Comparison · Light vs Infor
Light vs Infor
Infor CloudSuite Aerospace & Defense is a portfolio of cloud solutions for A&D manufacturers, contractors and service providers. It covers low-volume, engineer-to-order production, contract management with cost-plus and fixed-price methods, CLIN definition with linked work breakdown structures, and pre-configured compliance support for ITAR, FAR, MMAS for DFARS, CMMC 2 and FedRAMP, with built-in support for DCAA audits. Light is the finance platform for defence-tech, robotics and autonomous systems companies: one ledger across the parent company, development teams and overseas subsidiaries, with programme cost reporting, supplier bill capture, approvals and an audit trail the finance team controls, while engineering and production stay in their specialist systems.
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Light and Infor, compared
| Feature | Light | Infor |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivableInfor: financial accounting with multiple ledgers and GAAPs, fixed assets, cash management and taxation | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity consolidation with intercompanyInfor: financial consolidations, intercompany and shared services support, with multi-entity, multi-currency accounting | Yes | Yes |
| Procurement: purchase orders and approvalsInfor: procure-to-pay with approvals, plus supplier collaboration in the A&D CloudSuite | Yes | Yes |
| Expense capture and approvalsInfor: Infor Expense Management automates expense capture, policy enforcement and reimbursement | Yes | Yes |
| Programme and project cost reportingInfor: cost tracking with project pegging, and profitability at programme, contract and component level | Yes | Yes |
| Engineer-to-order manufacturing with embedded quality managementInfor: low-volume, engineer-to-order, high-variability production, with quality management embedded | No | Yes |
| Service and maintenance for aerospace and defence assetsInfor: built for A&D service and MRO providers as well as manufacturers, with assets, tooling and maintenance costs tracked | No | Yes |
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The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Keep production where it is
Infor CloudSuite Aerospace & Defense runs engineer-to-order production, contract management with CLIN and work breakdown structures, and compliance support for ITAR, FAR, DFARS, CMMC 2 and FedRAMP, with DCAA audit support built in. Light is the finance platform beside your specialist systems, and connects to them through its API.
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One ledger across the group
Light brings the parent company, development teams and overseas subsidiaries onto one ledger. Consolidate across entities and currencies, and keep local statutory books and group reporting together, with adjustments you can trace.
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Programme costs you can trace
Cost centres and custom properties organise entries by programme, with drill-down to the transactions. Agents code supplier bills and match them to purchase orders, and approvals keep preparers, approvers and payers separate. Specialised contract costing needs its own assessment.
When to choose Light
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One ledger across entities and currencies
Parent company, development teams and overseas subsidiaries on one ledger, with local statutory books and group reporting kept together.
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Supplier bills coded by agents
Agents capture and code invoices for components, equipment and services, and match them to purchase orders before payment.
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Approvals your finance team controls
Route by amount, vendor, cost centre or entity; preparers, approvers and payers stay separate, with every decision in the audit trail.
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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
Does Infor support DCAA audits and DFARS?
Yes. Built-in DCAA audit support, with pre-configured compliance support for ITAR, FAR, MMAS for DFARS, CMMC 2 and FedRAMP.
Does Light run manufacturing or asset maintenance?
No. Engineering, manufacturing and delivery stay in their specialist systems; Light is the financial foundation and connects to them through its API.
When does Infor fit?
When the business manufactures to order, bills government contracts by CLIN and work breakdown structure, or has to pass defence contract audits inside one ERP.
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