Lightspeed Retail

Annual contractNo relationship

POS system payments

$637.50/mo

est. processing cost inc-GST at $42,500/mo card volume ($578.00/mo ex-GST)

A feature-rich POS for retail and hospitality with strong inventory, reporting and integrations, on a monthly software plan.

Typical use case: Inventory-heavy retail and hospitality wanting deep stock, reporting and integrations. (as positioned by the provider)

Pricing & fees

Processing rate1.5% inc-GST card-presentPublished rate

Monthly fee$144.55

Setup fee$0

Hardware from$0

SettlementNext business day

ContractAnnual term with early-termination fee; payments penalty if not using Lightspeed Payments.

Pros & cons

Deep inventory & reporting

Hospitality + retail editions

Rich integrations

Annual term + early-termination fee

Higher monthly cost

Compare with alternatives

Square POS

Cafes, retail and services wanting a free POS with integrated payments and no lock-in.

$680.00/mo/mo inc-GST

Shopify POS

Omnichannel brands that sell online and in-store from one Shopify catalogue.

$828.75/mo/mo inc-GST

Zeller POS

Hospitality and retail wanting a free POS bundled with Zeller's flat-rate payments.

$595.00/mo/mo inc-GST

Tyro (POS-integrated)

Businesses that already run a POS and want tightly-integrated payments with LCR.

$552.50/mo/mo inc-GST

Epos Now

Retail and hospitality wanting a low-cost hardware+software bundle (custom pricing).

Custom quote/mo inc-GST

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