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# KORONA POS vs Lightspeed Retail Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**KORONA POS** [

4.7/5(72)

](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews#reviews)

**Lightspeed Retail** [

4/5(295)

](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**KORONA POS**
Free Trial

**$59.00** 1 Terminals Per Month · KORONA POS Core

**Lightspeed Retail**
Free Trial

**Starting at $69.00** · Lean

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**KORONA POS**
3 months

Based on 11 responses

**Lightspeed Retail**
1 monthFaster

Based on 111 responses

Return on Investment

**KORONA POS**
21 months

Based on 11 responses

**Lightspeed Retail**
15 months6 months sooner

Based on 91 responses

Perceived Cost

**KORONA POS**
$$$$$

**Lightspeed Retail**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**KORONA POS**
6%

**Lightspeed Retail**
11%5% more

 ![KORONA POS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/24c56381f1b3071abd8ae913f9fba3d0/korona-pos.svg "KORONA POS")

 ![Lightspeed Retail](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/01445c38740431a615977d0cc80b1987/lightspeed-retail.svg "Lightspeed Retail")

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Pros & Cons

**KORONA POS**
[
Customer Support (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1910558&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1910299&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Learning (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1910648&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Customization (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2217748&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Lightspeed Retail**
[
Customer Support (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1140213&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Efficiency (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2087738&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Fees (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1140096&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Customer Support (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1140072&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**KORONA POS**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b419d879f1565b869e8e240bb8295a67/bill-ap-ar.png "Product Avatar Image")

BILL AP/AR

](https://www.g2.com/products/bill-ap-ar/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0d250c7377dee73c37a39c546077d664/bill-spend-expense-formerly-divvy.png "Product Avatar Image")

BILL Spend & Expense...

](https://www.g2.com/products/bill-spend-expense-formerly-divvy/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e805536498d1974578308ccb510ad04d/leadpoint-system-biotrack.png "Product Avatar Image")

Biotrack

](https://www.g2.com/products/leadpoint-system-biotrack/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_82bc88070bf43d3569e1695a49465872/bloyal%282%29.png "Product Avatar Image")

bLoyal

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**Lightspeed Retail**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**KORONA POS**
 ![KORONA POS screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1869100/KORONA-Studio-Dashboard-Big-_2_%282%29.png)

**Lightspeed Retail**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**KORONA POS**

9.3

9.361

**Lightspeed Retail**

8.2

8.2237

Ease of Use

**KORONA POS**

8.9

8.963

**Lightspeed Retail**

8.5

8.5237

Ease of Setup

**KORONA POS**

9.1

9.156

**Lightspeed Retail**

8.1

8.1139

Ease of Admin

**KORONA POS**

8.1

8.120

**Lightspeed Retail**

8.4

8.4137

Quality of Support

**KORONA POS**

9.5

9.561

**Lightspeed Retail**

7.9

7.9232

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**KORONA POS**

8.9

8.920

**Lightspeed Retail**

8.0

8.0138

Product Direction (% positive)

**KORONA POS**

9.4

9.455

**Lightspeed Retail**

7.5

7.5229

Features

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9.0

54

8.6

123

POS

Credit Card Payments

9.5(won by 0.6)

38

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.9

97

Barcode Scanning

9.4(won by 0.3)

36

9.1

103

Hardware Integration

9.1(won by 0.3)

40

8.8

100

Price Adjustments

9.1(won by 0.4)

38

8.7

109

Receipts

9.1(tied score)

37

9.1(tied score)

109

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Marketing

Loyalty Programs

8.9(won by 0.9)

33

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

61

Email Marketing

7.8(won by 0.4)

29

7.4

49

Administration

Inventory Management

9.5(won by 0.4)

44

9.1

104

Employee Management

9.0(won by 0.4)

31

8.6

79

Reporting

9.4(won by 0.6)

45

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.8

107

E-commerce Integration

8.2(won by 0.5)

28

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.7

70

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pricing Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gift Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Promotions Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Retail Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commission Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Price/Margin Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Stock Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Returns Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Retail Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Check Printing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Price Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Store Builder

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Categorization/Grouping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shopping Cart

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile App

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Label Printing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Point of Sale (POS)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant POS

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

For iPad Devices

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Clock In/Out

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Retail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ordering Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Retail POS

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Catalog

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Replenishment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Returns Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Touch Screen

Not enough data

Not enough data

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9.5

9

Not enough data

Payment

Credit Card Payments

9.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Loyalty Points

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Gift Voucher Redemption

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Digital Wallets

Not enough data

Not enough data

UPI Payment

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Meal Voucher Redemption

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Cash Payment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Installment Payment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Checkout

Barcode Scanning

9.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Bills/ e-Receipt

9.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Booking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Return/Refund

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mail Order

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Inventory Control

9.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Product Categorization

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Low-stock Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multilocation Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Orders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting and analytics

Monitor Store KPIs

9.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Real-time data

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Exportable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Management

Customer Sales History

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Loyalty Management 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Gift Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Promotions Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commission Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Returns Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Price/Margin Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lottery Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fuel Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Website Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Franchise Operations Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lead Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Sales Activity Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brand Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Supply Chain Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Training Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Timesheet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Marketing Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Audit Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support Ticket Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Royalty Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Retail Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Merchandise Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shipping Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Warehouse Management

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Stock Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Team Management

Employee Tracking

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Quick Employee Training

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commission Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Accounts and Permission

Not enough data

Not enough data

Staff Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Help and support

24/7 Phone Support

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Email and Chat Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Account History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Webinars and Session

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Forum

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration

Accounting

9.7(won by default)

6

Not enough data

E-commerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-store

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Store

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Loyalty Program

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Point of Sale (POS)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Field Service

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Re-ordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Onboarding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Franchise Intranet

Not enough data

Not enough data

Construction Tracker

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Replenishment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Retail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Not enough data

Not enough data

Payments

Credit Card Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Partial Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Split Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Voided/Refunded Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Store Credit Allocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tip Adjustments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multidevice Payment Acceptance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Next Day Deposits

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Employee Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commission Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tab Allocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log/Shift Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Staff Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Floor Plans

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Management

Loyalty Membership

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Profiles

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Filing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Track Inventory

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Organization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multilocation Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integrations

Accounting Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

E-Commerce Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Stock Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Sales Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Guest Counts

Not enough data

Not enough data

End of Day Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant POS

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Point of Sale (POS)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ordering Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Retail POS

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![KORONA POS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/24c56381f1b3071abd8ae913f9fba3d0/korona-pos.svg "KORONA POS")](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews)

KORONA POS

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

43.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

16.4%

[![Lightspeed Retail](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/01445c38740431a615977d0cc80b1987/lightspeed-retail.svg "Lightspeed Retail")](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews)

Lightspeed Retail

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

83.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

13.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

3.9%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

43.3%

83.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

40.3%

13.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

16.4%

3.9%

Reviewers' Industry

[![KORONA POS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/24c56381f1b3071abd8ae913f9fba3d0/korona-pos.svg "KORONA POS")](https://www.g2.com/products/korona-pos/reviews)
KORONA POS

Retail

31.3%

Computer Software

17.9%

Information Technology and Services

9.0%

Accounting

6.0%

Wine and Spirits

6.0%

Other

29.9%

[![Lightspeed Retail](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/01445c38740431a615977d0cc80b1987/lightspeed-retail.svg "Lightspeed Retail")](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-retail/reviews)
Lightspeed Retail

Retail

48.4%

Apparel & Fashion

5.7%

Sporting Goods

4.6%

Consumer Goods

4.3%

Food & Beverages

3.6%

Other

33.5%

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