Homebase vs Lightspeed Restaurant

Built for small businesses, our all in one app simplifies scheduling, time clocks, payroll, HR, messaging to make work radically easy.

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud-based point of sale (POS) system for restaurants. The platform offers features including sales tracking, contactless payment processing, customizable floor plans, employee management, and more. Lightspeed Restaurant also offers add-ons for delivery and eCommerce.
Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud-based point of sale (POS) system for restaurants. The platform offers features including sales tracking, contactless...

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Starting from

US$24.95/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Starting from

US$69.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Overall rating

4.6 /5
(1,082)

Ease of Use

4.6/ 5

Features

4.5/ 5

Customer Service

4.5/ 5

Value for Money

4.6/ 5

Overall rating

4.4 /5
(208)

Ease of Use

4.4/ 5

Features

4.3/ 5

Customer Service

4.3/ 5

Value for Money

4.2/ 5

Total features 83

  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Careers Page
  • Cash Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Clock In/Out
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Categories
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Discount Management
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • FMLA Administration
  • File Sharing
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Cloud
  • For Restaurants
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Group Scheduling
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Job Posting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offline Access
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking Software
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Production Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recipe Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resume Storage
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales History
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Separate Checks
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Table Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Compliance
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Tips Management
  • Transaction History
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management

Total features 62

  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Careers Page
  • Cash Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Clock In/Out
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Categories
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Discount Management
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • FMLA Administration
  • File Sharing
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Cloud
  • For Restaurants
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Group Scheduling
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Inventory Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Job Posting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Offline Access
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking Software
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Production Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recipe Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resume Storage
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales History
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Separate Checks
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Table Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Compliance
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Tips Management
  • Transaction History
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • 5stelle
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Abacus
  • Abacus POS
  • Apaleo
  • Apicbase Restaurant Management
  • BPL Digital
  • Bookingplanner
  • Cloudbeds
  • Clover
  • Cockpit IT Service Manager
  • Combo
  • Deliverect
  • Easilys
  • Flipdish
  • Fourth Suite
  • Frontdesk Anywhere
  • Gusto
  • Homebase
  • Kitchen CUT
  • Lightspeed
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Marketman
  • Mews
  • Misterbooking PMS
  • Mobi2Go
  • Onvi
  • OpenTable
  • Oracle Hospitality Suite8
  • Orderlord
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Revel Systems
  • Rotaready
  • SevenRooms
  • Skello
  • Square Payroll
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Stayntouch PMS
  • SumUp
  • SurePayroll
  • Tenzo
  • Toast POS
  • WebRezPro
  • ZipRecruiter
  • aleno
  • protel PMS
  • talech
  • toast CRM
  • 5stelle
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Abacus
  • Abacus POS
  • Apaleo
  • Apicbase Restaurant Management
  • BPL Digital
  • Bookingplanner
  • Cloudbeds
  • Clover
  • Cockpit IT Service Manager
  • Combo
  • Deliverect
  • Easilys
  • Flipdish
  • Fourth Suite
  • Frontdesk Anywhere
  • Gusto
  • Homebase
  • Kitchen CUT
  • Lightspeed
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Marketman
  • Mews
  • Misterbooking PMS
  • Mobi2Go
  • Onvi
  • OpenTable
  • Oracle Hospitality Suite8
  • Orderlord
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Revel Systems
  • Rotaready
  • SevenRooms
  • Skello
  • Square Payroll
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Stayntouch PMS
  • SumUp
  • SurePayroll
  • Tenzo
  • Toast POS
  • WebRezPro
  • ZipRecruiter
  • aleno
  • protel PMS
  • talech
  • toast CRM