Light vs Xero
Your group has outgrown separate books. Light brings every entity, bill and expense into one ledger, with agents doing the routine work.
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- KPMG global partnership
- Remove 4+ tools
- 700+ apps
The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Light and Xero, compared
| Feature | Light | Xero |
|---|---|---|
| Can run billions of transactions | ||
| Immutable ledger | ||
| Global bill pay | ||
| Spend management | ||
| Subscription management | ||
| Treasury intelligence | ||
| 700 native built apps | ||
| Big4 implementation team | ||
| Workflows and agents |
See the whole group
Xero keeps one organisation per subscription. Light brings your entities and currencies together, with consolidation updating as transactions post.
Bring spend into the books
Cards, receipts and vendor payments run in Light. Follow the transaction from receipt to ledger entry without a separate expense tool.
Move with a dedicated team
Light’s implementation team brings your Xero history and open items into one ledger. Your account manager stays with you after launch.
When to choose Light
Too many organisations
Each new entity means another set of books.
Reporting starts with exports
The group view depends on spreadsheets or connected apps.
Receipts live elsewhere
Your team matches spend tools to the ledger.
“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.”
TanjaDirector of Finance, Omnea
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
When should we move from Xero?
When separate organisations and add-ons make running the group harder.
How long does migration take?
Weeks, with Light’s implementation team handling history and open items.
Can Light replace our spend tools?
Light includes corporate cards, expenses, bill pay and reporting on the same ledger.