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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Milano

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Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Milano

Software

Hair salon and beauty studio management software

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Milano covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Milano differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantMilano
Founded20052014

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 Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Only in Milano

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client profiles
  • Styling notes
  • Photo gallery
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Instagram

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Milano

  • Salon managementnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Styling notesnot 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

Milano

Nothing recorded yet. See the Milano review.

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

Milano

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • Scheduling
    • Client profiles
    • Styling notes
  • Professional$139/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • POS
    • Inventory

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 Milano if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client profiles.
Milano review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Milano better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Milano at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Milano?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Milano at $69/month.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Milano run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Milano is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Milano cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Milano covers Appointment scheduling, Client profiles, Styling notes, Photo gallery. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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