Light Procurement
Light confirms 2 of the 14 procurement capabilities we track, with a further 3 partially covered. Its deepest coverage is in Purchasing; it is thinnest on Supplier Management.
Light offers foundational procurement capabilities suitable for basic needs. Advanced requirements typically need add-ons or third-party integrations.
- 2of 14
- Capabilities confirmed
- 40
- Documented features
- Purchasing
- Strongest area
- Supplier Management
- Thinnest area
How Light scores against the 14 procurement capabilities we track across every ERP in our catalogue.
- Purchasing2 of 7
- Supplier Management0 of 7
“Not documented” means our research has not confirmed the capability either way — it is not a finding that Light lacks it. Coverage is scored against one shared capability list, so it is comparable between products.
The procurement scope Light ships, grouped as the product itself organises it.
Purchase Requests3
Pre-approval for spending: employees file purchase requests before committing money and follow each request through the approval chain.
- Filing a Purchase RequestRequests sign-off from finance or procurement before a large purchase or a first order from a new vendor.
- Tracking Your Purchase RequestsFollows a filed purchase request through each approval stage, with status updates along the way.
Will Light meet your purchase requests needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →Purchase Orders API14
Programmatic endpoints for building and progressing purchase orders through their lifecycle, including line-item management and locking.
- Batch Update Purchase Order LinesApplies updates to several purchase order line items in one call.
- Bulk Create Purchase Order LinesAdds several line items to a purchase order in a single call.
- Cancel Purchase OrderWithdraws an open purchase order from further processing.
- Close Purchase OrderMarks a purchase order as fully fulfilled and closes it.
- Create Purchase OrderRecords a new purchase order in the system.
- Batch Update Purchase Order LinesApplies updates to several purchase order line items in one call.
- Bulk Create Purchase Order LinesAdds several line items to a purchase order in a single call.
- Cancel Purchase OrderWithdraws an open purchase order from further processing.
- Close Purchase OrderMarks a purchase order as fully fulfilled and closes it.
- Create Purchase OrderRecords a new purchase order in the system.
- Create Purchase Order LineAdds a line item to an existing purchase order.
- Delete Purchase Order LineRemoves a line item from a purchase order.
- Get Purchase OrderRetrieves the full details of a single purchase order.
- List Purchase OrdersRetrieves purchase orders in pages for browsing or syncing externally.
- Lock Purchase OrderFreezes a purchase order so its contents can no longer be edited.
- Reset Purchase OrderReverts a purchase order back to its starting, editable state.
- Update Purchase OrderEdits the header-level fields of a purchase order.
- Update Purchase Order LineEdits a single line item on a purchase order.
Will Light meet your purchase orders api 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 →Vendors API5
Programmatic access for maintaining the vendor master record used across bills, purchase orders and payments.
- Create VendorAdds a new vendor record to the vendor master.
- Get VendorRetrieves the full details of a single vendor record.
- List VendorsRetrieves vendor records in pages for browsing or syncing externally.
- Update VendorEdits the details of an existing vendor record.
Will Light meet your vendors api needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →Other capabilities13
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 procurement against alongside every other system on your shortlist.
Light Evaluation Kit
2026 Edition · PDF guide + XLSX template
ERP Research
- 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
- Built to work with the 14 procurement capabilities scored on this page
- The questions to put to the vendor and to implementation partners
Light Evaluation Kit
Light add-ons & integrations
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Procurement coverage across the systems most often shortlisted alongside it, scored against the same capability list.
| Area |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchasing | 2/7 | 3+1/7 | 4+2/7 | 6+1/7 |
| Supplier Management | 0+3/7 | 1+2/7 | 3+3/7 | 3+2/7 |
Each cell reads confirmed+partial/scored. Grey reflects capabilities our research has not confirmed either way — it is not a finding that a product lacks them.
Procurement — strength by vendor
| Vendor | Strength | Best for | Starting price | Implementation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★ strong | Mid-market and standardised enterprises wanting fast time-to-value | $180/user/mo | 3–6 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Large, complex enterprises needing deep customisation and controlled upgrades | Custom | 6–18 months | |
 | ★★★ 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 | Discrete and mixed-mode manufacturers | $100/user/mo | 5–10 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Midsize process manufacturers and distributors | $100/user/mo | 4–9 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises wanting industry-specific cloud ERP | Custom | 9–18 months | |
| ★★★ strong | Process manufacturers (food, chemicals, pharma) needing batch/formula control | Custom | 8–15 months |
Evaluating procurement on Light
What to put in front of the vendor before you commit.
- 1Approval workflow flexibility
- 2Three-way matching automation
- 3Supplier portal and collaboration
- 4Contract compliance monitoring
- 5Spend analytics and categorisation
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 Procurement FAQ
Does Light have native spend management and corporate cards?
Yes — this is one of Light's differentiators: physical and virtual corporate cards, employee spend workflows, and purchase requests are built natively into the platform alongside accounts payable, rather than requiring a separate spend-management integration.
How does Light handle vendor bill approval and payment?
Accounts Payable covers the full bill-to-payment cycle: vendor onboarding, AI-assisted bill capture, approval routing, payment scheduling and batches, multi-currency payments, and AP aging — built for multi-entity companies paying vendors across several countries.
Can employees submit purchase requests directly in Light?
Yes — Employee Self-Service lets non-finance staff submit expenses, use corporate cards, file purchase requests, and handle approvals, extending procurement workflows to employees rather than routing everything through the finance team.
Does Light offer an API for purchase orders?
Yes — a Purchase Orders API provides programmatic endpoints for building and progressing purchase orders through their lifecycle, including line-item management and locking, useful for companies wanting to integrate PO creation with other systems.
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