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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Mangomint

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mangomint logo

Mangomint

Software

Salon & spa software made simple

From
$165/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium; Mangomint the base plan is $130 a month before any add ons, which is a high floor for a single chair salon
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Mangomint covers Smart scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Mangomint differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantMangomint
Starting price$69/month$165/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20052017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Only in Mangomint

  • Smart scheduling
  • Client management
  • Integrated payments
  • Automated confirmations
  • Inventory management
  • Express booking
  • Two-way texting
  • Business reports

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Web support
  • Ios support

What people use each for

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

Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Mangomint

  • Appointment scheduling and client management for salons and spasnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Point of sale, payments and staff management for beauty businessesnot Lightspeed Restaurant

Where each one falls short

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

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

Mangomint

  • The base plan is $130 a month before any add ons, which is a high floor for a single chair salon
  • Each additional location is $120 a month and each additional user $10
  • Phone service is $70 a month per line, marketing starts at $30 and payroll is $50 plus $8 per worker
  • Card processing is charged on top, at 2.45% plus 15 cents in person and 2.90% plus 30 cents for virtual payments

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Mangomint

$165/month
  • Essential$165/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Integrated payments
  • Standard$245/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Online booking
    • Forms & intake
  • Unlimited$375/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Unlimited staff
    • Multi-location

Which should you pick?

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if

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

Choose Mangomint if

  • You need smart scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Mangomint review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Mangomint better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Mangomint at $165/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Mangomint?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Mangomint at $165/month.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Mangomint run on more platforms?
Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android. Mangomint runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Lightspeed Restaurant best used for?
Lightspeed Restaurant is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Mangomint is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Mangomint cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Mangomint covers Smart scheduling, Client management, Integrated payments, Automated confirmations. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support, Ios support.
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