Comparison · Light vs Tipalti
Light vs Tipalti
Tipalti is a finance automation platform built around payables: invoice capture, approvals and purchase order matching, supplier onboarding with tax forms, payouts to 200+ countries in 120+ currencies, procurement, expenses with cards and a treasury view, all synced into the ERP you keep. 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 Tipalti, compared
| Feature | Light | Tipalti |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of record | Yes | No |
| Invoice capture, approvals and purchase order matching | Yes | Yes |
| Global supplier payments on local rails | Yes | Yes |
| Corporate cards and expense management | Yes | Yes |
| Customer invoicing and accounts receivable | Yes | No |
| Consolidated financial statements for the group | 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
Tipalti syncs invoices and payments into 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 a payables 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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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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One product for all of finance
Ledger, cards, bills, billing and consolidation run in one product, so no data has to move between systems.
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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 Tipalti a general ledger?
No. It is a payables and payouts platform that syncs into the ERP that keeps your books.
Does Light pay suppliers abroad?
Yes. Approved bills pay from your own bank accounts on local rails in more than 80 countries.
When does Tipalti fit?
When you are keeping your ERP and pay a large network of suppliers or payees across many countries.
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