Clover vs. Lightspeed: Which is Best? - Wheelhouse

Clover vs. Lightspeed: Which is Best?

Clover vs. Lightspeed Best Overall: Lightspeed

In our comparison of Clover vs. Lightspeed, Lightspeed is the best option with a higher overall Wheelhouse Score. Wheelhouse Score uses a combination of feature and pricing comparison data, average user ratings, and editorial reviews to score software vendors on a scale of 1-10.

Quick Info

Clover Quick Info
WH Score:
8.1
Pricing Score:
7.8
Feature Score:
7.5
Usability Score:
7.7
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:
Lightspeed Quick Info
WH Score:
8.7
Pricing Score:
8.0
Feature Score:
8.1
Usability Score:
8.0
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:

Pricing

Clover Pricing
Price Range
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Lightspeed Pricing
Lean
$119
per terminal / per month
Standard
$169
per terminal / per month
Advanced
$249
per terminal / per month
Enterprise
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Features

Clover Features
  • Menu Management
  • Table Management
  • Tip Management
  • Procurement/Replenishment Optimization
  • Order/Delivery Management
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Pipeline Management
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Contactless Payment
  • QR Payment
  • Checks
  • Digital Wallet
  • Gift Cards
Lightspeed Features
  • Menu Management
  • Table Management
  • Tip Management
  • Procurement/Replenishment Optimization
  • Order/Delivery Management
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Pipeline Management
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Contactless Payment
  • QR Payment
  • Checks
  • Digital Wallet
  • Gift Cards

Pros & Cons

Clover Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Swiping clients cc at the table and printing the receipts is possible and tablets for the servers to take with them to the tables are available at the point of sale.
Cons
  • The speed is very slow
  • In spite of frequent reboots, it didn’t work.
Lightspeed Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Operating it is simple, it is natural, inexpensive, and it produces amazing reports.
Cons
  • There is a lack of complexity though in using the software in terms of using the tabs
  • There is a tab/layaway function we used as a workaround but not meant for this purpose.

Reviews

Clover Reviews
Top Favorable Review
R
Robert
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Clover is largely great and we love a lot of the features. Compared to other software I have used, it is better and much easier to work with.

Swiping clients cc at the table and printing the receipts is possible and tablets for the servers to take with them to the tables are available at the point of sale.

Doing what you should do is slowed down by the inability to add modifiers for the food.

Top Critical Review
G
Gladys
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

It provides a great source of payment for my store.

It is an extremely easy software which is very beneficial for small businesses like stores. It is suitable for all kinds of businesses as it offers a lot of useful features such as receipt printers.

The speed is very slow. In spite of frequent reboots, it didn’t work.

Lightspeed Reviews
Top Favorable Review
M
Martin
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Our credit card figures which aren’t part of what we were informed we’d pay when acquiring this system keep changing and the support team isn’t helpful in resolving this issue.

Operating it is simple, it is natural, inexpensive, and it produces amazing reports.

The overview per product doesn’t have an additional column bearing the amount collected for the sales tax making it time consuming downloading other reports to combine the figures.

Top Critical Review
S
Shalonda
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Vend helped us get the business going when our budget was very limited. Setup and operation were very easy and if there were more functions we would have used those too. But we had to switch to a more expensive software reluctantly. But Vend was very helpful in most aspects of the business.

Vend is a user-friendly and great help for us in our start-up phase in our brewery. We use Vend at a retail store and taproom bar for about six months.

There is a lack of complexity though in using the software in terms of using the tabs. There is a tab/layaway function we used as a workaround but not meant for this purpose.

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Clover vs. Lightspeed: Detailed Comparison

Clover vs. Lightspeed Top Ratings & Reviews: Lightspeed

In our rating and review comparison of Clover vs. Lightspeed, Lightspeed has 463 user reviews and Clover has 22. The average star rating for Lightspeed is 4.44 while Clover has an average rating of 4.40. Lightspeed has more positive reviews than Clover. Comparing Clover vs. Lightspeed reviews, Lightspeed has stronger overall reviews.

Clover vs. Lightspeed Best Features & Functionality: Lightspeed

Clover vs. Lightspeed both offer a strong set of features and functionality including Inventory Management, Accounting Features, Customer Management, Payment Options, Cash Flow Management, Workflow Automation, Reporting & Analytics, Supported Channels, Supported Devices/Hardware, Customizable Items, Third-Party Integrations, After-Sales Service, Drag-and-Drop Builders/Designers. In our feature comparison of Clover vs. Lightspeed, Lightspeed offers more of the most popular features and tools than Clover.

Clover vs. Lightspeed Best Pricing: Lightspeed

In our pricing comparison of Clover vs. Lightspeed, Lightspeed's pricing starts at $119/month and is more affordable compared to Lightspeed's starting cost of $119/month.

Clover vs. Lightspeed Best Usability: Lightspeed

Our comparison of Clover vs. Lightspeed shows that Lightspeed scores higher in usability for quality of support, ease of admin. Clover scores higher in ease of use, meets requirements, learning curve, setup & support, but Lightspeed has the best scores overall for system usability.

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