About Lightspeed Retail
Manage all locations from a unified POS and payments platform that evolves with your business. Streamline operations and accelerate growth with industry-leading tools, payment technology and integrations that enable you to keep up in today's fast-moving and competitive retail landscape.
Get real-time insights into your sales, product and team with customisable reports available anywhere, anytime. Experience unified commerce with a truly unified platform by connecting all your stores and channels to provide seamless customer experiences at every touchpoint. Depend on dedicated 24/7 support from retail specialists who know your business.
Pricing starting from:
$79.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Key benefits of Lightspeed Retail
Lightspeed powers businesses in over 100 countries. From Apparel to Home & Gardening, Lightspeed Retail supports entrepreneurs to improve efficiency and increase visibility across different areas such as inventory and sales in their store, or chain of stores.
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premises
Supported Languages
Dutch, English, French, German
Pricing starting from:
$79.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of Lightspeed Retail: 111
Alternatives
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- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
After Two Years - Lightspeed Remains The Best In All Categories
Reviewed on 29/05/2019
Lightspeed has literally saved us 20-30 hours per week. It connects and communicates well with all...
Lightspeed has literally saved us 20-30 hours per week. It connects and communicates well with all of our other systems; including accounting and loyalty platforms.
Their customer and technical support have been extraordinary and have exceeded our expectations. In fact, I think their technical support is the best not just in the point of sale industry but any industry. I find myself wishing other vendors I work with had the same level of support and professionalism.
Lightspeed also listens to their customers; this is evident by requests made in their support area. They actually respond to every request.
As a small business owner, we worry about many things. Lightspeed is not one of them!
Pros
After two other point of sale systems; and after two years using Lightspeed, it is by far the best in all categories.
We had two previous POS systems that fell short in comparison to Lightspeed. Part of our success with Lightspeed is that after two previous point of sale systems; we knew what we really needed and the right questions to ask during the sales process. We submitted specific questions in writing. All of our questions we answered in detail in less than 24-Hours. The sales team knows their products and knew my industry. In fact, most of our distributors catalogs are already pre-loaded into their system.
The transition from our other popular POS was relatively easy, especially in comparison to our previous transition. The Lightspeed team was always there to help and even anticipated needs before I knew them. The inventory system and purchase order system work well.
Cons
The only limitation we have with Lightspeed in related to the fact that we sell a lot of items by weight. This does not create a significant problem for us; but having bulk items accounted for in inventory would be a nice to have. We would love an integrated scale capability. The Lightspeed team was more than willing to help us set up our system to sell bulk items; it works better than another other POS we looked at.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best POS System in the Business
Reviewed on 01/05/2020
We had two separate Retail POS systems in our organization. One was so antiquated it had to be...
We had two separate Retail POS systems in our organization. One was so antiquated it had to be replaced and the second one was experiencing issues everyday and the support was lousy.
We purchased LightSpeed. I had the Retail Operators go through the setup videos and make decisions on how they wanted to setup the system based on the videos. Then, when the Operators completed their training, I had them configure LightSpeed themselves based on what they learned and the decisions they made. We then entered the inventory and the rest is history. I would recommend LightSpeed to anyone looking for a retail POS no matter what size.
Pros
I have installed numerous POS systems in my 30+ years of experience. LightSpeed is by far the most comprehensive system, yet easiest system to implement and use.
There support mechanism is second to none. If you look your question up in help, there will be documentation to answer your question, and chances are there is a video that walks you step by step through the solution.
If you feel like you want to get live help, there chat mechanism is one of the best, better yet, the support people on the chat are the most patient and knowledgeable support people in the business.
Simply the best.
Cons
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Alternatives Considered
Bindo POSReasons for Choosing Lightspeed Retail
Previous system just was not capable of doing what we purchased it to do.Switched From
Bindo POSReasons for Switching to Lightspeed Retail
Price and product- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
No upgrades since 2015 with their R-Series POS.
Reviewed on 10/10/2023
It's been a struggle. I didn't want to take the time and effort to switch but after they charged me...
It's been a struggle. I didn't want to take the time and effort to switch but after they charged me $650 per location with out notice...I'm OUT!
Pros
Can hold a large inventory amount...we have 3000+ products
Cons
They never seemed to upgrade there system. Its been the same for 8 years!!!
