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Lightspeed Restaurant vs StyleSeat

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Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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StyleSeat

Software

Book beauty appointments instantly

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only StyleSeat 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; StyleSeat introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, StyleSeat covers Online booking.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and StyleSeat differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantStyleSeat
Starting price$69/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
Free tierNoYes
Founded20052011

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 StyleSeat

  • Online booking
  • Professional profiles
  • Client management
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing tools
  • Reviews & ratings
  • Mobile app
  • Calendar management

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 StyleSeat
  • Order Managementnot StyleSeat
  • Inventory Controlnot StyleSeat
  • Staff Schedulingnot StyleSeat

StyleSeat

  • Client acquisitionnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Online bookingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Personal brandingnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Payment collectionnot Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Client retentionnot 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

StyleSeat

  • Introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.

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

StyleSeat

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • Professional profile
  • Pro$35/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Smart pricing
    • No-show protection

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 StyleSeat if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want professional profiles.
StyleSeat review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or StyleSeat better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and StyleSeat at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or StyleSeat?
StyleSeat has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $69/month for Lightspeed Restaurant and Free for StyleSeat.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or StyleSeat run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use StyleSeat for free?
Yes. StyleSeat 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 StyleSeat is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that StyleSeat cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. StyleSeat covers Online booking, Professional profiles, Client management, Payment processing. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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