Light HR & Payroll
Human resources management including employee records, payroll processing, benefits administration, time and attendance, and talent management.
Light offers foundational hr & payroll capabilities suitable for basic needs. Advanced requirements typically need add-ons or third-party integrations.
The hr & payroll scope Light ships, grouped as the product itself organises it.
Expenses & Reimbursements8
Everything an employee needs to claim money back: submitting expenses by photo, Slack, Teams, or email, tracking reimbursement status, and understanding company expense policies.
- Submitting an Expense for ReimbursementTurns a photo of a receipt into a reimbursement claim, with AI filling in the details automatically.
- Submitting Expenses via SlackFiles expense claims from inside Slack, so employees on the move never open another application.
- Submitting Expenses via Microsoft TeamsSubmits expenses straight from Microsoft Teams by uploading a receipt image in chat.
- Submitting Expenses via EmailForwards card purchase receipts to a dedicated company email address for automatic processing.
- Capturing Receipts on MobilePhotographs receipts on a phone the moment they are received, with AI reading the contents automatically.
- Submitting an Expense for ReimbursementTurns a photo of a receipt into a reimbursement claim, with AI filling in the details automatically.
- Submitting Expenses via SlackFiles expense claims from inside Slack, so employees on the move never open another application.
- Submitting Expenses via Microsoft TeamsSubmits expenses straight from Microsoft Teams by uploading a receipt image in chat.
- Submitting Expenses via EmailForwards card purchase receipts to a dedicated company email address for automatic processing.
- Capturing Receipts on MobilePhotographs receipts on a phone the moment they are received, with AI reading the contents automatically.
- Tracking Your Reimbursement StatusShows employees where each submitted expense stands on the path to being paid back.
- Understanding Expense PoliciesExplains the company's rules on what is reimbursable, spending caps, and required documentation.
Will Light meet your expenses & reimbursements needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →Corporate Cards6
The employee side of the card program: using a Light card, attaching receipts, virtual cards, mobile wallets, and spending limits.
- Your Light CardGives employees a corporate card for paying work expenses directly instead of fronting personal money.
- Attaching Receipts to Card TransactionsLinks receipts to individual card transactions so company records and expense tracking stay complete.
- Virtual CardsProvides secure card numbers for online purchases and subscriptions without exposing a primary card.
- Apple Pay and Google PayPuts the corporate card into Apple Pay and Google Pay for tap-to-pay from a phone or smartwatch.
- Card Spending Limits and PoliciesEnforces the spending limit the finance team sets on each employee's card, with policies visible to the cardholder.
Will Light meet your corporate cards needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →Approvals5
The approver's view: reviewing assigned approval tasks and deciding on bills, reimbursements, and new vendors.
- Your approval tasksCollects the bills, expenses, and vendor proposals awaiting a user's review in one approval queue.
- Approving or declining billsReviews vendor invoices routed for sign-off and approves or declines them before payment goes out.
- Approving or declining reimbursementsEvaluates team members' expense claims and approves or rejects them as part of the reimbursement flow.
- Approving or declining vendorsVets proposed new suppliers and decides whether they join the company's approved vendor list.
Will Light meet your approvals needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →Other capabilities14
Will Light meet your other capabilities needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →The Light Evaluation Kit
An independent assessment of Light — strengths, gaps and real pricing — plus a requirements template you can score its hr & payroll against alongside every other system on your shortlist.
Light Evaluation Kit
2026 Edition · PDF guide + XLSX template
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- Buyer's guide (PDF): Light independently assessed — where it is strong, where it is not, and what it actually costs
- Requirements template (XLSX): weight your requirements and score vendors side by side
- Structured by module, so hr & payroll sits alongside the rest of your scope
- The questions to put to the vendor and to implementation partners
Light Evaluation Kit
Light add-ons & integrations
Extend Light with best-of-breed software that integrates with it:
HR & Payroll — strength by vendor
| Vendor | Strength | Best for | Starting price | Implementation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises moving from on-premise Oracle to cloud | Custom | 9–18 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Mid-to-large companies in the Microsoft ecosystem | $50/user/mo | 6–14 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises wanting industry-specific cloud ERP | Custom | 9–18 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | People-centric organisations needing unified HR + finance | Custom | 6–12 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Public sector, education, and professional services organisations | $95/user/mo | 5–10 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Government contractors, A&E firms, and project-centric businesses | $75/user/mo | 4–9 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Large manufacturers and distributors with complex operations | Custom | 9–18 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Existing GP customers planning migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central | $75/user/mo | 3–6 months |
Evaluating hr & payroll on Light
What to put in front of the vendor before you commit.
- 1Country-specific payroll and tax compliance
- 2Multi-country and multi-currency payroll
- 3Integration with time clocks and biometric systems
- 4Talent management depth (recruiting, performance, learning)
- 5Employee self-service and mobile access
Light starts at a custom quote with a typical total cost of Not publicly disclosed and a 4–10 weeks implementation.
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Light HR & Payroll FAQ
Does Light run payroll natively?
No — Light's HR capability is rated basic, and payroll runs through a third-party integration rather than natively inside the platform. What Light handles natively is employee-facing spend: expenses, corporate cards, and purchase requests.
How do employees submit expenses in Light?
Employees can submit expenses by photo, Slack, Teams, or email, with AI categorization and approval/reimbursement workflows, and track their reimbursement status and understand company expense policies through self-service.
Does Light issue corporate cards to employees?
Yes — Corporate Cards covers physical and virtual cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, receipt attachment, and spending limits, integrated with the same expense-management workflow rather than sold as a separate card product.
What HR functions does Light not cover?
Light has no native payroll, benefits administration, or talent management — its HR-labeled capability is really employee spend and self-service (expenses, cards, purchase requests). Companies need a dedicated HR/payroll system alongside Light, connected via integration.
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