AMTdirect vs Visual Lease
lease accounting head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday |
| Vendor | MRI Software | Visual Lease (a CoStar Group company) |
Our take
Where AMTdirect leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 5 of the 14 capabilities where they differ (led by custom report builder and cam / operating expense reconciliation).
Where Visual Lease leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 9 of the 14 capabilities where they differ (led by embedded leases, subleases & sale-leasebacks and ai-powered lease abstraction).
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 14 capabilities (of 41 in the lease accounting taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Embedded leases, subleases & sale-leasebacksLease Accounting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Core strength Handles subleases, sale-leasebacks, embedded leases and related-party leases |
| AI-powered lease abstractionLease Administration & Data | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-powered abstraction built on CoStar's Lease LLM |
| Custom report builderReporting & Disclosures | Core strength 250+ configurable reports | Not evidenced |
| CAM / operating expense reconciliationReal Estate & Portfolio Management | Core strength Operating Expense Manager for CAM/opex reconciliation | Not evidenced |
| Sustainability / ESG reportingPlatform, Access & Security | Not evidenced | Core strength Dedicated Sustainability & ESG Reporting module |
| Equipment / non-real-estate lease supportLease Administration & Data | Not evidenced | Supported Portfolio-wide reporting across real estate, fleet and equipment leases |
| Roll-forward & amortization reportingReporting & Disclosures | Not evidenced | Supported |
| AP/AR transaction handlingPayments & Financial Operations | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Role-based access controlPlatform, Access & Security | Not evidenced | Supported Role-based access for finance, real estate, legal and IT teams |
| Multi-book / multi-ledger accountingPlatform, Access & Security | Supported | Not evidenced |
| IFRS 16 complianceLease Accounting & Compliance | Supported | Core strength |
| Parallel multi-standard reportingLease Accounting & Compliance | Supported Dual entity/multi-book reporting | Core strength Multi-GAAP reporting for entities reporting under multiple standards |
| Multi-entity, multi-currency portfoliosLease Administration & Data | Partial Dual-entity/multi-book reporting; multi-currency not evidenced | Not evidenced |
| Direct/automated posting to ERP GLJournal Entries & GL Integration | Supported API interface for ASC 842 journals and lease payments to ERP | Core strength Prebuilt ERP connectors for SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics, Workday plus API-based real-time sync |
Both grade identically on the other 27 capabilities — see each product's full profile: AMTdirect, Visual Lease.
AMTdirect vs Visual Lease — FAQs
Is AMTdirect or Visual Lease better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite. Visual Lease additionally lists Workday. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, AMTdirect or Visual Lease?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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