Comparison · Light vs QuickBooks
Light vs QuickBooks
QuickBooks Online needs a separate subscription for each company; reports across companies are combined with Spreadsheet Sync on the Advanced plan, and multi-entity consolidation sits in Intuit Enterprise Suite. Avoid manual reconciliation and reporting out of spreadsheets, use Light's native QuickBooks import to launch instantly.
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Light and QuickBooks, compared
| Feature | Light | QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Can run billions of transactions | Yes | No |
| Immutable ledger | Yes | No |
| Global bill pay | Yes | No |
| Spend management | Yes | No |
| Subscription management | Yes | No |
| Treasury intelligence | Yes | No |
| 700 native built apps | Yes | No |
| Big4 implementation team | Yes | No |
| Workflows and agents | Yes | No |
4 week implementation
KPMG global partnership
Remove 4+ tools
700+ apps
The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
One ledger across companies
QuickBooks Online uses a separate subscription per company. Light runs your group together, with consolidation updating as transactions post.
- 01
Keep reporting in the accounts
QuickBooks offers combined reporting through Spreadsheet Sync and consolidation in Intuit Enterprise Suite. Light’s group reports read the same ledger your team uses daily.
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Put spend in the same system
Light includes corporate cards, expenses and vendor payments. Agents code, match and reconcile within the controls you set.
When to choose Light
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One ledger for every entity
Add a company, a country or a currency without adding another system.
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Group reporting is always current
Every entity rolls up in real time, with drill-down to the source document and no exports.
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Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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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
When is Light a fit?
When your business needs group accounting, native spend and multi-currency consolidation.
How long does migration take?
Weeks, handled by Light’s implementation team with a dedicated account manager.
Can Light manage recurring revenue?
Yes. Contract-based invoicing and deferred revenue run on the same ledger.
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