Landara vs Lightyear
Lightyear automates accounts payable. Landara costs every Shopify order with perpetual FIFO and hands you a ready-to-post COGS journal.
What Lightyear does well
Bill extraction
Extracts line items, totals, and due dates from invoices with high accuracy.
AP automation
Multi-step approval workflows for accounts payable teams.
Accounting push
Seamless integration with Xero and QuickBooks Online.
The gap for Shopify sellers
Lightyear is built for AP teams. It never tells you what each Shopify order cost you in stock.
No allocation
Lightyear doesn't split freight costs across your products.
No PO linking
Your freight invoice and PO are separate records with no connection.
No running COGS
No FIFO or moving-average engine. When a Shopify order ships, Lightyear can't give you cost of goods sold.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Lightyear | Landara |
|---|---|---|
| Document extraction | ||
| Push to Xero | ||
| Push to QuickBooks | ||
| AP approval workflows | ||
| Cost allocation across products | ||
| Per-unit landed cost | ||
| Perpetual FIFO COGS per Shopify order | ||
| Ready-to-post COGS journal (Dr COGS / Cr Inventory) | ||
| Shopify inventory + order sync | ||
| Import-specific workflows |
Use both?
If you have complex AP approval needs, yes. Use Lightyear for general AP, Landara for imports.
Keep using Lightyear for:
- • Multi-step bill approvals
- • General accounts payable
- • Team AP workflows
- • Non-import invoices
Use Landara for:
- • Landed cost per product (freight + duty)
- • Perpetual FIFO COGS on every Shopify order
- • A ready-to-post COGS journal each month
- • Life after Shopify Stocky
“Landara has made it much easier to keep track of my actual product costs. I really like that it takes things like shipping and duties into account instead of just showing the basic cost. Simple app, easy to use, and I’m already getting a much clearer idea of my real margins.”
“I installed Landara because I was getting tired of guessing what my inventory was actually costing me. What I liked most was being able to see the product cost together with things like shipping and duties, I've been trying to keep a closer eye on my margins, so having those costs in one place has made things much easier for me. It didn't take me long to get setup either, which was a nice bonus.”
“I honestly didn’t expect Landara to make this part of my store that much easier. I installed it mainly to get a better handle on my actual product costs, and I was pleasantly surprised by how everything comes together. I’m still exploring it, but so far it’s been really useful and I’m impressed with how it works.”
“I've just started using Landara, and so far I'm impressed with how it handles landed costs. I especially like being able to account for things like freight and duty instead of treating the supplier price as the whole cost. Still exploring the app, but it already looks like it could save me a lot of spreadsheet work.”
Need running COGS on every Shopify order?
Lightyear automates AP. Landara costs every sale FIFO and hands your bookkeeper a ready-to-post journal.