Comparison · Light vs Stacks
Light vs Stacks
Stacks is a workspace where enterprise accounting teams and AI agents run daily accounting, reconciliations, intercompany matching and the close, while the ERP stays the accounting record and approved entries post back to it. Light is the agentic ERP itself: one ledger where the agents, the consolidation, the bills, the cards and the payments are one system.
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Light and Stacks, compared
| Feature | Light | Stacks |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of recordStacks: keeps your ERP as the accounting record and posts approved entries back to it | Yes | No |
| Multi-entity accounting and consolidationStacks: matches intercompany balances and transactions across entities; the consolidation itself continues in your existing system | Yes | No |
| AI close: reconciliations, journals and fluxStacks: reconciliation matching runs automatically, journals are pre-categorised and routed for review, and agents write variance commentary | Yes | Yes |
| Cash application and collections follow-upStacks: reads remittances from PDF, email, EDI and portals, matches payments to open invoices and queues collections | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts payable and vendor bill payStacks: the agents cover reconciliation, journals, intercompany and cash application, not bills | Yes | No |
| Corporate and virtual cardsStacks: not part of the product; spend is reconciled from the bank feed and the ERP | Yes | No |
| Agents that complete work, not only suggestStacks: matching runs on its own with humans reviewing exceptions; journals wait for a reviewer before they post to the ERP | Yes | Yes |
| One system for spend and the ledgerStacks: runs on top of the ERP that holds the ledger | Yes | No |
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Close inside the ledger
Stacks runs reconciliation, journal and intercompany agents in a workspace on top of your ERP, which stays the accounting record. Light's agents match, code and post inside its own ledger, under your finance team's controls, with every action logged.
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Consolidate as transactions post
Stacks matches intercompany balances across entities and leaves the consolidation in your existing system. Light holds every entity on one ledger and consolidates as transactions post, with eliminations included and drill-down to the source document.
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Run bills and cards in the same books
Stacks covers the close, intercompany and cash application. Light also pays supplier bills on local rails in more than 80 countries, issues corporate and virtual cards and captures expenses in Slack, Teams or email, all from the ledger.
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, with no ERP decision left open.
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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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Agents do the routine work
They code, match and post inside the controls you set, with every action logged.
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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.”
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 Stacks a general ledger?
No. It keeps your ERP as the accounting record and posts approved entries back to it.
Does Stacks consolidate entities?
It matches intercompany balances and transactions across entities; the consolidation itself continues in your existing system. Light consolidates every entity on one ledger as transactions post.
When does Stacks fit?
When you are keeping NetSuite or another ERP as the accounting record and want AI agents to take reconciliations, journals and cash application off the team.
Does Light pay bills and issue cards?
Yes. Approved bills are paid from your own bank accounts on local rails in more than 80 countries, and corporate and virtual cards post to the same ledger as everything else.
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