Do I have to use Lightspeed Payments?

In most markets Lightspeed requires its integrated payments, and the Starter plan uses default rates. Benvo works with the card processor you choose and adds no markup, so your card fees are a direct agreement between you and your processor.

What is a good Lightspeed alternative for a members club or hotel?

Clubs and hotels usually need the till to charge to a member account or a room and to recognise the guest. Benvo POS does both, with the booking or member card opening the check and room charges posting through the Benvo hotel module. Lightspeed handles room charges through hotel system integrations.

Can I move from Lightspeed to Benvo without losing my menu?

Yes. Benvo imports your menu, modifiers, prices and customer list from Lightspeed exports during onboarding, and migration is included. Your team keeps the iPads they use today, since Benvo POS runs on iPads and phones you already own. Most venues are live within 14 days, with staff training included.

Benvo vs Lightspeed

Lightspeed Restaurant alternative: pricing, payments and guest data compared

Lightspeed Restaurant is a mature, flexible POS with clear published plans and strong multi location menu tools. Benvo is the better fit when the POS has to know the guest from the booking or the member card and when you want to choose your own card processor. For a venue that only needs a reliable till, Lightspeed remains a sound choice.

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Price

Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.

$448 a monthPOS, Menus and beverage list

$0 setup, data moved for you
$5,376 in the first year
AI team included, no cover fees

Lightspeed$295 a monthTypical mid tier

Setup not published
$3,540 in the first year

As of November 2026, Lightspeed lists Starter at $69, Essential at $189 and Premium at $399 a month, with kitchen screens at $30 each per month and Enterprise by quote. A typical mid tier venue pays around $295 a month before payments and hardware. Benvo POS with Menus is $448 a month per venue with the kitchen display included, no processing markup and no setup fee.

About Lightspeed

What Lightspeed is.

Lightspeed sells POS for restaurants and retail, with restaurant plans from Starter to Enterprise and its own hardware. Integrated payments are required in most markets, and loyalty, online ordering and kitchen screens are paid extras. It is used by restaurants across North America, Europe and Australia.

Choose Lightspeed if

Restaurants and bars that want a proven till with published plan prices and a large integration marketplace.

Choose Benvo if

Venues where the till should share one guest record with reservations, membership, loyalty and stock.

Why venues move from Lightspeed

Kitchen screens at no extra cost

Lightspeed lists its kitchen display at $30 a screen per month. Benvo includes the kitchen display with stations, timers, all day counts and allergen banners in POS.

Keep your card processor

Lightspeed requires its own payments in most markets. Benvo lets you pick your processor and adds nothing on top of the card fees.

Loyalty that knows the booking

Lightspeed loyalty is an add on with a lookup at the till. In Benvo the booking or member card opens the check, and points, tiers and wallet passes run from the same record.

Charge to rooms or members

Benvo POS charges to a member account, or to a room bill with the Benvo hotel module, without a third party integration.

Features

POS and loyalty

16 features

Lightspeed

Table service and split billsIncludedIncluded

Kitchen display screensIncludedIncluded

Keeps selling when offlineIncludedOrders queue, card, cash and member charges within limitsIncluded

Own hardware soldNot includedRuns on iPads and phones you already ownIncluded

Integrated card paymentsIncludedIncluded

Choose your own card processorIncludedNo Benvo markup on card feesPartlyOwn payments required in most markets

Online ordering and delivery appsNot includedTakeaway and QR table ordering onlyPaid extra

Stock deducted from salesIncludedIncluded

PayrollNot includedNot included

Gift cards and stored valueIncludedIncluded

Guest recognised at the tableIncludedBooking or member card opens the checkPartlyLoyalty lookup at the till

Points and tiersIncludedPaid extra

Rewards without an appIncludedWallet passes and a web cardPartlyNot confirmed

Room charge to hotel billIncludedWith the Benvo hotel modulePartlyThrough hotel system integrations

Member account chargingIncludedPartlyNot confirmed

Loyalty measured against a holdoutIncludedNot included

Included IncludedPaid extraPartly Limited, on a higher plan or not confirmedNot included Not included

Where Lightspeed is stronger

Lightspeed publishes simple plan prices starting at $69 a month.
Lightspeed has a large marketplace of integrations, including delivery ordering.
Lightspeed sells its own hardware and runs restaurant and retail on one platform.

Sources and how we checked

From each vendor's own pricing, product and help pages, and buyer reviews where a vendor publishes little, checked in November 2026. Prices are typical per venue per month in US dollars before tax; vendors quote per deal. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and Benvo is not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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Switching from Lightspeed

Live in 14 days, with your data moved for you.

Benvo imports your Lightspeed menu, modifiers, floor layout and customer list during onboarding, included in the price. Most venues are live in 14 days, with a buyout credit of up to three months on a 12 month term.

No setup fee and no migration charge
Up to 3 months of your remaining contract credited
Staff trained on site or online

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Questions

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As of November 2026, Lightspeed Restaurant lists Starter at $69 a month, Essential at $189 and Premium at $399, with Enterprise quoted. Kitchen display screens are $30 each per month. Card processing and hardware are extra. Benvo POS with Menus is $448 a month per venue, with the kitchen display included and no markup on card fees.

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Kitchen screens at no extra cost

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Loyalty that knows the booking

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