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Alternatives to Lightspeed Retail
22 inventory tools sit alongside Lightspeed Retail in this directory. Below is what separates each from Lightspeed Retail on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- Lightspeed Retail starts at
- $89/month
Why people look past Lightspeed Retail
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Lightspeed Retail entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Lightspeed Retail carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Dropshipping made simple
Priced and rated the same as Lightspeed Retail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Complete inventory and order management system
Priced and rated the same as Lightspeed Retail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Multi-channel commerce automation
Priced and rated the same as Lightspeed Retail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Multi-channel listing and inventory
Priced and rated the same as Lightspeed Retail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
High-volume inventory for e-commerce
Priced and rated the same as Lightspeed Retail on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Order and inventory management for SMBs
- Can be used without paying; Lightspeed Retail cannot.
- Starts $46 a month dearer, at $135/month.
- 2 tiers to Lightspeed Retail's 3.
Every Lightspeed Retail alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightspeed Retail (this page) | $89/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| OberloDropshipping automation platform for Shopify, though now discontinued as of June 2022. | On request | - | - | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| DEAR InventoryInventory management and order fulfillment system supporting multi-channel selling. | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| LinnworksMulti-channel inventory management and order fulfillment platform. | On request | Subscription | - | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| SellbriteInventory and order management across multiple sales channels. | On request | Subscription | - | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Finale InventoryInventory management software for e-commerce businesses with order tracking. | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Megaventory | Free, then $135/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Fiix | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| ERPNext | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| EZOfficeInventory | Free, then $63.55/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Fishbowl Inventory | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Quartzy | $50/month | Per month by user tier | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Brightpearl | $499/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Extensiv | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Netstock | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Acumatica | On request | Subscription | - | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| ChannelAdvisor | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| inFlow | $129/month | - | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Limble CMMS | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| MarketMan | $179/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| BlueCart | $10/month | - | - | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Katana | $99/month | - | 2 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
| Asset Panda | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Lightspeed Retail |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Lightspeed Retail badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (4)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Megaventory , Free, then $135/month
- Fiix , Free
- ERPNext , Free
- EZOfficeInventory , Free, then $63.55/month
Cheaper than Lightspeed Retail (3)
Entry price under Lightspeed Retail's $89/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- EZOfficeInventory , Free, then $63.55/month
- Quartzy , $50/month
- BlueCart , $10/month
What you would be giving up
Lightspeed Retail is most often brought in for tracking 10,000+ skus across multiple sales channels, reconciling payments across terminals in under 10 minutes, selling across in-person, online, and social simultaneously, accessing real-time inventory demand forecasting. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Lightspeed Retail is broadly right and the question is cost, the Lightspeed Retail pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Inventory category lists everything the directory holds, and best inventory tools ranks them.
Lightspeed Retail runs on web, ipad, cloud-based. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Lightspeed Retail alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Lightspeed Retail?
- 22 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by Oberlo, DEAR Inventory, Linnworks, Sellbrite. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Lightspeed Retail?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Megaventory, Fiix, ERPNext, EZOfficeInventory.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Lightspeed Retail?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under Lightspeed Retail's $89/month: EZOfficeInventory at Free, then $63.55/month, Quartzy at $50/month, BlueCart at $10/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Lightspeed Retail?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Lightspeed Retail?
- Lightspeed Retail is most often brought in for tracking 10,000+ skus across multiple sales channels, reconciling payments across terminals in under 10 minutes, selling across in-person, online, and social simultaneously, accessing real-time inventory demand forecasting. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Lightspeed Retail?
- None of the inventory tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Lightspeed Retail alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Inventory, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Lightspeed Retail against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Lightspeed Retail covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every inventory tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Inventory category, 22 tools beside Lightspeed Retail. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.