See what Lightspeed's POS and commerce platform offers retail, restaurant, and golf businesses, plus pricing plans starting at $89/month.
Category
Retail, Restaurant & POS
Pricing
Tiered SaaS subscription billed per register/month: Basic $89, Core $149, Plus $289 (annual billing saves up to 18%), all including Lightspeed Payments at a 1.5% card-present rate; restaurant, golf, and multi-location pricing is quote-based., from $9
Lightspeed (Lightspeed Commerce Inc.) is a Montreal-based, publicly traded commerce platform provider offering industry-specific point-of-sale (POS) systems for retail, restaurant/hospitality, and golf businesses. The platform combines POS, inventory management, integrated payments, built-in eCommerce, and reporting into one system so merchants can run in-store and online sales from a single dashboard. Retail customers get demand forecasting and cross-channel inventory tracking; restaurant customers get tools like kitchen display systems and tableside ordering; golf operators get tee-sheet and course-management features. Lightspeed also offers a wholesale/B2B ordering module and has recently added AI-driven analytics ('Lightspeed AI') for business insights. The company reports its platform is used across more than 100 countries and processed $98.1B in gross transaction value (GTV) in fiscal 2026, and it runs primarily on iPad-based hardware plus supported payment terminals and scanners.
Key Features
Point of Sale — Industry-specific POS software for retail, restaurant, and golf businesses, running primarily on iPad-based hardware and supported payment terminals.
Inventory Management — Cross-channel inventory tracking with demand forecasting to keep stock levels synced between physical and online locations.
Integrated Payments — Built-in Lightspeed Payments processing at a 1.5% card-present rate with unified reconciliation across channels.
Built-in eCommerce — Native online storefront capability that syncs inventory and orders with in-store POS for true omnichannel selling.
Reporting & Analytics — Advanced reporting plus Lightspeed AI-driven business insights to help merchants track performance and make decisions.
Wholesale / B2B Ordering — A wholesale platform module supporting B2B ordering and purchase order automation for merchants who also sell wholesale.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Industry-specific POS builds tailored for retail, restaurant, and golf operations rather than a one-size-fits-all system
Combines POS, inventory, eCommerce, and payments in one platform, reducing the need for separate tools
Backed by a large, publicly traded company with 24/7 support and a global footprint across 100+ countries
Cons
Entry-level plans start around $89/month per register, which is pricier than many basic small-business POS options
Full multi-location or advanced-tier pricing is not published and requires contacting sales
Payment processing is tied to Lightspeed Payments at a fixed 1.5% card-present rate, limiting flexibility to use outside processors