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Lightspeed Retail vs Epos Now Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Lightspeed is a unified point of sale and payments platform designed for retail, restaurant, and golf course businesses. The software offers inventory management, omnichannel sales capabilities, real-time reporting, and integrated payment processing. It includes features such as cloud-based operations, API connectivity for third-party integrations, wholesale buying tools, and multilocation support for businesses operating across multiple sites.

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  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

109

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

349

One-time payment

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.0

976

5

4

3

2

1

585

160

61

46

124

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
70%
would recommend this app

3.8

733

5

4

3

2

1

440

60

39

22

172

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
61%
would recommend this app

Pros

“A sudden "policy change" and now we're getting a additional $400 per month charge on top of our subscription fee until we switch to their merchant card service. ”
MC

Matt C.

Pres

“I also had to get a separate plugin (from a 3rd-party) in order to fully get my POS and website to sync.”
CT

Carleton T.

Admin

“It’s gives you a report graph to compair sales in whatever period or in categories.”
AB

Amile B.

Administrator

Pros

“We signed up with Epos Now Payment Services (Account [sensitive content hidden]) on a 12-month agreement, based on a quoted 0.55% card processing rate during the sales process.”
SS

Steve S.

Coffee Shop

“You need a WiFi signal for the card reader and to log on and close the till.”
KP

Kathryn P.

Owner

“I like that I can add employees or delete employees with ease. And each employee has their own security pin so there is no having to change the whole system.”
TD

Tabitha D.

Manager

Cons

“After explaining the situation and providing written proof of what had been promised to me, [sensitive content hidden] assured me that the fee would be credited back to my account and that it wouldn’t be charged again until the end of my subscription term in May. If we don’t sign up with them for credit card processing before May, they will continue to charge us $ 930 per month for not processing with them. While the issue was eventually resolved as far as crediting us the $ 930, (after significant delays and frustration), the experience left a bad taste.”
GF

Giuliana F.

co owner

“I’m now out over $2,000 for IT fees, paying more than $300 per month for a service that wasn’t what I was promised, and I’m now looking for a new POS system, because we do not want to process with them because of the bad reputation that they have with the credit card processing. ”
GF

Giuliana F.

co owner

“Long wait time for customer support, and we were lied to by not being transparent about credit card fees for not processing with Lightspeed”
GF

Giuliana F.

co owner

Cons

“We therefore can’t access our emails and place orders which are essential day to day business tasks that our previous hardware was capable with. Despite asking for a return for the hardware we’ve been advised by customer service they won’t accept it back.”
HL

Hazel L.

Business owner

“I closed my account in their till back office on the last day of the agreement, but they still charged me for the upcoming month. When I called their support to complain, they claimed I never sent them any notice to terminate my agreement, even though I had forwarded the email I sent to them over a month before and had also sent a letter via special delivery which they did confirm they had received. ”
GA

Godwin A.

Director

“The hardware that we are using and purchased from EposNow is starting to fail and despite paying support they advised they no longer support this hardware and sold us a replacement monitor.”
HL

Hazel L.

Business owner

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review16 days ago

Key features

  • Total features116
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Bar Tab Management
  • Barcode Printing
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Channel Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Clock In/Out
  • Consignment Management
  • Consignments
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Food Trucks
  • For Jewelry Stores
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • IoT Integration
  • Item Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Kitting
  • Label Printing
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mail Order
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketplace Integration
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Commerce
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Store
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Offline Access
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Onsite Printing
  • Order Entry
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Product Configurator
  • Product Identification
  • Product Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reordering
  • Repair Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • SEO Management
  • SKU/UPC Codes
  • SSL Security
  • Sales History
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Separate Checks
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shopping Cart
  • Split Checks
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Table Management
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features110
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Bar Tab Management
  • Barcode Printing
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Channel Management
  • Check-in/Check-out
  • Clock In/Out
  • Consignment Management
  • Consignments
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Food Trucks
  • For Jewelry Stores
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • IoT Integration
  • Item Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Kitting
  • Label Printing
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mail Order
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketplace Integration
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Commerce
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Store
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Offline Access
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Onsite Printing
  • Order Entry
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Product Configurator
  • Product Identification
  • Product Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reordering
  • Repair Tracking
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • SEO Management
  • SKU/UPC Codes
  • SSL Security
  • Sales History
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Separate Checks
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shopping Cart
  • Split Checks
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Table Management
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations57
  • 7shifts
  • APPSeCONNECT
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agendrix
  • Amaka
  • Appointedd
  • Ascent360
  • BevSpot Food and Beverage Management
  • BigCommerce
  • Birdeye
  • Booxi
  • CXMEngine
  • City Hive
  • Cloudbeds
  • CoverManager
  • Craftable
  • Deputy
  • Eventbrite
  • Feefo
  • Flipdish
  • GolfNow for Business
  • Google Ads
  • Google Calendar
  • Growzer
  • Homebase
  • Hubtiger Service and Repair Software
  • Incentivio
  • Kangaroo
  • Kimoby
  • Loyal Zoo
  • MDWare
  • Marketman
  • Megaventory
  • Meta for Business
  • PayPal Payments
  • Pepper
  • Perkville
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • ResNexus
  • SKU IQ
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • SevenRooms
  • Shiftbase
  • Shopify
  • SkuVault Core
  • Smartwaiver
  • Solink
  • Stayntouch PMS
  • Stitch Labs
  • Supreme Golf Solutions
  • SwiftCount
  • SynergySuite
  • TapMango
  • ThinkReservations
  • Trustpilot
  • UEAT
  • Uber Eats
  • Uberall
  • Unleashed
  • Venga
  • VoucherCart
  • WebRezPro
  • Webgility
  • Whistle Messaging
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Workforce.com
  • Worldpay for Business
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Wufoo
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • bike.rent Manager
  • Total integrations22
  • 7shifts
  • APPSeCONNECT
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agendrix
  • Amaka
  • Appointedd
  • Ascent360
  • BevSpot Food and Beverage Management
  • BigCommerce
  • Birdeye
  • Booxi
  • CXMEngine
  • City Hive
  • Cloudbeds
  • CoverManager
  • Craftable
  • Deputy
  • Eventbrite
  • Feefo
  • Flipdish
  • GolfNow for Business
  • Google Ads
  • Google Calendar
  • Growzer
  • Homebase
  • Hubtiger Service and Repair Software
  • Incentivio
  • Kangaroo
  • Kimoby
  • Loyal Zoo
  • MDWare
  • Marketman
  • Megaventory
  • Meta for Business
  • PayPal Payments
  • Pepper
  • Perkville
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • ResNexus
  • SKU IQ
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • SevenRooms
  • Shiftbase
  • Shopify
  • SkuVault Core
  • Smartwaiver
  • Solink
  • Stayntouch PMS
  • Stitch Labs
  • Supreme Golf Solutions
  • SwiftCount
  • SynergySuite
  • TapMango
  • ThinkReservations
  • Trustpilot
  • UEAT
  • Uber Eats
  • Uberall
  • Unleashed
  • Venga
  • VoucherCart
  • WebRezPro
  • Webgility
  • Whistle Messaging
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Workforce.com
  • Worldpay for Business
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Wufoo
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • bike.rent Manager