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BILL Accounts Payable & Receivable vs Lightyear: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 8th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 4,315 reviews from Accounts Payable users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Accounting
3.8
Financial Management
NA
Invoice Processing
4.3
Billing & Invoicing
4.3
General Ledger
4.0
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Accounting
4.9
Financial Management
5.0
Invoice Processing
4.9
Billing & Invoicing
4.9
General Ledger
4.8
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews526
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
3.9
Customer support
3.8
4.9
User reviews160
Ease of use
4.9
Functionality
4.8
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
4.9
Price starts from
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

BILL (NYSE: BILL) is a leader in financial automation software for small and midsize businesses. We are dedicated to automating the future of finance so businesses can thrive.

Experience the power of Lightyear's intelligent automation platform for large SMEs & Enterprise-level Purchasing & Accounts Payables. Achieve rapid approvals, saving over 80% of costs and time.

User reviews
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Video reviews
Thomas Z
Controller
5.0

Thomas Z.: Hi, my name is Tommy. I am a controller at Hall. We are in the transportation industry. We started out staffing CDL truck drivers. We had hundreds of drivers and now we're getting more into the software space. Right now, we've got about eight employees, and I give BILL a five out five. So I've used MineralTree in the past. It's very clunky. It's a bit more expensive and more archaic. It wasn't as simple to set up as BILL has been. BILL has seamless integrations to our QuickBooks Online that makes paying bills and sending out invoices extremely easy. Integrating BILL to our company and QuickBooks and our other softwares took 30 minutes. It was really easy, a step-by-step guide, and we were able to knock it out with a small team. Recommendations that I'd have for BILL is just understand all the capabilities that it has. You might be looking at BILL just to pay your bills in your AP department, but check it out for sending out invoices or even having your contractors send you invoices to make it easier for them.

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Yasmin M
Workflow and Operations Manager
5.0

Yasmin M.: Hi, my name's Yasmin. I'm a operations manager. I give Lightyear five out of five. For more reviews like this, click below. So we have researched and looked into probably about half a dozen other similar products on the market similar to Lightyear. And we have tested those, and we did use those for a short period of time, but we found that nothing was able to match Lightyear's ease of use and usability for our clients and for us. And the integrations were also unparalleled. So that's why we start up with Lightyear. The which as Lightyear due to its user-friendly interface, its flexibility for mapping invoices and additional functionality, and everybody just loves using the system. It integrates to a lot of other the platforms. And for us, it covers all of our needs for invoice processing, and supplier reconciliations, and it's just a really good accounts payable software. So onboarding with Lightyear, for us, it was a very straightforward process. We had some training and understood how it all worked. We actually manage thousands of hospitality venues, accounting, and bookkeeping across Australia and New Zealand. So we actually onboard individual clients onto Lightyear as well. So we manage that process for them, and it's very simple and straightforward. The integrations are also very easy to set up. You can just literally click and point to what it is that you're integrating, and it all works seamlessly. So for anybody who's looking at Lightyear as a potential accounts payable solution, we highly recommend it. And reaching out the Lightyear team directly is what the best next step would be. They're very helpful and they will help you to understand the system, and understand the functionality and usability, but we definitely think it's unparalleled in the market. It's the best accounts payable solution out there, and it will definitely help automate your processes in your business currently.

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1099 Preparation
207
Important
Accounting
388
Important

BILL Accounts Payable & Receivable

30/44
  • 1099 Preparation
  • Aging Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Customizable Reports
  • ERP integration
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Online Banking
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Receipt Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Supplier Management
  • Accounting
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Cash Management
  • Check Writing
  • Compliance Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Electronic Payments
  • Fraud Detection
  • General Ledger
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Currency
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Real-Time Data
  • Recurring Payments
  • Self Service Portal
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Management
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BILL Accounts Payable & Receivable
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Lightyear
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
BILL Accounts Payable & Receivable
  • By BILL
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2006
Lightyear
  • By Lightyear
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 2018
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