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FreshBooks vs Lightyear Comparison

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Overview

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FreshBooks is accounting software that makes running your small business easy, fast and secure. Spend less time on accounting and more time doing what you love.

Lightyear is an intelligent purchasing & accounts payables automation solution that assist finance teams with automating approvals across different workflows using advanced data extraction, rule-based automation, customizable workflows, and built-in collaboration tools.

  • 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

19

Per month

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

Starting from

125

Per month

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

User reviews

4.5

4.4K

5

4

3

2

1

2.6K

1.4K

275

45

36

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
96%
would recommend this app

4.9

158

5

4

3

2

1

146

11

0

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
99%
would recommend this app

Pros

It has a great interface which makes it feel very easy to use and has a great set of templates you can use from the beginning for various accounting needs.
For a small company as myself the excellent invoice features has been very helpful and useful.
FreshBooks combined with other applications is a great tool. In any case, if you want to create invoices and send it in a split second and then track and monitor its progress, I recommend FreshBooks.

Pros

It's made each head of department responsible for their own invoices and the processing of them which is great.
The Lightyear software is very affordable, user friendly and easy to implement. It does have many functionalities and the integration to NetSuite ERP system is very robust.
Cost effective and over all this is great tool that helping organisation to minimize cost with less effort and good record keeping tracker and processing.

Cons

We would lose all of that if we switched, so unfortunately we are stuck with having to use this horrible new format.
It is really frustrating to have a client not be able to pay through the invoice, and for this reason, only, I have been considering a new software company.
Tier based pricing from Lite to Premier is a bit confusing. WePay advocates having a Chase bank account for faster processing otherwise fails to integrate.

Cons

Hard code description against suppliers when it is always the same description that needs to be entered.
Using Lightyear eliminates the overhead of a staff member and risk of manual data entry errors.
Cannot delete Gl codes or Suppliers from the system that were imported incorrectly.
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review9 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features113
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Aging Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • CRM
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deferred Billing
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • ERP integration
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Small Businesses
  • Fraud Detection
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Purchasing Reports
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Control
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Transaction History
  • Trip Logs
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features62
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Aging Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • CRM
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Deferred Billing
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • ERP integration
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Small Businesses
  • Fraud Detection
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchase Order Reconciliation
  • Purchasing Reports
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Control
  • Spend Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Transaction History
  • Trip Logs
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations395
  • Dynamics 365
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • FreshBooks
  • Gmail
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Microsoft Excel
  • NetSuite
  • PayPal
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • SAP Business One
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • Total integrations15
  • Dynamics 365
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • FreshBooks
  • Gmail
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Microsoft Excel
  • NetSuite
  • PayPal
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • SAP Business One
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net