Comparison
Demand Manager (LightWork) vs Formbay
12 differences · 15 identical
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Flat fee + success fee
- Free tier or trial
- Free tier, no time limit
- Named integrations
- 0
- Verified data points
- 9
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 1
- Verified data points
- 8
The differences that matter most
- Pricing model flat-plus-success-fee quote-only
- Free tier free-forever Not offered
- E-signature Not established Not established
Demand Manager (LightWork) or Formbay?
They differ most on pricing model. Demand Manager (LightWork) publishes Not publicly disclosed; Formbay publishes Not publicly disclosed. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 12 differences drawn from the same sourced dataset that powers both product pages.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
Pricing
These cannot be compared on a single number
Demand Manager (LightWork) is priced flat-plus-success-fee and Formbay is priced quote-only. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Demand Manager (LightWork)
Not publicly disclosed
Flat fee + success fee
Formbay
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
12 differences, ordered by how much they are likely to matter — pricing transparency first, then capabilities the vendor explicitly confirms or denies.
| Capability | Demand Manager (LightWork) | Formbay |
|---|---|---|
| Proposals & sales | ||
| E-signature | — Could not read | — Verified |
| Incentive and rebate calculation | Not offered Verified | — Could not read |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| Adders, discounts and margin | — Not found | — Could not read |
| Certificate, rebate & scheme administration | ||
| Duplicate / counterfeit serial detection | Yes Vendor claim | Yes Verified |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI compliance / document review | — Could not read | announced-not-shipped Verified |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 0 Verified | 1 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Delivery model | service Verified | software+service Verified |
| iOS app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Pricing model | flat-plus-success-fee Verified | quote-only Verified |
| Free tier | free-forever Verified | Not offered Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Target buyer | small-installer Verified | small-installer; mid-market Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 15 data points
- Certificate creation and regulator submission
- Multi-scheme coverage
- Approved-product-list validation
- On-site installation evidence capture
- Certificate trading / monetisation
- Payment to installer / retailer
- Price published
- Geographic availability
- Jurisdictional compliance capability
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
- Utility-scale
- Web application
- Proposal document generation
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider Demand Manager (LightWork) if…
- you want to start without a budget approval
- your work is mostly residential
For Australian lighting retailers, electrical contractors, HVAC and hot-water installers and solar retailers who want compliance paperwork auto-filled, evidence captured on site, and a counterparty across five schemes in three states plus the federal RET. Not for anyone outside Australia; anyone who wants to know what the intermediary earns before signing; anyone on iOS (there is no iOS app); anyone whose primary need is residential solar at volume (LightWork Solar has 50+ Google Play downloads and was last updated in August 2024); and anyone who needs to be treated as a retail client, because the AFSL is authorised for wholesale clients only.
Full Demand Manager (LightWork) profileConsider Formbay if…
- your team works from phones in the field
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
For Australian solar and battery retailers who create STCs, VEECs, PRCs, ESCs or LGCs at volume, and for the SAA-accredited installers and designers who capture evidence on their behalf. Not for anyone outside Australia (the platform is built around the CER's REC Registry and state scheme rules and has no non-Australian scheme support we could find), and not a CRM, proposal or design tool — its own terms restrict use of the Installer App to "collection and submission of STC application data or for internal Solar installation planning or project management."
Full Formbay profileFrequently asked
What is the main difference between Demand Manager (LightWork) and Formbay?
They differ most on pricing model. In total we recorded 12 verified differences and 15 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Demand Manager (LightWork) or Formbay?
Demand Manager (LightWork) is priced flat-plus-success-fee and Formbay is priced quote-only. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is Demand Manager (LightWork) or Formbay better?
We do not name a winner. Both are described from the same verified data, and which suits you depends on your requirements — the differences above are the facts; the choice is yours.
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Vendors change pricing and features without notice. Check the vendor’s own page before deciding.
This comparison is generated from the feature database, not written by hand. A pair is only published when the data holds at least five stateable differences — which is why 281 candidate pairs were refused. How comparisons are built