Light
For a SaaS company of 50 to 500 people with more than one legal entity, compare NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and Light.
Light keeps the whole group on one live ledger. Agents run AP, AR, and the close. It is a finance system, not a full ERP. It will not run inventory or a shop floor.
The AI: Astra + agents
Astra + agents
Agents run AP, AR, reconciliation, and the close on the live group ledger. Finance reviews the result.
It is not a chat sidecar that drafts and waits for someone to post.
Document AI
AI reads invoices and receipts, including line items, taxes, and terms. Approvals run in Slack or Teams.
It does not stop at extraction and hand you a queue to key.
Spend
Corporate and virtual cards, AI receipt capture and categorisation, and an agent that chases missing receipts in Slack or Teams. Natively included on the same ledger.
It does not need a separate expense system to reconcile against the books.
Bill pay
Native bill pay in 80+ countries, from the company's own bank.
It does not require a third-party payment rail bolted on top.
Multi-entity, multi-book, revenue recognition
Every entity sits on one live ledger. Multi-entity and multi-book are the core, and revenue recognition is natively included.
It is not a consolidation run after the fact, and not a schedule kept in a spreadsheet.
The rest of the product
Light is a finance system: ledger, AP, AR, spend, reconciliation, close, and revenue recognition.
There is no inventory, no manufacturing, and no shop floor. If any of those are in scope, NetSuite or Business Central are the right rows.
Cloud-only on AWS in the EU. Named customers: Tillo, KeyShot, Alva Labs.
- AI model
- Agents run the work on a live group ledger.
- Price
- From $35,000 per year. Custom. Indicative.
- Hosting
- Cloud-only. AWS, EU.
- Company size
- 30 to 5,000 employees. Two or more entities.
- Revenue recognition
- Natively included in the ledger.
- Bill pay
- Native, 80+ countries, from your own bank.
- Named customers
- Tillo, KeyShot, Alva Labs.
- Not covered
- Inventory. Manufacturing. Shop floor.
AI OCR
AI reads bills and receipts, including line items and tax, on the live ledger. Approvals go to Slack or Teams.
Automated accounting
Agents run AP, AR, reconciliation, and the close on one live ledger. Finance reviews the result.
AI agents
Astra plus agents that run the work, not a sidecar chat.
AI expense management
Cards, AI receipt capture, and an agent that chases missing receipts in Slack or Teams. Same ledger.
Close and reconciliation
Agents run reconciliation and the close on the live group ledger.
Questions people ask
Is Light an ERP?
No. Light is a finance system with one live ledger. It will not run inventory or a shop floor.
How is Astra different from a copilot?
A copilot drafts and a person posts. Astra and its agents run AP, AR, reconciliation, and the close on the live group ledger, and finance reviews the result.
Does Light cover expenses?
Yes, natively included: cards, AI receipt capture and categorisation, and an agent that chases missing receipts in Slack or Teams.
Does Light handle multi-entity and revenue recognition?
Yes. Multi-entity and multi-book are the core of the ledger, and revenue recognition is natively included.
What does Light cost?
From $35,000 per year. Custom, and that figure is indicative.
Light is scored the same way as every other vendor on this site. We do not sell rankings. Light is one row.