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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Splashtop

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Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Splashtop

Software

Secure remote access and remote support software

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; Splashtop solo plan is $72 per year for a single user; Pro and Performance are priced per user per year on top at $99 and $149

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Splashtop differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantSplashtop
Starting price$69/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2005Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Splashtop

Nothing recorded that Lightspeed Restaurant does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Lightspeed Restaurant

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

Splashtop

No use cases recorded yet. See the Splashtop review.

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

Splashtop

  • Solo plan is $72 per year for a single user; Pro and Performance are priced per user per year on top at $99 and $149
  • Remote Support SOS plan starts at $259 to $399 per concurrent user per year, separate from the remote access plans

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

Splashtop

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Splashtop 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 Splashtop if

Nothing in the data separates Splashtop from Lightspeed Restaurant on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Splashtop review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Splashtop better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Splashtop at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Splashtop?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Splashtop at On request.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Splashtop run on more platforms?
Lightspeed Restaurant runs on Web, Ios, Android. Splashtop runs on Web.
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 Splashtop is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Splashtop cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management.
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