Lightning Online - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Lightning Retail Point of Sale system offers a flexible, secure, and reliable POS experience. This reasonably priced POS system is the perfect solution for small to medium-sized stores as well as national franchises and multi-store businesses. The platform includes robust inventory management features, Marketing tools, transactional audit features, and employee management tools.

Lightning's unique advantage is the flexibility of its system. Overtime countless updates have been made in the system to accommodate the needs of different businesses. Lightning has the ability to set employee security access to information, customize discount groups, process returns and refunds etc.

Lightning POS also helps you build customer loyalty through our efficient customer loyalty rewards program. A full array of reports is available at the back end, from points redeemed per day to detailed customer history and gift card balance.

Lightning POS is fully integrated with our Lightning E-commerce add-on module to provide seamless transaction flow and instant inventory updates between your website and the POS system. Our experienced team builds a branded E-commerce site and a customized mobile app for your business.

Lightning Corporate Office (an add-on module) allows our multi-store owners to manage their business from a single dashboard in real-time. It includes Employee management, Sales Reports for all stores, Inventory activity, and much more.

Lightning Retail POS includes an Emergency (off-line) Mode that allows stores to run the POS system when the internet connection is down. Once it resumes, all your data will be saved and updated back to your database. With this feature, you won't need to worry about unstable Wi-Fi during bad weather conditions, or connectivity issues.

Since the Lightning platform is an online system, it can be operated using browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari, through your desktop. It is also available on your iPad and iPhone.

Lightning POS system partners with Quickbooks Online for accounting services, and for businesses that offer delivery: Lightning partners major delivery services such as Drizly, MiniBar Delivery, Delivery.com, and instacart.com.

If you are planning to transition from a current system, the Lightning team can help you convert your existing inventory and history data and provide a smooth transition from your current system. Our US-based technical services team will provide Installation, training, and technical support to ensure a successful transition to the Lightning Platform.

Contact us for a free system demonstration and be part of the future.