--- description: Detailed reviews on Lightyear based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Lightyear with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Lightyear Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Extraction Software](/directory/1157/data-extraction/software) > [Lightyear](/software/2038359/lightyear) # Lightyear Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/2038359/lightyear Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2038359/lightyear?page=2) > 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. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 190 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Lightyear Lightyear is an industry-leading cloud platform providing intelligent automation solutions for large SMEs \& Enterprise level Purchasing \& Accounts Payables processes. Designed to work across all industries, our end-to-end approvals workflows are up to 80% faster than traditional methods, enabling purchase orders \& invoices to be approved in seconds and removing paper from the office. Key features: Purchase Orders: -Procure to pay in one solution -Automated 3-way matching Data Extraction: -LExA, an instant and 100% accurate data extraction tool for PDFs - and all this without OCR\! -Automatic price checking -Foreign Currency - process bills from overseas suppliers, whatever currency they use. Approvals Workflow: -Unlimited users and companies. Add as many users and companies from your portfolio with no extra charge. -Assign users different levels of approval meaning they will only see information relevant to their job. -Duplicate Flagging automatically alerts you to any duplicate bills that may already be in your approval workflow.  -Connect your teams and communicate on every bill by tagging users in the permanent notes. -Multi-tiered approvals - automate up to 8 levels of value based approval. -Proxy Approval - automatically redirect approval tasks to another user when you're on annual leave. -Departments - restrict users to only view and approve bills that are relevant to them.  -Splitting Widget - manually split a single invoice line into multiple, based on a percentage or amount. -Dispute bills - if a bill needs disputed (incorrect pricing, not all items received, wrong tax etc…), Lightyear allows users to send a message to suppliers and will suggest content for one click supplier approval and sign off. -Audit Trail - The approvals process creates an audit trail which is stored with the document image, ‘paperclipped’ associated documents and notes for your regulatory period. Mobile App: -Approve on the go with our mobile app. Get notifications and upload your receipts \& bills. -Approve, dispute, unassign, reassign, place on hold or reject bills while you are on the go. -View and reply to any notes or mentions straight from the mobile app. -Snap photos of your receipts/bills and upload them to your Lightyear account.  Suppliers: -Default Coding - apply a GL code, category, tax code, approver or department to an invoice based on the supplier. -Bulk Supplier Upload - import all suppliers through one CSV to create your supplier catalogue, and track price changes, bank details and assign automated coding. -Bank Details Checker - flags fraud detection by checking the extracted bank details on an invoice against your own records. Archive: -7 year bill and statement archive. -Access all of your bills instantly from anywhere in your searchable cloud archive. -Tax office compliant. Intelligent Reporting: -Real-time processing gives you powerful business insights, allowing you to forecast cash flow more accurately. -Create and save custom reports using our search parameters to easily find and run reports as you need. -Purchase Order Reports - export line item or summary data to a CSV to gain deeper insights. Supplier Statement Reconciliation: -Automatically reconcile supplier statements in seconds. -Automatically checks for missing bills and flags inconsistencies with a handy traffic light system. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 190 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: The Access Group - **Location**: Colchester, UK - **Founded**: 1996 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £130.00 - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Lightyear is available across 3 pricing tiers: Starter, Business, Enterprise. Pricing starts at £130/per month and scales with each tier. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting Integration - Accounting Software - Accounts Payable Software - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Aging Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Approval Process Control - Approval Workflow - Audit Management - Audit Trail - Auto Extraction - Bank Reconciliation - Billing & Invoicing - Cash Flow Management - Cash Management - Catalog Management ## Integrations (16 total) - Access Financials - AccountsIQ - Bepoz - Infor SunSystems - MYOB Acumatica - MYOB Business - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central tegossuite - NetSuite - OrderMate - Pronto - QuickBooks Online - Sage 200 - Sage 50 Accounting - Sage Accounting - Sage Intacct ... and 1 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Data Extraction Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1157/data-extraction/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Extraction Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1157/data-extraction/software) - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/240/billing-invoicing/software) - [Bookkeeper Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1057/bookkeeper/software) - [Accounts Payable Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/237/accounts-payable/software) - [Purchasing Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/245/purchasing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.getapp.ca/software/115227/quickbooks-enterprise) — 4.5/5 (20613 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Ease of Work lifesaver" — 5.0/5 > **Rebecca** | *November 16, 2021* | Accounting Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: running my multiple entities and division within the one program > > **Cons**: anything that doesn't work, a simple call to support and they fix it right away or find an alternative solution > > pleasure ----- ### "Bookkeeper - KUB" — 5.0/5 > **Melissa** | *February 18, 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: After we reviewed a number of AP apps, Lightyear was by far easier to use and can cater to all your invoicing needs. Once mapped correctly you can fly through your invoices with 100% accuracy. Matching invoices to statement function is also terrific. \[sensitive content hidden\] was amazing her training, patience and knowledge of Lightyear was fantastic, it was fun learning what lightyear was capable of. \[sensitive content hidden\] explained everything as our first point of contact with Lightyear and he too was very helpful and knowledgeable. > > **Cons**: Nothing didn't like really, once you know what to do and mapping is sorted it is easier at first you think there is a bit to work through, but Lightyear assist with the set up. > > Excellent really happy this business moved to Lightyear highly recommend for AP use with xero not sure about other accounting packages but I'm sure it would be amazing. ----- ### "Time Saver" — 4.0/5 > **Rachael** | *July 27, 2022* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The Manager function has worked well for us as we have offices in different locations which has made the approval of invoices more efficient. Easy to see where the approval process is up to. Exporting invoices to our accounting system is great. Also like the audit trail feature. > > **Cons**: We haven't used the PO system yet but looking forward to the enhancements that will suit the way we use them. Yes they have listened to us and adding options to suit our business. > > Charlie has been great and customer service has been very quick in replying and solving questions. Approval processing is working well, overall happy. ----- ### "Makes light work of Billing" — 5.0/5 > **Yvonne** | *December 8, 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use Software. It's self learning tools makes for a more streamlined use the more you use it. Any issues are very quickly solved with the built in chat. > > **Cons**: Lightyear sometimes splits invoice lines incorrectly, but this is very easily rectified. Overall not many issues > > Very positive experience overall. From the first meeting, to the online tutorial's, I felt very guided in my learning of the software. ----- ### "Bills no more" — 5.0/5 > **Ira** | *December 17, 2024* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Bills processing have become easier and more accurate. > > **Cons**: Mapping can be tricky for split accounts and revision can only be made in the review folder. > > All in all is good. Whenever I face a trouble, the trouble shooters team are available to assist in short time and they are super helpful. 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