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SAP Concur vs Lightyear Comparison (2026)

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Lightyear

Overview

SAP Concur is a leading cloud-based spend management solution that helps small, medium, and large businesses automate and simplify expense reporting, travel booking, and invoice processing. It’s designed to give organizations better control over their business spend by integrating near real-time data and using AI to audit 100% of transactions.

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  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

7

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

130

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

2.2K

5

4

3

2

1

1.1K

805

220

51

47

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
68%
would recommend this app

4.9

201

5

4

3

2

1

184

16

0

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I also appreciated the integration capabilities with accounting and ERP systems, which helped streamline financial workflows and provided better visibility into spending across the organization.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Christian G.

Marketing Operations Manager

“I can manage my expense claims and business trips without too much trouble, everything is in one place and it helps avoid losing important documents.”
MB

Matt B.

Senior Software Engineer at JEOL USA

“The software allows employees to track the status of their claims including payment approvals/ rejection”
AN

Amir N.

Controller

Pros

“The platform is intuitive, reliable, and has helped our team work more efficiently. While there is some room for additional customization, it has delivered significant value to our accounts payable process.”
MW

Melanie W.

AP

“The automated approvals and two-way matching has cut down errors and streamlined our workflow, while the support team has been responsive and helpful.”
PT

Pauline T.

Finance and Administration Officer

“however when we link to Xero we have to create different xero logins and then it does not give details of which company is linked in xero,”
CF

Cathryn F.

Senior Administrator

Cons

“The platform also occasionally felt slow when processing large expense reports, and customization or administrative changes could require significant setup and support.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Christian G.

Marketing Operations Manager

“I am not a fan of SAP concurs AI tool that automatically pulls information from the receipt and puts it into each category because, in my experience, most of the time the information that the AI pulls from the receipt is not correct.”
CG

Carly G.

Curriculum Designer and Trainer II

“The user interface can feel a bit dated and sometimes finding specific settings or reports takes longer than it should.”
RP

Ryan P.

Finance Operations Manager

Cons

“The amounts can sometimes be picked up wrong when using smart extract if it's a large invoice with lots of lines”
LD

Lawrence D.

Finance Assistant

“Also, not being able to have a free in person session about 6 months in to work through small queries.”
PT

Pauline T.

Finance and Administration Officer

“I find the processing page a little annoying, it jumps around a bit.”
ST

Samantha T.

Director

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review6 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review20 days ago

Key features

  • Total features81
  • 1099 Preparation
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Aging Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Extraction
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Check Writing
  • Compliance Management
  • Corporate Card
  • Credit Card Management
  • Credit Note
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Verification
  • Document Extraction
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • ERP integration
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Electronic Payments
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Small Businesses
  • Fraud Detection
  • General Ledger
  • Image Extraction
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Performance Metrics
  • Policy Management
  • Pricing Extraction
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Purchasing Reports
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Restriction Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Control
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Transaction History
  • Travel Management
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features81
  • 1099 Preparation
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Aging Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto Extraction
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Check Writing
  • Compliance Management
  • Corporate Card
  • Credit Card Management
  • Credit Note
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Verification
  • Document Extraction
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • ERP integration
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Electronic Payments
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Small Businesses
  • Fraud Detection
  • General Ledger
  • Image Extraction
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Performance Metrics
  • Policy Management
  • Pricing Extraction
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Purchasing Reports
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Restriction Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Control
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Transaction History
  • Travel Management
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations30
  • ADP HR Assist
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Access Financials
  • AccountsIQ
  • Avalara
  • Deltek Costpoint
  • DoorDash for Merchants
  • GrubHub
  • Infor SunSystems
  • Intuit Data Protect
  • MYOB
  • MYOB Acumatica
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Namely
  • NetSuite
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • SAP Business ByDesign
  • SAP Business One
  • Sage 100
  • Sage 200
  • Sage 300
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage 500
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Platform
  • TOTVS ERP
  • Workday Financial Management
  • Workday HCM
  • Xero
  • delivery.com
  • ezCater
  • Total integrations12
  • ADP HR Assist
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Access Financials
  • AccountsIQ
  • Avalara
  • Deltek Costpoint
  • DoorDash for Merchants
  • GrubHub
  • Infor SunSystems
  • Intuit Data Protect
  • MYOB
  • MYOB Acumatica
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Namely
  • NetSuite
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • SAP Business ByDesign
  • SAP Business One
  • Sage 100
  • Sage 200
  • Sage 300
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage 500
  • Sage Accounting
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Platform
  • TOTVS ERP
  • Workday Financial Management
  • Workday HCM
  • Xero
  • delivery.com
  • ezCater