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Replace Spotlight Reporting with one Modern automation

Modern builds your month-end management pack straight from the ledger, compares it to budget and sends it for review on the day you choose. It runs as one automation, next to every other job your finance team hands it.

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List price, Oct 2026

Spotlight Reporting Business

$35/mo

Business plan, per organization per month.

A year on Spotlight Reporting$420
5 steps

With Modern

One set cost

A Modern automation

  • Management pack built from your ledger
  • Actuals compared to budget and last year
  • Your KPIs and layout, every month
  • Reviewed and approved before it is sent
  • Runs your AR, AP and reconciliation jobs too
One set cost, every automationSave up to $420 a year

Spotlight Reporting list prices from spotlightreporting.com/pricing/us-business, checked October 21, 2026. Prices vary by plan, currency and billing period.

Replaced in 5 steps

Spotlight Reporting’s job, in five steps

Start from the template, change anything in plain English, run a test, then switch it on.

  1. 01

    Wait for the close

    Starts when you mark the month closed, or on the working day you choose.

  2. 02

    Pull the numbers

    Reads the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow from Xero, QuickBooks or NetSuite.

  3. 03

    Compare to budget

    Lines up actuals against budget and last year, with the KPIs you track.

  4. 04

    Build the pack

    Lays out the pages in your format, with notes on the biggest movements.

  5. 05

    Send for review

    Shares the draft pack with the finance lead to approve before it goes out.

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Spotlight Reporting is one line on the bill

Most finance teams pay for five to fifteen add-ons that run jobs Modern can run as automations. Here are a few.

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FAQs

Spotlight Reporting alternative FAQs

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Yes. Modern builds your month-end management pack as an automation, alongside the rest of your finance jobs.

Most teams switch in days. Connect your ledger, start from the management pack template, match your current layout and KPIs, then run it on last month to compare.

Yes. Modern reads your financial statements and budgets from Xero, QuickBooks or NetSuite.

Export past reports you want to keep. Budgets can be loaded from your ledger or a spreadsheet, and Modern reports against them from the first month.

Spotlight Reporting Business lists at $35 a month per organization, or $420 a year. Run the stack audit to see what you could save across every add-on you pay for.