Lightspeed vs. LivePOS: Which is Best? - Wheelhouse

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS: Which is Best?

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS Best Overall: Lightspeed

In our comparison of Lightspeed vs. LivePOS, 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

Lightspeed Quick Info
WH Score:
8.7
Pricing Score:
8.0
Feature Score:
8.1
Usability Score:
8.0
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:
LivePOS Quick Info
WH Score:
7.7
Pricing Score:
7.3
Feature Score:
7.1
Usability Score:
7.5
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:

Pricing

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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LivePOS Pricing
Lite
$89
per user / per month
Pro
$139
per user / per month
Enterprise
$249
per user / per month

Features

Lightspeed Features
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Pipeline Management
  • Discount/Promotion Management
  • Loyalty Program Management
  • Social Media
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Contactless Payment
  • Gift Cards
  • Billing Model Management
  • Cash Registers
  • Receipt Printers
  • Barcode Scanners
LivePOS Features
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Pipeline Management
  • Discount/Promotion Management
  • Loyalty Program Management
  • Social Media
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Contactless Payment
  • Gift Cards
  • Billing Model Management
  • Cash Registers
  • Receipt Printers
  • Barcode Scanners

Pros & Cons

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.
LivePOS Pros & Cons
Pros
  • All items at my store are now well organized and are in a good place
  • The customer support is awesome and very responsive.
Cons
  • The register part that remains in the store must be installed, you’ll require another computer with this setup on it if your computer experiences downtime, and the support team is sometimes a nuisance.

Reviews

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.

LivePOS Reviews
Top Favorable Review
S
Sandra
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

All items at my store are now well organized and are in a good place. The customer support is awesome and very responsive.

I have been using this software for 2 years and didn’t find a single thing that could bother me.

Top Critical Review
S
Sam
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Lack of an export button for your inventory, fixing errors taking very long, difficulty in using the software, and lack of knowing how to do POs despite getting help from support made us move to another software.

The available functions are many and downtime is very rare.

The register part that remains in the store must be installed, you’ll require another computer with this setup on it if your computer experiences downtime, and the support team is sometimes a nuisance.

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Lightspeed vs. LivePOS: Detailed Comparison

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS Top Ratings & Reviews: Lightspeed

In our rating and review comparison of Lightspeed vs. LivePOS, Lightspeed has 463 user reviews and LivePOS has 3. The average star rating for Lightspeed is 4.44 while LivePOS has an average rating of 4.33. Lightspeed has more positive reviews than LivePOS. Comparing Lightspeed vs. LivePOS reviews, Lightspeed has stronger overall reviews.

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS Best Features & Functionality: Lightspeed

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS 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 Lightspeed vs. LivePOS, Lightspeed offers more of the most popular features and tools than LivePOS.

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS Best Pricing: LivePOS

In our pricing comparison of Lightspeed vs. LivePOS, LivePOS's pricing starts at $89/month and is more affordable compared to Lightspeed's starting cost of $119/month.

Lightspeed vs. LivePOS Best Usability: Lightspeed

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

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