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ConnectWise vs Lightspeed Restaurant

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ConnectWise

Remote Work

Software built to power your business

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Food & Restaurant

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ConnectWise rMM, backup and cybersecurity products require filling out a quote request form rather than showing a price; only ScreenConnect remote support pricing is shown directly on the site, per connectwise.com, August 2026; Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ConnectWise and Lightspeed Restaurant actually diverge.

Attributes where ConnectWise and Lightspeed Restaurant differ
AttributeConnectWiseLightspeed Restaurant
Starting priceOn request$69/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryRemote WorkFood & Restaurant
FoundedUnknown2005

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ConnectWise

Nothing recorded that Lightspeed Restaurant does not also cover.

Only in Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Floor plan management
  • Tableside ordering
  • Menu management
  • Staff management
  • Delivery integration
  • Advanced reporting
  • Uber Eats
  • DoorDash

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ConnectWise

No use cases recorded yet. See the ConnectWise review.

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Point of Salenot ConnectWise
  • Order Managementnot ConnectWise
  • Inventory Controlnot ConnectWise
  • Staff Schedulingnot ConnectWise

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ConnectWise

  • RMM, backup and cybersecurity products require filling out a quote request form rather than showing a price; only ScreenConnect remote support pricing is shown directly on the site, per connectwise.com, August 2026

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium
  • The kitchen display system is charged separately at $30 per screen per month
  • Lightspeed Reservations, reservation integrations and Lightspeed Tasks are add-ons on every tier below Enterprise rather than included features
  • Integrated payments are fixed to a default configuration on Starter, with custom configuration only from Essential upwards
  • Card processing rates and hardware costs are not published, and the vendor notes prices vary by business and industry

Pricing, plan by plan

ConnectWise

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the ConnectWise review.

Lightspeed Restaurant

$69/month
  • Starter$69/month
    • POS
    • Menu management
    • Payments
  • Essential$189/month
    • Online ordering
    • Delivery
    • Advanced reporting
  • Premium$399/month
    • Multiple locations
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose ConnectWise if

Nothing in the data separates ConnectWise from Lightspeed Restaurant on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

ConnectWise review

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if

  • You need floor plan management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tableside ordering.
Lightspeed Restaurant review

Questions people ask

Is ConnectWise or Lightspeed Restaurant better?
Neither clearly leads. ConnectWise starts at On request and Lightspeed Restaurant at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ConnectWise or Lightspeed Restaurant?
ConnectWise starts at On request and Lightspeed Restaurant at $69/month.
Does ConnectWise or Lightspeed Restaurant run on more platforms?
ConnectWise runs on Web. Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can ConnectWise do that Lightspeed Restaurant cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management.
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