Lightyear Alternatives for Buying Business Internet

What are the alternatives to Lightyear?

Option	How it works	Who does the work	Best for
Self-serve platform (Lightyear)	Request quotes online and manage orders in software	Your team, with platform support	IT teams who want to run procurement in a tool
Full-service broker (Discover Communications)	An advisor sources quotes, negotiates and manages the order	The broker	Businesses without time or telecom staff
TEM / consultancy (e.g., vCom, Tangoe)	Ongoing inventory, invoice auditing and procurement	The consultancy	Large, multi-site estates with heavy invoice volume
Going direct to carriers	Call each carrier's sales team yourself	Your team	One site with one obvious carrier

Check each provider's current pricing and terms directly; platforms and consultancies change their fee models.

When is a full-service broker a better fit than a platform?

Nobody on your team has time to chase carriers, compare SLAs or manage installs.
You're facing a renewal, office move or new location on a deadline.
Your sites need construction, diverse routing or a second carrier, where negotiation matters more than a quote list.
You want one person to call when a circuit goes down or a bill is wrong.

When is a platform like Lightyear the better choice?

A self-serve platform suits IT and procurement teams who want to run sourcing themselves inside software, especially across many sites with a standard spec. If that's you, Lightyear is a reasonable choice.

How does Discover Communications work?

You tell us the addresses and what you need, or upload a current bill.
We check which carriers are on-net and request matching quotes.
You get a side-by-side comparison within 48 hours, with our recommendation.
We negotiate, manage the order and installation, and stay your contact afterward.

Carriers pay us, so there's no cost to you. Read more about how a telecom broker works or compare working with a broker vs. going direct.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lightyear a telecom broker?

Lightyear describes itself as a software-first, "virtual" telecom broker: businesses use its platform to source and manage carrier services, rather than working through a traditional advisor.

Do telecom brokers cost more than going direct?

Not usually. Carriers pay brokers from their own margin, so the price to you is the same or lower than going direct, and the broker compares several carriers at once.

Can I use a broker and a platform together?

Yes. Some businesses run standard sites through a platform and bring complex sites, renewals or disputes to an advisor.

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Send us your addresses or a current bill. We'll return competing quotes within 48 hours, at no cost.

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