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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. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 193 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 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**: Fonn - **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 - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounts Payable - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Audit Trail - Bank Reconciliation - Billing & Invoicing - Cash Management - Data Import/Export - Document Extraction - Duplicate Payment Alert - Expense Tracking - Image Extraction - Invoice Processing - Multi-Currency - Pricing Extraction - Purchase Order Reconciliation - Purchasing Reports - Real-Time Data - Reporting & Statistics - Supplier Management - Tax Calculation - Third-Party Integrations - Time & Expense Tracking - Workflow Automation ## 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 - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Accounts Payable Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30520/accounts-payable/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Extraction Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30619/data-extraction/software) - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) - [Accounts Payable Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30520/accounts-payable/software) - [Bookkeeping Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30974/bookkeeper/software) - [Purchasing Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30076/purchasing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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From the first meeting, to the online tutorial's, I felt very guided in my learning of the software. ----- ### "Lightyear - lots of positives\!\!" — 5.0/5 > **Bernie** | *5 November 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Lightyear has made the handling of paper almost redundant in our office setting. It obviously assists in achieving a Company's sustainability objectives and saves valuable time wasted on managing and shifting paper\! > > **Cons**: It is always painful parting with money but realistically it is reasonable value for money\! There is not very much not to like about Lightyear\! > > Lightyear has been a wonderful addition to our accounting routine. Paperless and ease of review, analysing and importing of information into Sage has allowed us to save on at least one worker in our office. In addition, with developments ongoing and the Lightyear team's ambition to add and improve, I can only see us moving more and more processing to the Lightyear platform. Support is always on hand too and response times are prompt. I would have no hesitation in recommending Lightyear to any medium/large business - it is a no brainer\! ----- ### "Efficient and User-Friendly Bill Processing Solution" — 5.0/5 > **Melanie** | *9 July 2026* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Lightyear has made our bill processing much more efficient by reducing manual work and streamlining the approval workflow. The platform is easy to use, invoices are processed quickly, and it's easy to track their status from submission to payment. The automation features have improved accuracy and saved our team a significant amount of time. > > **Cons**: There isn't much to dislike overall, but there is a slight learning curve when first setting up workflows and getting familiar with all the features. It would also be helpful to have more customization options for reporting and approvals to better accommodate different business processes. > > Overall, our experience with Lightyear has been very positive. It has streamlined our bill processing workflow, reduced manual effort, and improved visibility into invoice approvals and payment tracking. 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. ----- ### "A very positive experience" — 5.0/5 > **Samantha** | *4 December 2025* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love the speed at witch i can process large volumes of invoices. The statement reconciliation is also very useful. The smart extraction is a game changer for hand-written invoices. The new splitting of merging tool is a great addition. I think Lightyear are constantly looking to improve which is a refreshing change for this type supplier. > > **Cons**: I find the processing page a little annoying, it jumps around a bit. Rather than work on my actions in the back ground it will jump to an invoice if its completed extracting it. Its not cheap..... > > Overall i really enjoy working with lightyear. I look forward to further improvements in the future. ----- ### "Awesome Product and Experience" — 5.0/5 > **Cathryn** | *28 January 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great product love using it. I works brilliantly and I love the product and your support system is amazing. > > **Cons**: the inability to have 1 xero file linked to several lightyear companies. We have suppliers who give us different pricing for different builders and that means that we have to create several LY companies. 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, > > Excellent product, support is quick simple and easy and very astute quick to respond and updates and quick and often ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/178978/lightyear?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/178978/lightyear) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data