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# Lightspeed Restaurant vs Silverware Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Lightspeed Restaurant** [

4.3/5(55)

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

**Silverware** [

3.8/5(62)

](https://www.g2.com/products/silverware/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
 **Starting at $59.00** · The POS at the core of everything you do.

**Silverware**
 **$49** per license per month · Standard

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
1 monthFaster

Based on 20 responses

**Silverware**
2 months

Based on 13 responses

Return on Investment

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
15 months5 months sooner

Based on 15 responses

**Silverware**
20 months

Based on 13 responses

Perceived Cost

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
$$$$$

**Silverware**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
14%8% more

**Silverware**
6%

Pros & Cons

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
[
Features (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-restaurant/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2103712&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-restaurant/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1593686&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Customer Support (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-restaurant/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1593642&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Support Access (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/lightspeed-restaurant/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1593629&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Silverware**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Lightspeed Restaurant**
 ![Lightspeed Restaurant 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/188850/T14336-G2Profile-LS-Resto-Generic_2x.jpg)

**Silverware**
 ![Silverware 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/101876/PRODUCTIMAGE-003.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

9.1

9.139

**Silverware**

7.9

7.946

Ease of Use

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

9.2

9.239

**Silverware**

8.0

8.047

Ease of Setup

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

8.5

8.532

**Silverware**

7.6

7.628

Ease of Admin

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

8.9

8.931

**Silverware**

7.7

7.728

Quality of Support

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

8.6

8.639

**Silverware**

6.6

6.647

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

8.8

8.831

**Silverware**

7.0

7.028

Product Direction (% positive)

**Lightspeed Restaurant**

8.4

8.437

**Silverware**

6.6

6.648

Features

Restaurant POS[Hide 88 FeaturesShow 88 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.2

28

7.4

43

Administration

Menu Building

9.3(won by 1.2)

25

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

8.1

36

Inventory Management

7.4(won by 0.7)

16

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

6.7

20

Accounting

7.5(won by 0.1)

16

7.4

25

Reporting & Analytics

8.5(won by 0.8)

25

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

7.7

36

Loyalty Management

7.1(won by 0.7)

12

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

6.4

13

Employee Scheduling

6.0(won by default)

12

Feature Not Available

Retail Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Layaway Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Delivery Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Meal Service

Payment Gateway

8.1(won by 1.3)

20

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

6.8

28

Table Management

9.4(won by 1.0)

21

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

8.4

32

Check Adjustment

8.9(won by 0.8)

22

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

8.1

37

Kitchen Tickets

9.1(won by 1.0)

20

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

8.1

36

Takeout & Delivery

9.1(won by 2.4)

16

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

6.7

21

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gift Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Promotions Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Returns Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commission Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recipe Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reservations Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tips Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bar Tab Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kitchen/Menu Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Partial Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Stock Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pricing Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Price/Margin Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Split Checks

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Pricing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Bars/Clubs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Clock In/Out

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Clock

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Catalog

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Loyalty Program

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Categories

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant POS

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Point of Sale (POS)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

For iPad Devices

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Retail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

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

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Restaurants

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Entry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Ordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant Management[Hide 65 FeaturesShow 65 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

15

Not enough data

Platform Basics

Reporting

8.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Interoperability

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Labor Cost Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Back Office

Built-in Accounting

8.2(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Employee Management

7.0(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

8.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Stock Management

7.5(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Front of Office

Point of Sale (POS)

9.6(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Table Management

9.5(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Kitchen Ticketing

9.4(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Reservations

9.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gift Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Promotions Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Wait List Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reservations Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kitchen/Menu Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform Data

Dashboard

8.8(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Restaurant Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text-to-Speech

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Clock

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Entry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Loyalty Program

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Ordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Delivery Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Restaurant Inventory Management[Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Finances

Food Costing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recipe Costing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management 

Waste Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recipe Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Ordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Nutrition & Allergen Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Point of Sale (POS)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recipe Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kitchen/Menu Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Demand Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant Business Intelligence & Analytics[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Marketing Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Guest Profiles

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Reports & Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Market Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Kitchen Management[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Multichannel Ordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Menu Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kitchen Logistics

Recipe Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

KDS Syncing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Sales Reporting & Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Application

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Loyalty Programs

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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

Lightspeed Restaurant

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

84.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

11.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

3.8%

[![Silverware](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1545165611/silverware.png "Silverware")](https://www.g2.com/products/silverware/reviews)

Silverware

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

54.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

38.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

7.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

84.6%

54.4%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

11.5%

38.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

3.8%

7.0%

Reviewers' Industry

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

Restaurants

43.1%

Food & Beverages

17.6%

Hospitality

13.7%

Retail

9.8%

Sports

2.0%

Other

13.7%

[![Silverware](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1545165611/silverware.png "Silverware")](https://www.g2.com/products/silverware/reviews)
Silverware

Restaurants

40.4%

Hospitality

24.6%

Food & Beverages

19.3%

Retail

5.3%

Sports

3.5%

Other

7.0%

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## Lightspeed Restaurant vs Silverware

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Lightspeed Restaurant easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Lightspeed Restaurant overall.

- Reviewers felt that Lightspeed Restaurant meets the needs of their business better than Silverware.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Lightspeed Restaurant is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lightspeed Restaurant over Silverware.