Comparison · Light vs LiveFlow
Light vs LiveFlow
LiveFlow sells two products. LiveFlow FP&A connects QuickBooks to Google Sheets and Excel for live reporting, consolidation and budgeting. Flow is its agentic accounting platform for multi-entity businesses, with a general ledger, multi-currency consolidation, intercompany eliminations and FP&A, and with card spend, bills and invoices syncing in from Ramp or Bill. Light is the agentic ERP where corporate cards and vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries are native to the same ledger as AP, AR and consolidation.
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Light and LiveFlow, compared
| Feature | Light | LiveFlow |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordLiveFlow: Flow keeps the books; LiveFlow FP&A reports on top of your existing accounting system | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity consolidation with intercompany eliminationsLiveFlow: a genuine strength: Flow eliminates intercompany transactions as they post, across journals, invoices and payments | Yes | Yes |
| Budget, forecast and budget-vs-actual reportingLiveFlow: FP&A is included in Flow, and LiveFlow FP&A does budgeting and reporting in Google Sheets and Excel | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts payable and receivable in the ledgerLiveFlow: bills, invoices and payments sync into Flow from Bill and Ramp, and bank transactions are matched against invoices and bills automatically | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-currency accountingLiveFlow: Flow translates and revalues currencies automatically at close, and LiveFlow Consolidation covers 160+ currencies | Yes | Yes |
| Corporate and virtual cards issued from the ledgerLiveFlow: card spend comes in from Ramp through a native integration | Yes | No |
| Bill pay built in, with no separate payments toolLiveFlow: approved bills are paid through Ramp or Bill | Yes | No |
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The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Retire the consolidation spreadsheet
LiveFlow FP&A brings live QuickBooks data into Google Sheets and Excel, which is where many groups still consolidate. Light replaces the spreadsheet with one ledger for every entity, where consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post, and Light’s implementation team moves your history and open items from QuickBooks or Xero in weeks.
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Issue cards from the ledger
Flow brings card spend in from Ramp. Light issues corporate and virtual cards from the ledger, with receipts captured through Slack, Teams and email, so the card transaction and the ledger entry sit in one system.
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Check where your group runs
Flow is built for multi-entity companies moving off QuickBooks Online, and LiveFlow FP&A for reporting in Google Sheets and Excel. Light fits a finance team running entities across countries and currencies on one ledger, with cards and supplier payments in 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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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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“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 LiveFlow a general ledger?
Flow is. LiveFlow FP&A reports in Google Sheets and Excel on top of your existing accounting system.
Can we move from QuickBooks or Xero to Light?
Yes. Migration takes weeks, with Light’s implementation team handling history and open items and a dedicated account manager included.
When does LiveFlow fit?
For spreadsheet reporting on your ledger, or a multi-entity company moving off QuickBooks Online that already pays through Ramp or Bill.
Do we have to replace our Ramp cards?
No. Add your Ramp cards to Light as an external card account and bring the transactions in by CSV upload or a continuous push through the Light API. From there the transactions are handled like Light card spend: cardholders are asked for receipts, AI matches and codes each transaction, and it posts to the ledger. Your cards and your plan stay with Ramp. If you later move to Light cards, the card transaction and the ledger entry become one record.
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