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Lightspeed Restaurant vs SalonBiz

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Food & Restaurant

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SalonBiz logo

SalonBiz

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon and spa management suite

From
$89/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; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and SalonBiz differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantSalonBiz
Starting price$69/month$89/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Windows
CategoryFood & RestaurantBeauty & Salon

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), 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
  • Delivery integration
  • Advanced reporting
  • Uber Eats
  • DoorDash
  • Skip the Dishes

Only in SalonBiz

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Client database
  • Marketing automation
  • Business reporting
  • Stripe
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Staff management
  • QuickBooks
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Point of Salenot SalonBiz
  • Order Managementnot SalonBiz
  • Inventory Controlnot SalonBiz
  • Staff Schedulingnot SalonBiz

SalonBiz

  • Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot 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

SalonBiz

  • Pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
  • Each tier caps service professionals at 5, 12 and 20 respectively, with extra staff sold in blocks of 10 at $55 per month
  • Not using SalonBiz Payments raises the monthly fee by $25 to $45 depending on tier
  • School and institute plans are capped at 100 students on Essential and 200 on Premium, with extra students at $15 per month per 25
  • Enterprise and multi location pricing is quote only with no published rate

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

SalonBiz

$89/month
  • Standard$89/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client database
  • Premium$179/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Inventory
    • Staff management

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 SalonBiz if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want point of sale.
SalonBiz review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or SalonBiz better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or SalonBiz?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
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 SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that SalonBiz cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Delivery integration. SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Client database. Both handle Staff management, QuickBooks, Web support.
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