Compare Heartland Retail and Lightspeed Retail 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (83.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $89.00 1 POS System Per Month
Starting at $69.00
Heartland Retail
Star Rating
(199)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $89.00 1 POS System Per Month
Learn more about Heartland RetailLightspeed Retail
Star Rating
(293)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $69.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansHeartland Retail vs Lightspeed Retail
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Heartland Retail easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Lightspeed Retail, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Heartland Retail meets the needs of their business better than Lightspeed Retail.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Heartland Retail is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Heartland Retail over Lightspeed Retail.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Heartland Retail
Retail POS
Starting at $89.00
1 POS System Per Month
- POS terminals for every selling scenario
- 75+ integrations
- Adept reporting and inventory management
Lightspeed Retail
Lean
Starting at $69.00
For your essential business needs.
- Retail POS
- 1 Register
- Integrated Payments
Free Trial
Heartland Retail
Free Trial is available
Lightspeed Retail
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
180
8.2
236
Ease of Use
8.9
182
8.4
236
Ease of Setup
7.9
93
8.1
138
Ease of Admin
8.7
93
8.4
136
Quality of Support
8.6
177
7.9
231
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
92
7.9
137
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
179
7.5
229
Features by Category
POS
8.7
82
8.9
96
8.8
85
9.1
102
8.6
73
8.8
100
8.9
87
8.7
108
8.7
86
9.0
108
Marketing
8.3
40
8.0
61
7.8
41
7.4
49
Administration
8.9
83
9.1
103
Feature Not Available
8.6
79
8.9
87
8.7
106
8.2
56
7.7
69
Payment
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Checkout
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Inventory Management
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Reporting and analytics
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Customer Management
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Team Management
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Help and support
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Integration
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Payments
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Employee Management
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Inventory Management
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Integrations
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Analytics
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Heartland Retail and Lightspeed Retail are categorized as Retail POS
Unique Categories
Heartland Retail is categorized as Retail Management Software
Lightspeed Retail has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Heartland Retail
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lightspeed Retail
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
59.8%
Apparel & Fashion
21.7%
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
2.6%
Museums and Institutions
2.1%
Marketing and Advertising
2.1%
Other
11.6%
Retail
48.6%
Apparel & Fashion
5.7%
Sporting Goods
4.6%
Consumer Goods
4.3%
Food & Beverages
3.6%
Other
33.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is a selling station?
1 Comment
JJ
Anywhere you log in to Springboard and go to the POS tab. There are a few things you can only do at a selling station, like sales and returns, but otherwise...Read more
How quickly can I be up and running if I were to switch?
1 Comment
JJ
I had four weeks notice that the POS system I was using was going out of business. I took a week for research, a week for talking with sales people and...Read more
What does the company Lightspeed do?
5 Comments
JG
Manage inventory on a physical store, manage the Sales and the reporting for OnSite orders as the Retail Store Management SystemRead more
What are the key features of a POS system?
1 Comment
GR
Lightspeed is very user friendly. The search tool is very handy. The option to show pictures of the items you are selling on the screen helps as a teaching...Read more
Lightspeed Retail has no more discussions with answers
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