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Lightspeed Restaurant vs MyTime

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
MyTime logo

MyTime

Software

Online booking and appointment scheduling platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only MyTime has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium; MyTime aimed at chains and franchises from 5 to 500 locations rather than single-site independents
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, MyTime covers Online booking.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and MyTime differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantMyTime
Starting price$69/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile-responsive
Founded20052010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 MyTime

  • Online booking
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Email & SMS reminders
  • Payment processing
  • Custom branding
  • Marketing tools
  • Reporting

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 MyTime
  • Order Managementnot MyTime
  • Inventory Controlnot MyTime
  • Staff Schedulingnot MyTime

MyTime

  • Appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locationsnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Point of sale and integrated payments at the counternot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Staff scheduling and labour forecastingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Email, SMS and push marketing to clientsnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Loyalty, referral and membership programmesnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Multi-location reporting for a franchise groupnot 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

MyTime

  • Aimed at chains and franchises from 5 to 500 locations rather than single-site independents
  • Pricing is not published

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

MyTime

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • Email reminders
  • Professional$39/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Custom branding
    • Marketing tools

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 MyTime if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want appointment scheduling.
MyTime review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or MyTime better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and MyTime at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or MyTime?
MyTime has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $69/month for Lightspeed Restaurant and Free for MyTime.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or MyTime run on more platforms?
Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android. MyTime runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
Can I use MyTime for free?
Yes. MyTime has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month.
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 MyTime is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that MyTime cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. MyTime covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Client database, Email & SMS reminders. Both handle Web support.
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