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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Restaurant365

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Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Restaurant365

Software

All-in-one restaurant management platform

From
$399/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; Restaurant365 pricing is by quote only: the pricing page lists no plan price, no per location rate, no module add on cost, no implementation fee and no minimum contract length
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Restaurant365 covers Accounting.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lightspeed Restaurant and Restaurant365 actually diverge.

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Restaurant365 differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantRestaurant365
Starting price$69/month$399/month
Founded20052011

Identical on both: 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 Restaurant365

  • Accounting
  • Inventory management
  • Scheduling
  • Payroll
  • HR
  • Reporting
  • Toast
  • Square

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 Restaurant365
  • Order Managementnot Restaurant365
  • Inventory Controlnot Restaurant365
  • Staff Schedulingnot Restaurant365

Restaurant365

  • Restaurant accounting and general ledger tied to point of sale datanot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Food and beverage inventory, recipe costing and vendor invoice processingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Labour scheduling and forecasting across multiple restaurant locationsnot 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

Restaurant365

  • Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page lists no plan price, no per location rate, no module add on cost, no implementation fee and no minimum contract length
  • Obtaining a price requires submitting a demo request form

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

Restaurant365

$399/month
  • Essentials$399/month
    • Accounting
    • Inventory
  • Professional$549/month
    • Scheduling
    • Reporting
  • 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 Restaurant365 if

  • You need accounting.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory management.
Restaurant365 review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Restaurant365 better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Restaurant365 at $399/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Restaurant365?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Restaurant365 at $399/month.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Restaurant365 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 Restaurant365 is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Restaurant365 cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Restaurant365 covers Accounting, Inventory management, Scheduling, Payroll. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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