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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Resurva

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Resurva logo

Resurva

Software

Beautiful online booking for beauty businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Resurva 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; Resurva pricing information not publicly displayed on website, requiring direct contact with sales team for quotes
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Resurva covers Custom booking page.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Resurva differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantResurva
Starting price$69/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
Founded20052014

Identical on both: 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 Resurva

  • Custom booking page
  • Online scheduling
  • Email reminders
  • SMS reminders
  • Payment processing
  • Calendar sync
  • Website embedding
  • Client database

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 Resurva
  • Order Managementnot Resurva
  • Inventory Controlnot Resurva
  • Staff Schedulingnot Resurva

Resurva

  • Online bookingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Website integrationnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Appointment remindersnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Professional presencenot 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

Resurva

  • Pricing information not publicly displayed on website, requiring direct contact with sales team for quotes
  • Limited information about feature depth compared to dedicated salon management platforms
  • Integration options limited to five third-party tools compared to more comprehensive platforms

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

Resurva

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Resurva review.

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 Resurva if

  • You need custom booking page.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want online scheduling.
Resurva review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Resurva better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Resurva at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Resurva?
Resurva has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $69/month for Lightspeed Restaurant and Free for Resurva.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Resurva run on more platforms?
Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android. Resurva runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Resurva for free?
Yes. Resurva 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 Resurva is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Resurva cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Resurva covers Custom booking page, Online scheduling, Email reminders, SMS reminders. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Resurva: Does Resurva offer a free trial?

Yes. Resurva offers a 60-day free trial with super support. No credit card is required to sign up.

Source
Resurva: What features does Resurva include?

Resurva includes appointment scheduling, booking management, client management with client portal, online booking, email and SMS reminders, online payments, POS integration, multi-location support, and analytics and reporting tools.

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Resurva: What integrations does Resurva support?

Resurva integrates with Mailchimp for email marketing, Meta for Business for social advertising, Stripe for payments, Twitter/X for social publishing, and Vend for POS and retail operations.

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Resurva: Does Resurva support multi-location management?

Yes. Resurva supports multiple locations with a multi-location discount available on all accounts for managing several salon or barbershop locations from one dashboard.

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