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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Olo

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Olo logo

Olo

Software

Digital ordering and delivery 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; Olo olo platform pricing is not published; it is sold directly to restaurant operators via sales contact, with only free operator-facing apps visible on the App Store
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Olo covers Digital ordering.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Olo differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantOlo
Starting price$69/monthOn request

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2005).

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
  • Skip the Dishes
  • QuickBooks

Only in Olo

  • Digital ordering
  • Delivery management
  • Dispatch
  • Rails integration
  • Catering
  • Enterprise analytics
  • Grubhub
  • All major POS

Both cover

  • Uber Eats
  • DoorDash
  • 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 Sale
  • Order Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Staff Scheduling

Olo

  • Point of Sale
  • Order Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Staff Scheduling

Both are used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

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

Olo

  • Olo platform pricing is not published; it is sold directly to restaurant operators via sales contact, with only free operator-facing apps visible on the App Store

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

Olo

On request
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full platform

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 Olo if

  • You need digital ordering.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want delivery management.
Olo review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Olo better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Olo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Olo?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Olo at On request.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Olo 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.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Olo cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Olo covers Digital ordering, Delivery management, Dispatch, Rails integration. Both handle Uber Eats, DoorDash, Web support, Ios support.
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