Compare Lightyear Software and Planergy 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (54.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at £130.00 125 Credits Per Month
No pricing available
Lightyear
Star Rating
(20)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at £130.00 125 Credits Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansPlanergy
Star Rating
(34)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PlanergyLightyear vs Planergy
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Lightyear easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Lightyear overall.
- Lightyear and Planergy both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Lightyear is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lightyear over Planergy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lightyear
Starter
Starting at £130.00
125 Credits Per Month
Our Starter package is perfect for simpler business requirements, offering credits of 125/mo. or 250/mo. With our 250 credit plan, you will benefit from a 31% discount per credit. Overage applicable between plans up to 500 credits per month.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited sub entities
- 24/5 Support with real people
Planergy
No pricing availableFree Trial
Lightyear
Free Trial is available
Planergy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
16
9.5
26
Ease of Use
9.5
16
9.4
26
Ease of Setup
9.5
11
9.1
15
Ease of Admin
9.4
11
9.2
15
Quality of Support
9.9
16
9.5
25
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
11
9.6
15
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
15
9.4
19
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Information
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Management
9.3
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.2
12
8.6
6
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Analytics
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.7
9
Feature Not Available
8.5
8
Not enough data
Integration
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Risk
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Recovery
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.0
12
Not enough data
Audit
9.2
12
Feature Not Available
8.8
8
Feature Not Available
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Fraud
9.0
12
Feature Not Available
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.3
5
9.2
8
8.7
5
9.0
8
8.3
5
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Planning
9.3
5
8.8
8
Feature Not Available
8.0
5
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
9.0
7
Invoice Management
9.7
6
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
9.7
5
8.7
5
Supplier Management
Feature Not Available
8.0
5
9.0
5
8.0
5
8.7
5
8.3
6
Execution
Feature Not Available
8.7
5
9.0
5
9.1
9
9.7
5
9.0
5
Invoice Processing
9.7
5
9.3
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
8.9
6
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Information
9.0
5
8.5
8
Feature Not Available
8.3
5
9.7
5
8.9
9
Analytics
9.7
5
9.2
8
9.7
5
8.8
7
9.7
5
9.3
7
9.7
5
9.2
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
9.7
5
8.8
7
9.3
5
8.7
5
9.3
5
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lightyear and Planergy are categorized as Purchasing and AP Automation
Unique Categories
Lightyear has no unique categories
Planergy is categorized as Procure to Pay and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lightyear
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Planergy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospitality
21.1%
Accounting
21.1%
Primary/Secondary Education
10.5%
Information Technology and Services
10.5%
Hospital & Health Care
10.5%
Other
26.3%
Construction
9.1%
Logistics and Supply Chain
9.1%
Law Practice
9.1%
Staffing and Recruiting
6.1%
Medical Devices
6.1%
Other
60.6%
Discussions
Lightyear has no discussions with answers
Planergy has no discussions with answers
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