Comparison · Light vs Lensing
Light vs Lensing
Lensing (formerly Everest Systems) is an AI-native ERP for multi-entity companies, covering record to report, order to cash, revenue recognition, inventory and HR, with a live sandbox for testing changes before they go live. Light is one agentic ledger where cards, expenses, bills, vendor payments, billing and consolidation sit in the same books.
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Light and Lensing, compared
| Feature | Light | Lensing |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordLensing: multi-book ledgers per entity, with US GAAP, IFRS and local standards in one system | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity accounting and consolidationLensing: real-time consolidation and translation with intercompany eliminations | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-currency accountingLensing: any currency per entity, translated to the functional currency | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts payable and vendor bill payLensing: vendor bills with approvals and 3-way purchase order matching | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts receivable and customer invoicingLensing: subscription, usage-based, milestone and one-time invoicing | Yes | Yes |
| Subscription billing and deferred revenueLensing: revenue contracts under ASC 606 and IFRS 15 | Yes | Yes |
| Corporate and virtual cardsLensing: records card entries and connects card tools such as Ramp, Brex, Pleo and Payhawk | Yes | No |
| Agents that complete work, not only suggestLensing: pre-built agents run reconciliations and flux analysis; custom agents are built from prompts | Yes | Yes |
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Cards built into the ledger
Lensing records card entries and connects card tools such as Ramp, Brex, Pleo and Payhawk. Light issues corporate and virtual cards itself, and the spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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Pay suppliers from the ledger
Lensing matches vendor bills to purchase orders and receipts. In Light, approved bills pay from your own bank accounts on local rails in 80+ countries, from the ledger itself.
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Every entity on one ledger
Lensing consolidates entities in real time with intercompany eliminations. Light holds every entity on one ledger in its own currency, consolidates as transactions post, and computes ARR, MRR and churn from the same books.
When to choose Light
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Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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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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The close happens in one place
The card transaction, the receipt and the ledger entry are one record, so there is nothing to match across 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
What happened to Everest Systems?
Everest Systems now sells its ERP under the name Lensing. It is the same AI-native ERP.
Does Lensing issue corporate cards?
It records card entries and connects card tools such as Ramp, Brex, Pleo and Payhawk. Light issues corporate and virtual cards from the ledger.
When does Lensing fit?
When you want one ERP that also runs inventory with warehouses, professional services, HR and asset management, or you want to build your own apps on it.
Is Lensing a general ledger?
Yes. Lensing keeps parallel books per entity with real-time consolidation. Light is also a general ledger, with cards, expenses and vendor payments in the same books.
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