Response from Lightspeed
Hi Helena,
We would like to sincerely apologize for your recent experience with Lightspeed. It is our utmost priority to provide products and services that allow our customers to focus on running their businesses with ease. We value all feedback and would like to learn more about your specific experience, to have the opportunity to address your needs and concerns.
As we are unable to identify your account within our records, please feel free to contact our Customer Success team should you wish to provide further feedback. You may reach us via email at [email protected].
- Industry: Recreational Facilities & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Fantastic product for any retail business. Excellent value.
Reviewed on 06/06/2022
Overall, I think Lightspeed Retail is an excellent product and very simple for most any retail...
Overall, I think Lightspeed Retail is an excellent product and very simple for most any retail operation. I highly recommend it to colleagues for their POS/Inventory/eCom solutions.
Pros
Creating items and managing retail is very easy through Lightspeed Retail. The reporting features allow you to make great decisions for your business based on accurate data. Anytime I need help with something or am unsure as to how to do something regarding any feature of Lightspeed Retail, support is only a click away through the helpful chat feature. They are almost always immediate to respond and always kind and patient with any question.
Cons
Understanding how retail communicates with eCom is a little intimidating at first and simply took a minute to wrap my head around how it links together. Discounting could be a little more straight forward too but overall ok.
Alternatives Considered
GolfNowReasons for Choosing Lightspeed Retail
There was nothing straight forward or easy about Club Prophet and their retail system. Everything was antiquated and reporting was challenging.Reasons for Switching to Lightspeed Retail
Lightspeed offered everything we need as a whole for our golf operation including tee sheet management, retail, website, marketing, and more.- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Easy Switch to Lightspeed Retail
Reviewed on 31/05/2022
Overall it has been an easy switch and easy to use software.
Overall it has been an easy switch and easy to use software.
Pros
The fully integrated credit card payments has been wonderful, not having to use two separate systems to complete the sale has been great. Also the integrated inventory between retail and ecom has been great. Sell it in one place and inventory get adjusted across all platforms. Also the ability to use multiple registers at once and complete payments at the same time has been a life saver.
Cons
The additional cost for some of the features in the ecom, such as different layouts for the website that would incorporate things such as reviews on other websites. The limited analytical information you have at your disposal without having to pay for lightspeed analytics.
Alternatives Considered
MicroBiz Cloud POSReasons for Choosing Lightspeed Retail
Lack of options, no website integration. Multiple registers and credit card terminals.Reasons for Switching to Lightspeed Retail
Features that were part of the standard cost. No crazy one time fees to import inventory, customers, and vendors. Built in website designer and integrated inventory and payments.Lightspeed Retail FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Lightspeed Retail.Q. What type of pricing plans does Lightspeed Retail offer?
Lightspeed Retail offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: $79.00/month View Pricing Plans
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
-Lean: $79/mth (Annual plan) -Standard: $129/mth (Annual plan) -Advanced: $199/mth (Annual plan)
Q. Who are the typical users of Lightspeed Retail?
Lightspeed Retail has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
Q. What languages does Lightspeed Retail support?
Lightspeed Retail supports the following languages:
Dutch, English, French, German
Q. Does Lightspeed Retail support mobile devices?
Lightspeed Retail supports the following devices:
iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Lightspeed Retail integrate with?
Lightspeed Retail integrates with the following applications:
7shifts, APPSeCONNECT, Adobe Commerce, Agendrix, Amadeus, Amaka, Ascent360, BevSpot Food and Beverage Management, Birdeye, Bookingplanner, Booxi, Bounce, CXMEngine, Chowly, City Hive, Cloudbeds, CoverManager, Craftable, DataQlick Apps, Flipdish, Formitable, GolfNow, Google Ads, Gourmetmiles, Growzer, Hexa, Homebase, Hostme, Hubtiger Service and Repair Software, Incentivio, Kangaroo, Kimoby, Loyal2, MDWare, Mailchimp, Marketman, Meta for Business, OPERA Cloud, Pepper, Perkville, Planday, QuickBooks Online Advanced, ResNexus, Retail Toolkit, Servmetrics, SevenRooms, Shiftbase, SkuVault, Solink, Stitch Labs, SwiftCount, TapMango, Uberall CoreX, WooCommerce, Xero, bike.rent Manager, iZettle, nChannel
Q. What level of support does Lightspeed Retail offer?
Lightspeed Retail offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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