G2 Vendor Directory

Lightyear vs. Esker

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricLightyear

by Lightyear

Esker

by Esker

Overall rating4.94.4
Review count2060
Ease of use9.68.9
Ease of setup9.67.7
Quality of support9.98.5
Meets requirements9.68.6
NPS9566.666667
Small Business42.1%16.7%
Mid-Market57.9%40.0%
Enterprise0.0%43.3%
Total page views1401,067
Total LLM citations7063,738

Lightyear

Lightyear is an industry-leading cloud platform providing intelligent automation solutions for large SMEs & Enterprise Purchasing & Accounts Payables processes. Our end-to-end approvals workflows allow purchase orders & bills to be approved in seconds, saving businesses more than 80% of their costs and time. Lightyear's AI-data extraction feature, Smart Extract+ enables businesses to get a real-time overview of their payables data & our business intelligence feature allows them to make smarter & better-informed cash flow & forecasting decisions.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Accounts Payable Efficiency
  • Ease of Learning
  • Time-saving
  • Automation
  • Customer Support

Esker

Esker’s Agentic AI-powered solutions are designed to improve organizational efficiency through intelligent automation and process orchestration across the Source-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash cycles. Our tools help automate outdated manual procurement and financial processes, enabling businesses to achieve sustainable growth and long-term success. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Esker provides organizations with the capabilities needed to optimize their operations and improve overall performance.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Integrations
  • Cost-Effective
  • Cloud Hosting
  • Easy Setup