Comparison · Light vs Tabula
Light vs Tabula
Tabula speeds up the document work an outsourced accounting firm does on DATEV. Light replaces that whole outsourced workflow with one agentic ledger your own finance team runs directly, with AP, AR, corporate cards, global vendor payments and consolidation in the same system.
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Light and Tabula, compared
| Feature | Light | Tabula |
|---|---|---|
| In-house agentic ledger, run by your own finance teamTabula: runs on top of DATEV, used by an outsourced accounting firm | Yes | No |
| AI-assisted document booking and coding | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-entity accounting and consolidation | Yes | No |
| Native corporate cards and expense management | Yes | No |
| Global vendor payments on local rails | Yes | No |
| E-invoicing | Yes | Yes |
| Built for the company, not the outsourced accounting firm | Yes | No |
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The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Work inside the accounting system
Tabula books documents and exports them into DATEV. Light’s agents code, match and post inside its own ledger, under your finance team’s controls.
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Bring the whole group together
Light holds each entity on the same ledger, with continuous consolidation and intercompany elimination. Group reporting uses the underlying accounting records.
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Go beyond document booking
Light includes invoicing, corporate cards, procurement and supplier payments on local rails in more than 80 countries. The work stays with the accounts.
When to choose Light
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Your finance team runs the books
You work directly in the ledger and see current figures any day, not at an advisor's handover.
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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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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 Tabula a general ledger?
No. It automates document booking and exports to DATEV.
Does Light replace DATEV?
Light becomes the accounting system. It is a different choice from automating documents for an existing DATEV workflow.
When does Tabula fit?
When you want to keep DATEV and your accounting firm’s process while reducing document work.
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