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Compare LS Retail and Lightspeed Retail 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (83.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $69.00
LS Retail
Star Rating
(76)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LS 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 plansLS Retail vs Lightspeed Retail
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Lightspeed Retail is easier to set up and administer. While LS Retail is easier to do business with overall.
- LS Retail and Lightspeed Retail both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Lightspeed Retail is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of LS Retail over Lightspeed Retail.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
LS Retail
No pricing availableLightspeed Retail
Lean
Starting at $69.00
For your essential business needs.
- Retail POS
- 1 Register
- Integrated Payments
Free Trial
LS Retail
No trial information availableLightspeed Retail
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
53
8.2
236
Ease of Use
8.4
53
8.4
236
Ease of Setup
7.3
50
8.1
138
Ease of Admin
7.8
50
8.4
136
Quality of Support
7.1
52
7.9
231
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
48
7.9
137
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
52
7.5
229
Features by Category
POS
7.9
7
8.9
96
7.9
8
9.1
102
9.0
8
8.8
100
8.5
8
8.7
108
9.0
8
9.0
108
Marketing
7.1
8
8.0
61
6.9
7
7.4
49
Administration
9.2
8
9.1
103
7.9
7
8.6
79
8.8
8
8.7
106
6.9
8
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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Agentic AI - SAP Store
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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
LS Retail and Lightspeed Retail are categorized as Retail POS
Unique Categories
LS Retail is categorized as Retail Management Software and SAP Store
Lightspeed Retail has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
LS 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
Information Technology and Services
33.9%
Retail
27.1%
Computer Software
10.2%
Hospitality
6.8%
Food & Beverages
3.4%
Other
18.6%
Retail
48.6%
Apparel & Fashion
5.7%
Sporting Goods
4.6%
Consumer Goods
4.3%
Food & Beverages
3.6%
Other
33.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
LS Retail has no discussions with answers
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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