Comparison · Light vs Kick
Light vs Kick
Kick is self-driving accounting for US small businesses: an AI ledger that categorises, reconciles and reports with expert review, and consolidates several entities on its Advanced plan. Light is the agentic ERP for a finance team running a multi-entity, multi-currency group, with cards, supplier payments on local rails in 80+ countries and agents working inside the team's controls.
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Light and Kick, compared
| Feature | Light | Kick |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of record | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity accounting and consolidationKick: unlimited entities on Plus; consolidated statements with intercompany matching and eliminations on the Advanced plan | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-currency accountingKick: built for US small businesses and priced in US dollars | Yes | No |
| Accounts payable and vendor bill payKick: bills are recorded and reconciled automatically; bill payments sync from the BILL integration | Yes | Yes |
| Vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countriesKick: bill payments sync from the BILL integration | Yes | No |
| Accounts receivable and customer invoicingKick: free invoicing with card and ACH payment and AR ageing | Yes | Yes |
| Corporate and virtual cardsKick: bank and card activity arrives through Plaid feeds and the Ramp integration | Yes | No |
| Agents that complete work, not only suggestKick: auto-categorisation reviewed by an expert, automatic reconciliation matching, open-source close and advisory agents, MCP access from Claude or ChatGPT | Yes | Yes |
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The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Run the group on one ledger
Kick keeps the books for US small businesses, with consolidation across entities on its Advanced plan. Light runs every entity, country and currency on one ledger, with consolidation posting as transactions happen.
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Pay and spend from the books
Kick receives bank and card activity through Plaid and syncs bill payments from BILL. Light issues cards from the ledger and pays approved bills on local rails in 80+ countries.
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Agents inside your controls
Kick's automation categorises and reconciles with an expert reviewing the result. Light's agents code, match and post inside approval rules the finance team sets, with every action logged.
When to choose Light
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Built for the group abroad
Each entity keeps its own currency and local books and rolls up to one group view, with payments on local rails in 80+ countries.
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Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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Agents do the routine work
They code, match and post inside the controls you set, with every action logged.
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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 Kick a general ledger?
Yes. Kick is the accounting system of record for US small businesses, with its own journal entries, financial statements and multi-entity consolidation on the Advanced plan.
When does Kick fit?
When you run one or several small US companies without a finance team and want clean books at a low price.
When does Light fit?
When entities, currencies or countries multiply and the finance team wants cards, payments, approvals and consolidation in the same ledger.
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