hh2 AP Routing & Approval vs Lightyear

hh2 AP Routing & Approval helps construction teams capture invoices, assign job and cost codes, attach purchase orders, and route approvals. Rules can send invoices to approvers by job, vendor, amount, or other criteria. Approval paths support thresholds, sequential or parallel reviews, and escalations. OCR extracts invoice data, and users can submit invoices and receipts digitally. During review, teams can add cost coding and supporting documents; approved invoice, coding, and payment data sync to an ERP. Users can follow invoice status in real time and view approval and timestamped audit histories. The system can manage AP processes across multiple divisions or companies. Mobile users can review and approve invoices; hh2 lists iOS 13.4 or later and Android 9.0 or later, with offline app features limited until connectivity returns. Listed integrations include Sage Intacct, Sage 300, Sage 100, Spectrum, Foundation, Vista, QuickBooks Desktop, and QuickBooks Online. Pricing is available on request. hh2 says onboarding, training, and ongoing customer service are included, and most contractors are live within weeks.

Lightyear is an accounts payable, purchase order and expense management platform for automating finance administration. It extracts invoice data, supports approval workflows and statement reconciliation, and keeps searchable documents for archiving and reporting. Teams can create and approve purchase orders, record goods received and match orders and receipt notes against supplier bills. Its iOS and Android apps support document capture, approvals and collaboration; mobile approvals require Double Approval or higher in company settings. Lightyear offers API and integration options for accounting software, ERPs and other finance systems, with an additional monthly fee possible depending on requirements. Essentials costs $199 a month for 125 credits, while Standard costs $319 a month for 250 credits. Exported invoices, supplier statements and purchase orders use one credit each; an employee expense report uses three. Browser uploads are limited to 10 MB and supported image and document formats. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial is listed. The maker is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.