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Lightspeed Retail vs POSIM 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.

Built for retail companies that need more than a light-weight cloud POS. POSIM is perfect for complex and unique inventory demands.

  • 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

Pricing

Starting from

109

Per month

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

Starting from

0.01

Per month

  • 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

4.3

50

5

4

3

2

1

24

19

7

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
62%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I have already ordered hardware for a new POS system and will be discontinuing use of Shopkeep by Lightspeed, despite having almost a full year of prepaid service remaining.”
ES

Elissa S.

Owner

“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

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

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

“I have spent hours on chat and phone support, trying to come up with a solution to an outdated machine that does not connect/stay connected.”
ES

Elissa S.

Owner

Cons

“In the last few years though, their customer support has disappeared and they don't seem to be upgrading anything.”
CA

Chris A.

Operations Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review13 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 years ago

Key features

  • Total features116
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • 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
  • Commission Management
  • Consignments
  • 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 Synchronization
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Bakeries
  • For Jewelry Stores
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • IoT Integration
  • Item Management
  • Kitting
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mail Order
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketplace Integration
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Commerce
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Store
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Search/Filter
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shipping Management
  • Shopping Cart
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • Vendor Management
  • Warehouse Management
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features57
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • 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
  • Commission Management
  • Consignments
  • 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 Synchronization
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Bakeries
  • For Jewelry Stores
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • IoT Integration
  • Item Management
  • Kitting
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mail Order
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketplace Integration
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Commerce
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Store
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Search/Filter
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shipping Management
  • Shopping Cart
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • Vendor Management
  • Warehouse Management
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations57
  • 7shifts
  • APPSeCONNECT
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agendrix
  • Amaka
  • Ascent360
  • BevSpot Food and Beverage Management
  • Birdeye
  • Booxi
  • CXMEngine
  • City Hive
  • Cloudbeds
  • CoverManager
  • Craftable
  • Flipdish
  • GolfNow for Business
  • Google Ads
  • Growzer
  • Homebase
  • Hubtiger Service and Repair Software
  • Incentivio
  • Kangaroo
  • Kimoby
  • MDWare
  • Marketman
  • Meta for Business
  • Pepper
  • Perkville
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • ResNexus
  • SKU IQ
  • SevenRooms
  • Shiftbase
  • Shopify
  • SkuVault Core
  • Smartwaiver
  • Solink
  • Stayntouch PMS
  • Stitch Labs
  • Supreme Golf Solutions
  • SwiftCount
  • SynergySuite
  • TapMango
  • ThinkReservations
  • UEAT
  • Uber Eats
  • Uberall
  • Unleashed
  • Venga
  • VoucherCart
  • WebRezPro
  • Webgility
  • Whistle Messaging
  • WooCommerce
  • Worldpay for Business
  • Xero
  • Zoey
  • bike.rent Manager
  • Total integrations4
  • 7shifts
  • APPSeCONNECT
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agendrix
  • Amaka
  • Ascent360
  • BevSpot Food and Beverage Management
  • Birdeye
  • Booxi
  • CXMEngine
  • City Hive
  • Cloudbeds
  • CoverManager
  • Craftable
  • Flipdish
  • GolfNow for Business
  • Google Ads
  • Growzer
  • Homebase
  • Hubtiger Service and Repair Software
  • Incentivio
  • Kangaroo
  • Kimoby
  • MDWare
  • Marketman
  • Meta for Business
  • Pepper
  • Perkville
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • ResNexus
  • SKU IQ
  • SevenRooms
  • Shiftbase
  • Shopify
  • SkuVault Core
  • Smartwaiver
  • Solink
  • Stayntouch PMS
  • Stitch Labs
  • Supreme Golf Solutions
  • SwiftCount
  • SynergySuite
  • TapMango
  • ThinkReservations
  • UEAT
  • Uber Eats
  • Uberall
  • Unleashed
  • Venga
  • VoucherCart
  • WebRezPro
  • Webgility
  • Whistle Messaging
  • WooCommerce
  • Worldpay for Business
  • Xero
  • Zoey
  • bike.rent Manager

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