Comparison · Light vs Rillion
Light vs Rillion
Rillion is accounts payable automation on top of your ERP: invoice capture with no template setup, AI-suggested coding and approval routing, purchase order matching and multi-entity AP in one place, with supplier payments handled through Rillion Pay. Light is the agentic ERP where the ledger and the payables are the same system, with AR, corporate cards, procurement, vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries and consolidation built in.
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Light and Rillion, compared
| Feature | Light | Rillion |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of record | Yes | No |
| Invoice capture, coding and approval routing | Yes | Yes |
| Purchase order matching | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity payables in one place | Yes | Yes |
| Customer invoicing and accounts receivable | Yes | No |
| Employee corporate cards and expenses | Yes | No |
| One system for both payables and the ledger | Yes | No |
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The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Keep the transaction together
Rillion hands coded invoices to your ERP. In Light, the invoice, the approval, the payment and the ledger entry share the same system and audit trail.
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Run both sides of finance
Light includes customer invoicing and receivables alongside payables, cards and procurement. You no longer need an AP tool with a separate ledger behind it.
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Consolidate in the same system
Light consolidates entities and currencies continuously, and pays suppliers on local rails in more than 80 countries.
When to choose Light
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The ledger is included
Light is the system of record: spend, AP, AR and the general ledger in one platform, so there is no separate ERP to choose.
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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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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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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 Rillion a general ledger?
No. It is an AP automation platform that connects to the ERP that keeps your books.
Does Light handle invoice approvals and purchase orders?
Yes. Approvals, purchase orders and PO matching run in the same ledger as the payment.
When does Rillion fit?
When you are keeping your ERP and want a strong AP layer across many entities on top of it.
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