Comparison · Light vs Hypatos
Light vs Hypatos
Hypatos runs AI agents for global business services and finance teams that capture, code, match and validate invoices, orders and delivery notes, and return the results to systems such as SAP, Coupa and Workday. Light is one agentic ledger where bills, vendor payments, customer invoicing and consolidation sit in the same books.
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Light and Hypatos, compared
| Feature | Light | Hypatos |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordHypatos: agents process invoices and orders and return them to systems such as SAP, Coupa and Workday, preparing the posting in your ERP, where the books are kept | Yes | No |
| Agents that complete work, not only suggestHypatos: agents capture, code, match and validate documents, with exceptions routed to a person | Yes | Yes |
| Group consolidation and intercompany eliminationsHypatos: assigns each document to the right legal entity; each entity's books stay in the ERP | Yes | No |
| Vendor payments from the general ledgerHypatos: invoice agents prepare supplier invoices for posting with payment terms applied; paying them is not part of the product | Yes | No |
| Accounts receivable and customer invoicingHypatos: the order management agent validates incoming sales orders and creates them in the ERP | Yes | No |
| Financial statements (P&L, balance sheet)Hypatos: Insights dashboards track agent performance, bottlenecks and KPIs; financial statements come from the ERP | Yes | No |
| Corporate and virtual cardsHypatos: works on documents such as supplier invoices, order confirmations and delivery notes | Yes | No |
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Agents that post to the ledger
Hypatos agents capture, code and match invoices and orders, then return them to systems such as SAP, Coupa or Workday, with the posting prepared in your ERP. Light's agents code, match and post inside its own ledger, under your finance team's controls, with every action logged.
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Pay every bill from one system
Hypatos prepares supplier invoices for posting in the ERP. Light handles bills, vendor payments on local rails in more than 80 countries and customer invoicing in the same ledger, so nothing moves between systems.
- 02
Run every entity on one ledger
Hypatos assigns each document to the right legal entity, and each entity's books stay in the ERP. Light holds every entity on one ledger and consolidates as transactions post, with intercompany eliminations included.
When to choose Light
- 01
The ledger is included
Light is the system of record: spend, AP, AR and the general ledger in one platform, with no ERP decision left open.
- 02
Pay suppliers from the ledger
Approved bills pay from your own bank accounts on local rails in 80+ countries.
- 03
Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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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
Is Hypatos a general ledger?
No. It is an AI agent workforce that processes invoices, orders and delivery notes, returns them to systems such as SAP, Coupa and Workday, and prepares the posting in your ERP, where the books are kept. Light is the ledger itself.
Does Hypatos pay suppliers?
It prepares supplier invoices for posting with payment terms applied; payment execution is not part of the product. Light pays approved bills from the ledger on local rails in more than 80 countries.
When does Hypatos fit?
When you run a large shared-service operation on SAP, Coupa or Workday, plan to keep those systems, and want agents to handle high volumes of invoices, order confirmations, delivery notes and sales orders.
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