# Lightyear alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 200 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Lightyear holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/lightyear/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Tangoe One Telecom: 30
- Genuity: 22
- Calero: 9
- Sakon: 8
- Vigilis: 5
- Brightfin: 4

## Telecom expense management

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Lightyear (Lightyear is #2 of 9 at 12%).

- Genuity: first choice in 18 of those 62
- ExpenseLogic: first choice in 4 of those 62
- vManager: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Motus MMS: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Temforce: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Billmonitor: first choice in 1 of those 62
- BluLogix: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Brightfin: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Lightyear (Lightyear is #2 of 8 at 12%).

- Genuity: first choice in 4 of those 62
- vCom Solutions: first choice in 4 of those 62
- ClearSight TEMs: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Mindglobal: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Calero: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Clearview: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Sakon: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Tangoe One Telecom: first choice in 2 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Lightyear (Lightyear is #7 of 10 at 4%).

- Tangoe One Telecom: first choice in 28 of those 76
- Calero: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Sakon: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Vigilis: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Brightfin: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Cimpl: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Upland Cimpl: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Kyocera Intec: first choice in 1 of those 76

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