About Lightyear
Lightyear pricing
Lightyear does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Lightyear paid version starts at US$79.00/month.
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Lightyear Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great Software to Streamline your Accounts Payable Process
I find Lightyear easy to use and I have only had positive feedback from clients.
Pros
I love the automation of data extraction and the built in approval process Lightyear has to offer. It helps me to get my clients data correct, having the correct expenses and payables, and it means I can get multiple levels of approvals before the invoice hits the GL.
Cons
Sometimes the OCR doesn't work the way I expect, but I know they are constantly improving the software and I'm confident it will be better in future.
Alternatives Considered
Dext PrepareReasons for Switching to Lightyear
Lightyear data extraction was much better than the rest and the built in approval process means I can ease the pressure from the business owners and put it back on the staff, but the business owners still have ultimate control of the suppliers.- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Game changer
Fantastic, over the couple of years I have been using the program I have had nothing less than outstanding service from the support team and after initially only using it for my larger clients, it has been an easy decision to bring all my clients across to the platform. The program is intuitive to use and easy to implement and scale up or down depending on the client and approvals process needed.
Pros
The invoice approval function was the reason for initially coming across to Lightyear but the statement reconciliation process was a hidden surprise that has enabled my last remaining paper based clients to take the leap to being completely paperless. The integrity of the data being exported to the accounting software is much better than other programs.
Cons
My clients who use purchase orders are currently needing to batch together the PO pdf & supplier invoice images before sending to Lightyear which would be amazing if we could either match them up within the app, or issue PO's direct from the app which are then able to be viewed with the supplier invoice.
Alternatives Considered
Dext PrepareReasons for Choosing Lightyear
My clients needed a program which offered a layered approvals processSwitched From
Dext PrepareReasons for Switching to Lightyear
It was some time ago now and I can't recall all the other programs we looked at, but Lightyear really came out as the only contender due to the price point and the approvals process.- Industry: Farming
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Amazing tool to process accounts payables
Pros
Great value for money, time saving, user friendly, outstanding customer service, provides everything you need to process creditors invoices
Cons
I have never had a bad experience with Lightyear. Whenever something doesn't work (which barely happens), their team is always very responsive and the problem gets solved super quickly
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Failure
Terrible is all i can say to be honest
Pros
Nothing to like about light year it is doesn’t work simple
Cons
Slow, Unstable, inaccurate ocr of invoices causing excessive manual re-entry of invoices, customer support non existent as they can’t do anything as it is a terrible system I have waited for improvements over the last 3 months they haven’t happened stay from lightyear find something else
Response from Lightyear
Hi Michael, Thank you for the feedback. I've reviewed your history on our system and I believe you were using our system in the early days whilst it was still in Beta and were also having some connection issues with internet speeds. I'm sorry you didn't have a great experience with the product, certainly not what we strive for at Lightyear.
Lightyear is now in full release and has been receiving great reviews all round with a much improved user experience and speed. Our team would be very happy to spend some time with you and show you the product now if you like. Just drop the team a line if so.. Many thanks, Chris.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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A great product that's getting even better with every update
Pros
First of all, Lightyear is a standalone application that you can, but don't have to integrate with your accounting software. Second of all, strightaway you know the costs of adding it to your business. The price list is on their website and it's fair.
The setup did require some thinking about workflows and user experience, so I took my time there.
But once the suppliers and maps are set up and automation rules kick in, the whole AP process becomes much less painful. I almost enjoy it now ;). The most important features like reading the invoices, accurately mapping them, and assigning them to correct approvers work very well. It saves time, effort and annoyances. The Lightear support team is a very helpful and friendly bunch. I even did a small survey among colleagues and asked what they thought of Lightyear. No surprise - everyone likes it. I highly recommend this product!
Cons
No option to add multiple attachments to invoice at once.
