G2 Vendor Directory

Lightyear vs. Emburse Expense Professional (formerly Certify Expense)

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

MetricLightyear

by Lightyear

Emburse Expense Professional (formerly Certify Expense)

by Emburse

Overall rating5.04.5
Review count152,469
Ease of use9.89.1
Ease of setup9.78.7
Quality of support10.09.1
Meets requirements9.69.3
NPS10067.57764
Small Business46.2%18.4%
Mid-Market23.1%48.9%
Enterprise30.8%32.7%
Total page views1941,246
Total LLM citations6756,547

Lightyear

Lightyear combines AI agents, proprietary pricing and network intelligence, and purpose-built workflow software to help enterprises make better telecom decisions and execute them faster across the full lifecycle. Procurement uses Lightyear’s market data and automated workflows to manage quoting, technical validation, vendor selection, and implementation oversight. Network Inventory Management creates a self-updating system of record for every service, tracking 30+ data points and automating renewals, MACD ticketing, and lifecycle workflows.

Pros

  • Efficiency
  • Centralized Management
  • Ease of Use
  • Organization
  • Procurement Efficiency
  • Time-saving

Emburse Expense Professional (formerly Certify Expense)

Emburse brings together some of the world’s most powerful and trusted spend optimization solutions. As part of our product portfolio, Emburse Professional carries a promise to humanize work while delivering expense, accounts payable, and business travel solutions for growing organizations. Emburse Expense Professional simplifies expense management by replacing manual tasks with time-saving automation and greater spend control and visibility while providing great administrative and end-user support.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Easy Upload
  • Receipt Management
  • Expense Management
  • Efficiency
  • Simple