Comparison · Light vs Cube
Light vs Cube
Cube is an AI-powered FP&A platform that works inside Excel and Google Sheets. It connects to your accounting system, CRM, HR and payroll and other sources, and it does planning, forecasting, scenario and headcount planning, reporting and multi-entity consolidation well, with AI agents on top. It is a planning and reporting layer that reads from your accounting system rather than the accounting system itself. Light is the agentic ERP where the ledger, the consolidation and budget-versus-actual are the same system, so the numbers you plan against are the books.
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Light and Cube, compared
| Feature | Light | Cube |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordCube: a spreadsheet-native planning and reporting platform that syncs actuals from your ERP or accounting system, not a ledger itself | Yes | No |
| Multi-entity consolidationCube: multi-entity roll-ups with automated intercompany eliminations and currency translation, on actuals synced from your ERPs | Yes | Yes |
| Budget, forecast and budget-vs-actual varianceCube: a core strength: driver-based forecasting, scenario modelling and headcount planning, in Excel and Google Sheets | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts payable and accounts receivable ledgersCube: AP and AR stay in the ERP or accounting system Cube connects to | Yes | No |
| Corporate cards and spend managementCube: not part of the product; Cube plans and reports on spend rather than issuing cards or capturing expenses | Yes | No |
| Vendor payments on local railsCube: not part of the product; payments and banking data are sources Cube reads from | Yes | No |
| Drill-down from group figures to the source bill or invoiceCube: an audit trail from the report back to the source transaction synced from your ERP; the bills and invoices themselves are held in the ERP | Yes | No |
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Budget on the books
Cube plans on actuals synced from your ERP into Excel or Google Sheets. Light budgets and forecasts on the ledger's own structure, and every variance drills to the documents behind it.
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Keep daily finance together
Light runs bills, invoicing, cards and payments alongside the general ledger and consolidation. Agents complete routine work within your controls, with a record of every action.
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Check the planning requirements
Cube covers driver-based, scenario and headcount planning in the spreadsheet. Light budgets and forecasts on the ledger, and its own FP&A and Management Reporting apps are free with your Light plan. If you need deeper planning than that, Light also connects to dedicated planning tools such as Abacum and Drivetrain.
When to choose Light
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Budget against the books
Budget and forecast on the ledger's own structure, with variances split into operational and currency effects.
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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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One product for all of finance
Ledger, cards, bills, billing and consolidation run in one product, so no data has to move between systems.
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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 Cube a general ledger?
No. It plans and reports on actuals synced from your ERP and other systems, in Excel or Google Sheets.
Can Light replace our planning tool?
Light does budget, forecast and variance on the ledger. If you need driver-based models or scenarios, a dedicated planning tool is the right answer.
When does Cube fit?
When your team wants to keep planning in spreadsheets on top of an ERP you plan to keep.
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