Light vs Pigment
Pigment is an integrated business planning platform for finance, sales, HR and supply chain teams. It is strong at driver-based models, what-if scenarios, rolling forecasts and headcount planning, with AI agents that build models and run scenarios. It is not a general ledger: actuals flow in from ERPs such as NetSuite, SAP and Sage Intacct. Light is the agentic ERP where budget, forecast and variance run on the posted ledger itself, so the plan is measured against the books rather than against a copy of them.
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Light and Pigment, compared
| Feature | Light | Pigment |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of record | ||
| Budget, forecast and budget-vs-actual reporting | ||
| Actuals come straight off the posted ledger, with no import step | ||
| Multi-entity consolidation | ||
| Accounts payable and accounts receivable ledgers | ||
| Corporate cards and spend management | ||
| Vendor payments on local rails |
Budget inside the ledger
Pigment brings actuals in from your ERP. Light runs budget, forecast and variance on the posted ledger, with every number drilling to its source documents.
Keep daily finance together
Light runs the general ledger, bills, invoicing, cards, payments and consolidation in one product. Agents complete routine work within your controls, with a record of every action.
Check the planning requirements
Pigment covers driver-based models, scenarios, rolling forecasts and workforce planning. Light budgets and forecasts on the ledger, and its own FP&A and Management Reporting apps are free with your Light plan. If you need those, Light also connects to dedicated planning tools such as Abacum and Drivetrain.
When to choose Light
Budget against the books
Budget and forecast on the same keys as the ledger, with variance split into operational and FX.
Group reporting is always current
Every entity rolls up in real time, with drill-down to the source document and no exports.
One product for all of finance
Ledger, cards, bills, billing and consolidation share one data model, so nothing moves between systems.
“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.”
TanjaDirector of Finance, Omnea
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 Pigment a general ledger?
No. It plans and reports on data from connected accounting and business systems.
Does Light do budgeting and forecasting?
Yes. Budget and forecast run on the same keys as the ledger, with variance split into operational and FX.
When does Pigment fit?
When you need driver-based models, scenarios or workforce planning across finance, sales and HR.