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Lightspeed Restaurant vs xtraCHEF

Lightspeed Restaurant logo

Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
xtraCHEF logo

xtraCHEF

Software

AP automation and food costing platform

From
$149/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; xtraCHEF the App Store listing (publisher xtraCHEF, Inc.) states the app requires an existing xtraCHEF customer account, so it cannot be signed up for or used without a separate commercial contract already in place.
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, xtraCHEF covers Invoice digitization.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and xtraCHEF differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantxtraCHEF
Starting price$69/month$149/month
Founded20052015

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 xtraCHEF

  • Invoice digitization
  • AP automation
  • Price tracking
  • Food costing
  • Recipe management
  • Spend analytics
  • Toast
  • NetSuite

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • 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 Sale
  • Order Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Staff Scheduling

xtraCHEF

  • Point of Sale
  • Order Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Staff Scheduling

Both are used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

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

xtraCHEF

  • The App Store listing (publisher xtraCHEF, Inc.) states the app requires an existing xtraCHEF customer account, so it cannot be signed up for or used without a separate commercial contract already in place.

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

xtraCHEF

$149/month
  • Essentials$149/month
    • Invoice processing
    • Price tracking
  • Professional$249/month
    • Food costing
    • Recipe management
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full features

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 xtraCHEF if

  • You need invoice digitization.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want ap automation.
xtraCHEF review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or xtraCHEF better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and xtraCHEF at $149/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or xtraCHEF?
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and xtraCHEF at $149/month.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or xtraCHEF 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.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that xtraCHEF cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. xtraCHEF covers Invoice digitization, AP automation, Price tracking, Food costing. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support, Ios support.
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