POS & Payments Platform
Lightspeed vs the competition: Upgrade your business
Switch to Lightspeed's powerful POS & payments platform that can do more for your business.
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Complete inventory system
Sell serialized inventory, create assemblies out of your products and easily organize items with multiple variations using matrices. Run your inventory with one centralized database for your store and online shop.
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Contactless, mobile payments
Offer your customers a way to pay contactlessly, anywhere in store or for curbside pickup.
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Item import tool
Turn your iOS or Android device into a powerful inventory management tool with our Scanner app. Scanner lets you count products, track inventory and fulfill orders easily.
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Complete omnichannel solution on one platform
Built-in item importing tool is included with the system, allowing you to import and update items in bulk.
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Custom reorder points
Manage your eCom and physical stores from the same system for increased efficiency and customer experience consistency.
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Purchase order management
Never run out of stock. Set your desired reorder points for all your products and see when it's time to restock without needing an extra app.
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Complete multi-store management
Order from any vendor and centralize purchasing with built-in purchase orders.
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Special orders and layaways
Reporting, gift cards, customer profiles and inventory management across all locations, from a single cloud-based platform on all plans.
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Customer relationship management
Place special orders from the sales screen for products you don't have in stock or set items aside as a layaway order for your customers. Both features included in the POS for free.
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Integrated omnichannel Loyalty program
From our most basic plan to most advanced, get the tools to track relevant information about your customers to personalize your service.
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Complete built-in interactive reporting
Integrate with an omnichannel loyalty platform with built-in email marketing, a rewards program and a customer insight dashboard.
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Cloud-based across all devices
Run comprehensive reports to track your sales, employees and overall performance over the last week, month, year or more.
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Native inventory scanning app
Run your retail operation from your mobile device and access all your sales and customer data remotely.
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Track service and work orders
Create work orders, track repair status, accept deposits and create quotes for customers without paying extra for the tools.
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Extensive network of integrations
Build the perfect POS solution for your business with a huge selection of plug-and-play integrations built in-house or by our trusted partners.
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Integrated B2B catalogs
24/7 phone, email and chat support included with every purchase.
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1:1 onboarding and 24/7 support
The POS has been used and trusted by retailers globally for over 10 years, and is backed by experienced local retail experts who understand your reality.
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Direct connection to NuORDER by Lightspeed
The NuORDER marketplace allows you to connect and order thousands of products from popular fashion, sporting and gift brands directly from your POS.
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Free trial accounts
Access thousands of products automatically synced with your POS and add key product information with Lightspeed's B2B Catalog.
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Why customers made the switch to Lightspeed
Robust inventory management
Our powerful inventory management capabilities enable you to do more, faster. Take out the guesswork and merchandise your store based on what your customers are buying.
Built-in customer profiles
Give your customers a personalized experience that keeps them coming back by knowing what—and how often—they're buying.
Sell online and in-store
Control everything from a single platform with centralized inventory, order management and more.
In-depth reporting
Pull detailed reports on profit, sales, customers, employees and anything else your POS touches.
Customer-centric tools
Order special items for customers and put them on hold. Greet everyone like a regular no matter who's on shift with built-in customer profiles.
Free 24/7 support
You shouldn't have to pay for support. With Lightspeed, you get free 24/7 phone, email and chat support built-in.
"By choosing Lightspeed, we were able to ensure that not only did we have the ability for omnichannel loyalty across our different selling channels, but we could ensure that our retail staff had an easy-to-use POS system, we were able to build up our customer data set, the guys in the back office have a very simple platform to maintain and there’s a very rich API data set for us to use."
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Order and pay at table
Open, split and close checks with a single tool.
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Core sales reporting
Get sales totals, payment summaries and till totals.
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In-depth insights
Clear dashboards automatically creating valuable insights and find out what keeps guests coming back with detailed reports on menu and staff performance.
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Integrated payments reporting
Integrate customer, operational and payment processing data for a 360° view of your business.
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Multi-location management
Keep track of guest data and reports across locations, change all menus in a few clicks and more.
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Advanced inventory management
Track, order, receive, prep and understand your inventory.
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Fast and transparent integrated payment processing
Accept all payment types on and off premise with no hidden fees.
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Extensive PMS integrations
Integrate with a wide-range of PMS providers. Connect your PMS and POS for a seamless customer experience everywhere in your hotel
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Free 1:1 onboarding
Get personalized training at no extra charge.
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Cloud-based across all devices
Access your data from any device to track sales, performance and customer data remotely.
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Offline mode
Keep serving and keep all your POS hardware communicating while the internet is down.
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Advanced coursing and bill-splitting options
Easily split bills by seat, item or amount.
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Extensive network of integrations
Personalize your POS to your exact needs with a huge selection of best-in-class plug-and-play integrations.
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Flexible hardware options
Customize your setup or continue using what you already have.
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Why restaurateurs are falling in love with Lightspeed
Customizable experience
Configure your workflow, menus and floor plans to simplify processes and keep your staff happy.
Intuitive coursing and bill splitting
Easily manage the flow of checks and let your customers split the bill however they want.
Best-in-class analytics
Go beyond traditional sales reports. Get a 360° view of your business, create unique guest profiles, feature your best menu items and access valuable payments data.
One platform for all your POS needs
Stay ahead of the curve with a one-stop platform designed for restaurants.
Keep serving even when your internet is down
Lightspeed Restaurant uses blockchain technology to store and protect your check data, so your business keeps running smoothly even when you're offline.
Personalized 24/7 support
We'll help you set up your menu, hardware and overall experience during one-on-one onboarding.
“Utilizing Lightspeed has been a gift, quite honestly,” says Ketcham. We’ve added it when we started with one location here in Recess and we have since added two more across our portfolio. I can say if we expand again, we’d add it again. The reasons why: it’s simple to use, it’s efficient and over time we’ve built a good relationship with Lightspeed and its counterparts.”
Andrew Ketcham, Associate Director of Operations at Atomic Hospitality