Comparison · Light vs Spiris
Light vs Spiris
Spiris, formerly Visma Spcs, is a platform for small and medium-sized companies that combines bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll, tax and year-end, and a group accounting add-on, priced by the modules you use. Light is one agentic ledger for multi-entity companies, where cards, bills, billing and consolidation sit in the same books.
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Light and Spiris, compared
| Feature | Light | Spiris |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordSpiris: bookkeeping that suggests entries from photographed receipts and bank transactions | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity accounting and consolidationSpiris: each company keeps its own books in one login, and a group accounting add-on consolidates them | Yes | Yes |
| Consolidation that updates as transactions postSpiris: the group module consolidates from SIE4 files, manual entry or year-end data, with suggested eliminations | Yes | No |
| Multi-currency accountingSpiris: invoices customers abroad with automatic exchange rates, and the group module converts at ECB rates | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts payable and vendor bill paySpiris: supplier invoices are approved in Spiris and sent for payment through connected banks | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts receivable and customer invoicingSpiris: e-invoices, reminders, debt collection and ROT/RUT handling | Yes | Yes |
| Corporate and virtual cardsSpiris: connects to partner cards such as Mynt, whose purchases sync into the bookkeeping | Yes | No |
| Expense capture and approvalsSpiris: receipts are read in the app, with a travel and expenses add-on | Yes | Yes |
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Consolidate as you go
Spiris consolidates a group in a separate add-on that reads each company's figures from SIE4 files or year-end data. Light holds every entity on one ledger and posts consolidation and intercompany eliminations as transactions happen.
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Cards on the same ledger
Spiris connects to partner cards such as Mynt, whose purchases sync into the bookkeeping. Light issues corporate and virtual cards with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and captures expenses via Slack, Teams and email, all in the same general ledger.
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Agents that finish the work
Spiris offers an AI assistant, and an MCP connection in beta lets outside AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT create invoices and pull reports, with the user confirming each action. Light's agents code, match and post inside the controls you set, with every action logged.
When to choose Light
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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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Cards and expenses built in
Spend posts to the same ledger as everything else.
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Current figures any day
Reporting reads the live ledger, so the group view never waits for period end.
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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.”
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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 Spiris a general ledger?
Yes. Spiris Bokföring & Fakturering is bookkeeping and invoicing software for small and medium-sized companies, with payroll, tax and year-end as further modules. Light is a general ledger built for several entities from the start.
Does Spiris consolidate entities?
Yes, through a separate group accounting add-on that consolidates from SIE4 files, manual entry or year-end data. Light consolidates every entity on one ledger as transactions post.
When does Spiris fit?
When you run a Swedish small or medium-sized company and want bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll and the annual accounts in one subscription.
What happened to Visma Spcs?
Visma Spcs is now called Spiris, and in Sweden its bookkeeping product, formerly Visma eEkonomi, is now Spiris Bokföring & Fakturering.
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