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Goldie vs Lightspeed Restaurant

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Goldie

Beauty & Salon

Beauty booking app for independent professionals

From
Free
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

  • Only Goldie has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Goldie goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing; Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium
  • They diverge on capability: Goldie covers Mobile scheduling, Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Goldie and Lightspeed Restaurant differ
AttributeGoldieLightspeed Restaurant
Starting priceFree$69/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryBeauty & SalonFood & Restaurant
Founded20182005

Identical on both: 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 Goldie

  • Mobile scheduling
  • Client database
  • Online booking link
  • Payment processing
  • SMS reminders
  • No-show protection
  • Social sharing
  • Revenue tracking

Only in Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Both cover

  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Goldie

  • Mobile business managementnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Client bookingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Payment collectionnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Building clientelenot Lightspeed Restaurant

Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Where each one falls short

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

Goldie

  • Goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing

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

Goldie

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reminders
  • Pro$9.99/month
    • All Free features
    • Online payments
    • SMS reminders

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 Goldie if

  • You need mobile scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want client database.
Goldie 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 Goldie or Lightspeed Restaurant better?
Neither clearly leads. Goldie starts at Free and Lightspeed Restaurant at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Goldie or Lightspeed Restaurant?
Goldie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Goldie and $69/month for Lightspeed Restaurant.
Does Goldie or Lightspeed Restaurant run on more platforms?
Goldie runs on Ios, Android. Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Goldie for free?
Yes. Goldie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month.
What is Goldie best used for?
Goldie is most often used for mobile business management, client booking, payment collection, building clientele. Of those, mobile business management and client booking are not what Lightspeed Restaurant is typically brought in for.
What can Goldie do that Lightspeed Restaurant cannot?
Goldie covers Mobile scheduling, Client database, Online booking link, Payment processing. Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Both handle Ios support, Android support.
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