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Jolt vs Lightspeed Restaurant

Jolt logo

Jolt

Software

Operations execution platform

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Jolt jolt.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to smartsense.co/request-a-quote; Jolt is sold under SmartSense; Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium
  • They diverge on capability: Jolt covers Digital checklists, Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Jolt and Lightspeed Restaurant differ
AttributeJoltLightspeed Restaurant
Founded20122005

Identical on both: starting price ($69/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Jolt

  • Digital checklists
  • Temperature logging
  • Food labeling
  • Employee accountability
  • Time clock
  • Training
  • POS systems
  • HR software

Only in Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Jolt

  • Digital checklists and task management for restaurant and retail shift worknot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Food safety labelling and temperature loggingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Employee scheduling and shift accountability for hourly teamsnot Lightspeed Restaurant

Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Where each one falls short

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

Jolt

  • jolt.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to smartsense.co/request-a-quote; Jolt is sold under SmartSense
  • Pricing is by quote only, with no published rate, no minimum and no named cost driver on the vendor site

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

Jolt

$69/month
  • Basic$69/month
    • Checklists
    • Temperature logs
  • Standard$129/month
    • Food safety
    • Employee management
  • Premium$229/month
    • Full features
    • Analytics

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 Jolt if

  • You need digital checklists.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want temperature logging.
Jolt 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 Jolt or Lightspeed Restaurant better?
Neither clearly leads. Jolt starts at $69/month and Lightspeed Restaurant at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jolt or Lightspeed Restaurant?
Jolt starts at $69/month and Lightspeed Restaurant at $69/month.
Does Jolt or Lightspeed Restaurant run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Jolt best used for?
Jolt is most often used for digital checklists and task management for restaurant and retail shift work, food safety labelling and temperature logging, employee scheduling and shift accountability for hourly teams. Of those, digital checklists and task management for restaurant and retail shift work and food safety labelling and temperature logging are not what Lightspeed Restaurant is typically brought in for.
What can Jolt do that Lightspeed Restaurant cannot?
Jolt covers Digital checklists, Temperature logging, Food labeling, Employee accountability. Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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