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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Monday Sales CRM

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Monday Sales CRM logo

Monday Sales CRM

Software

Sales management and CRM platform

From
On request
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; Monday Sales CRM every CRM plan carries a 3 seat minimum, so a solo user or a pair still pay for three
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Monday Sales CRM covers Deal management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lightspeed Restaurant and Monday Sales CRM actually diverge.

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Monday Sales CRM differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantMonday Sales CRM
Starting price$69/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android
Founded20052012

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 Monday Sales CRM

  • Deal management
  • Lead tracking
  • Pipeline
  • Automations
  • Reporting
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • Google Drive

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Point of Salenot Monday Sales CRM
  • Order Managementnot Monday Sales CRM
  • Inventory Controlnot Monday Sales CRM
  • Staff Schedulingnot Monday Sales CRM

Monday Sales CRM

  • Sales pipeline and contact management on the monday platformnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Tracking deals and automating sales follow upnot 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

Monday Sales CRM

  • Every CRM plan carries a 3 seat minimum, so a solo user or a pair still pay for three
  • Automation actions are metered monthly, at 250 on Standard against 25,000 on Pro, a hundredfold gap between adjacent tiers
  • The CRM is priced above the general Work Management product at the same tier, at 12 EUR against 9 EUR per seat on Basic
  • Published rates require annual billing, with monthly costing more
  • The Ultimate tier is custom priced

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

Monday Sales CRM

On request
  • Sales$15/month
    • Up to 5 users
    • Sales features
    • Automations
  • Sales+$35/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Advanced features
    • API access

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 Monday Sales CRM if

  • You need deal management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android.
  • You also want lead tracking.
Monday Sales CRM review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Monday Sales CRM better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Monday Sales CRM at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Monday Sales CRM?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Monday Sales CRM at On request.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Monday Sales CRM run on more platforms?
Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android. Monday Sales CRM runs on Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android.
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 Monday Sales CRM is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Monday Sales CRM cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Monday Sales CRM covers Deal management, Lead tracking, Pipeline, Automations. Both handle Web support.
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