Comparison · Light vs Rillet
Light vs Rillet
Rillet brings AI to the general ledger and the close. Light brings AI to the whole finance stack: the general ledger plus native AP, AR, procurement, corporate cards, and expenses in one system, with nothing to stitch together.
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Light and Rillet, compared
| Feature | Light | Rillet |
|---|---|---|
| Can run billions of transactions | Yes | No |
| Immutable ledger | Yes | No |
| Global bill pay | Yes | No |
| Spend management | Yes | No |
| Subscription management | Yes | Yes |
| Treasury intelligence | Yes | No |
| 700 native built apps | Yes | No |
| Big4 implementation team | Yes | No |
| Workflows and agents | Yes | Yes |
4 week implementation
KPMG global partnership
Remove 4+ tools
700+ apps
The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Compare what runs in the system
Rillet offers an agentic ledger and Aura agents. Light adds native cards, expenses, procurement and vendor payments alongside the accounting.
- 01
Keep the transaction together
Rillet connects to spend and payment partners. In Light, receipts, approvals, payments and ledger entries share the same system and audit trail.
- 02
Run the international group
Light consolidates entities and currencies continuously, with vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries.
When to choose Light
- 01
Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
- 02
Pay suppliers from the ledger
Approved bills pay from your own bank accounts on local rails in 80+ countries.
- 03
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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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
Do both products offer AI agents?
Yes. The comparison is which finance workflows each platform includes.
Does Light include SaaS metrics?
Yes, including ARR, MRR, NRR, churn and cohorts from ledger and contract data.
How does implementation compare?
Both implement in weeks. Light includes a dedicated implementation team and account manager.
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