Lavu vs. Lightspeed: Which is Best? - Wheelhouse

Lavu vs. Lightspeed: Which is Best?

Lavu vs. Lightspeed Best Overall: Lightspeed

In our comparison of Lavu 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

Lavu Quick Info
WH Score:
7.6
Pricing Score:
7.2
Feature Score:
7.7
Usability Score:
7.1
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

Lavu Pricing
Starter
Free
per terminal / per month
Growth
Free
per terminal / per month
Optimize
Free
per terminal / per month
Lightspeed Pricing
Lean
$119
per terminal / per month
Standard
$169
per terminal / per month
Advanced
$249
per terminal / per month
Enterprise
Contact Us

Features

Lavu Features
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Order/Delivery Management
  • Discount/Promotion Management
  • Loyalty Program Management
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Visa
  • Payment Processing
  • Social Media
  • Cash Registers
  • Receipt Printers
  • Barcode Scanners
  • Magnetic Stripe Readers
Lightspeed Features
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Order/Delivery Management
  • Discount/Promotion Management
  • Loyalty Program Management
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Visa
  • Payment Processing
  • Social Media
  • Cash Registers
  • Receipt Printers
  • Barcode Scanners
  • Magnetic Stripe Readers

Pros & Cons

Lavu Pros & Cons
Pros
  • -Icons are well proportioned
  • -Well organized
  • -Easy to use
  • -Lots of categories to pick
  • -Clocking in and out is a breeze.
Cons
  • Their "development team" is 100% useless
  • Seriously, don't even bother reaching out to them as you will only waste your time and effort
  • They will not solve your problem also if you rub it on their faces
  • Aside from their poor customer service, some of the most critical functions don't work correctly as well
  • The Discounting System feature is terrible, the back-end software does not work the way it's supposed to, and the reporting functions are quite limited
  • A BIG SHAME.
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

Lavu Reviews
Top Favorable Review
L
Lionel
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

-Icons are well proportioned.

-Well organized.

-Easy to use.

-Lots of categories to pick.

-Clocking in and out is a breeze.

Signing process is difficult.

Top Critical Review
B
Brian
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

LAVU was useful at first. But after I encountered one problem after the other, it's no longer worth it.

The price was the one that drew me into this product as it was right within my budget. But after using it for a short time, I realized that purchasing it was a huge mistake. A complete waste of money and time.

Their "development team" is 100% useless. Seriously, don't even bother reaching out to them as you will only waste your time and effort. They will not solve your problem also if you rub it on their faces.

Aside from their poor customer service, some of the most critical functions don't work correctly as well. The Discounting System feature is terrible, the back-end software does not work the way it's supposed to, and the reporting functions are quite limited. A BIG SHAME.

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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Lavu vs. Lightspeed: Detailed Comparison

Lavu vs. Lightspeed Top Ratings & Reviews: Lightspeed

In our rating and review comparison of Lavu vs. Lightspeed, Lightspeed has 463 user reviews and Lavu has 17. The average star rating for Lightspeed is 4.44 while Lavu has an average rating of 2.70. Lightspeed has more positive reviews than Lavu. Comparing Lavu vs. Lightspeed reviews, Lightspeed has stronger overall reviews.

Lavu vs. Lightspeed Best Features & Functionality: Lightspeed

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

Lavu vs. Lightspeed Best Pricing: Lightspeed

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

Lavu vs. Lightspeed Best Usability: Lightspeed

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

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