvals, purchase orders and PO matching run in the same ledger as the payment.
When does Candis fit?
When you are keeping DATEV or a German accounting system and want invoice capture, VAT checks and approvals in front of it.
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