The approval tray
One slide-out tray: decision context, budget intelligence, approval timeline, and one-click approve or reject. Native to NetSuite.
A Greenlight Software product • NetSuite-native
NetSuite-native approvals with an audit trail CFOs trust.
Audit prep takes your team weeks. Approvals live in email chains nobody trusts. Greenlight fixes both, inside NetSuite, with a trail that’s ready before your auditor asks.
What it does
Everything approvals should have been in NetSuite.
Routing, budgets, and audit trails in one native tray. No bolt-on portals, no scripting.
See it in action
Watch it work inside NetSuite.
Short demos, no sign-up. Click to play.
Build a rule in 60 seconds
Set criteria, assign approvers, add context, and enforce segregation of duties. No scripting, no workflows. Configuration, not code.
Audit prep in minutes
Pick a date range and reports, export, and hand ready-made packs to auditors. A weeks-long scramble becomes a few clicks.
The difference
Why not just use SuiteApprovals?
SuiteApprovals covers the basics well. Greenlight is for teams where approvals are a compliance function.
| SuiteApprovals | Greenlight Approvals | |
|---|---|---|
| Routing dimensions | Record type, subsidiary, amount, saved search | Any dimension on the record your business needs (department, location, class, custom segments, amount, and more); the most specific rule wins |
| When rules re-evaluate | On create, plus a daily batch | On every edit, so routing reflects the current transaction |
| Budget awareness | No connection to NetSuite budgets | Live budget vs. actual inside the approval, with enforcement thresholds |
| Segregation of duties | Not enforced at approval | Enforced at the point of approval, violations logged automatically |
| Overrides | Final Approver bypasses the chain, requested outside the system | Restricted, reason required, flagged as a distinct audit event |
| Audit trail | Who approved and when, on a subtab | Full evidence per event, exported as one-click audit packs |
How it works
From submitted to audit-ready.
1
Route
Greenlight matches the right rule and sends the transaction to the right approvers.
2
Review
Approvers see budget, context, and the full chain in one tray.
3
Decide
Approve or reject in one click, with segregation of duties enforced.
4
Audit
Every event is logged, ready for a one-click export pack.
Pricing
Unlimited approvers. No per-seat fees.
Plans start at $499/mo. Every plan includes unlimited approvers, so your whole finance team is covered.
Early-adopter pricing: lock in your rate for two years.
FAQ
Answers for finance and IT.
Is Greenlight Approvals native to NetSuite?
Yes. The routing, the approval tray, and every record write happen inside your NetSuite account. No bolt-on portal, no data export, no SuiteScript projects to maintain.
How is it different from SuiteApprovals?
SuiteApprovals handles standard, amount-based routing well. Greenlight adds multi-dimensional routing, live budget awareness, enforced segregation of duties, documented overrides, and one-click audit packs. See the comparison above, or the full write-up in the resources.
Can approvers see budget impact before they approve?
Yes. Greenlight captures a budget snapshot and shows budget vs. actual inline in the approval tray, with Month, Quarter, and YTD views and utilization warnings.
Does it enforce segregation of duties?
Yes. SoD rules are evaluated at the point of approval, every time, and violations are logged automatically. That makes it a preventive control, not just a policy.
What happens if a transaction changes after it is approved?
Greenlight re-evaluates the routing on every edit during Draft. If the matched rule changes, the old approval is superseded and new routing is generated, with the full history preserved.
How does audit prep work?
Every approval event is captured with the rule that routed it, a transaction snapshot, what changed, any override and its reason, and exception flags. You export a complete audit pack in one click instead of assembling evidence by hand.
What does it cost?
Plans start at $499/mo, and every plan includes unlimited approvers. Early-adopter pricing locks your rate for two years.
Who’s behind it?
Built by MySuite Consulting, a NetSuite consultancy. Designed by people who implement approvals in NetSuite every day.
Go deeper
Guides on NetSuite approvals, budgets, and audit prep.
Practical articles from the team that builds Greenlight.