Lightspeed POS (formerly ShopKeep)
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How to Replace Lightspeed POS (formerly ShopKeep)Overview
Features
25 features across 18 categories
Administration(1)
Create specific custom roles to suit different staff across your business
Analytics(1)
Get greater insight and customize your reporting with the ability to save custom reports and schedule recurring email sends
Automation(1)
Design your ideal checkout process and increase efficiency, reduce human error and speed up your processes
Core POS(2)
Support for multiple registers within a single location
Advanced cloud-based platform powering commerce operations
Customer Loyalty(1)
Keep customers coming back with built-in loyalty programs connected to customer accounts
Developer Tools(1)
Customize your business like never before with a powerful retail API
Financing(1)
Cash advance program with flexible repayment terms to help grow your business
Implementation(1)
Professional services and onboarding assistance for implementation
Integrations(1)
Integrate your POS with your accounting, eCommerce and marketing software to streamline operations
Inventory(2)
Effortlessly handle products, variants, and stock across all channels
Distribute freight and duty costs in your product prices and get more accurate margins
Mobile(2)
Count products, track inventory and fulfill orders easily from iOS or Android device
Turn your iOS or Android device into a powerful inventory management tool. Take payments on the iOS app, count products, track inventory and fulfill orders easily, right from your device
Multi-location(1)
Manage multiple retail locations from a single platform
Payments(2)
Process payments without having to leave your POS
Payment processing service with card-present rate of 1.5%
Procurement(3)
Access to exclusive wholesale network to discover and connect with brands, place orders that sync with POS and automate product creation
Access accurate catalog information for over 5 million products to speed up product creation
Sync purchase orders between NuORDER and Lightspeed to save time ordering, reordering and receiving
Reporting(1)
Get greater insight across your business with in-depth sales, staff and inventory reports to help make informed decisions
Security(1)
Access all your systems with one secure login
Support(2)
Round-the-clock customer support available via chat in BackOffice
Round-the-clock customer support available by phone at 1-800-820-9814
eCommerce(1)
Sell anywhere, to anyone—across the internet and around the world. Control everything from a single platform
Pricing
Basic
- ✓Retail POS
- ✓1 included register
- ✓Integrated Payments
- ✓Inventory Management
- ✓Lightspeed NuORDER
- ✓NuORDER Catalog
- ✓PO Sync
- ✓Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce (Basic)
- ✓In-store and online loyalty
- ✓Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports
- ✓Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations
- ✓Mobile Scanner POS App / Mobile Scanner App
- ✓Landed Costs
- ✓Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting)
- ✓API access
- ✓Workflows
- ✓Custom User Roles
- ✓SSO (Single Sign-ON)
- ✓Lightspeed Payments (1.5% card-present rate)
- ✓Onboarding and professional service options
- ✓24/7 Chat Support
- ✓24/7 Phone Support
- ✓Lightspeed Capital (Flexible repayment terms)
Core
- ✓Retail POS
- ✓1 included register
- ✓Integrated Payments
- ✓Inventory Management
- ✓Lightspeed NuORDER
- ✓NuORDER Catalog
- ✓PO Sync
- ✓Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce
- ✓In-store and online loyalty
- ✓Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports
- ✓Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations
- ✓Mobile Scanner POS App / Mobile Scanner App
- ✓Landed Costs
- ✓Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting)
- ✓API access
- ✓Workflows
- ✓Custom User Roles
- ✓SSO (Single Sign-ON)
- ✓Lightspeed Payments (1.5% card-present rate)
- ✓Onboarding and professional service options
- ✓24/7 Chat Support
- ✓24/7 Phone Support
- ✓Lightspeed Capital (Flexible repayment terms)
Plus
- ✓Retail POS
- ✓1 included register
- ✓Integrated Payments
- ✓Inventory Management
- ✓Lightspeed NuORDER
- ✓NuORDER Catalog
- ✓PO Sync
- ✓Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce
- ✓In-store and online loyalty
- ✓Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports
- ✓Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations
- ✓Mobile Scanner POS App / Mobile Scanner App
- ✓Landed Costs
- ✓Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting)
- ✓API access
- ✓Workflows
- ✓Custom User Roles
- ✓SSO (Single Sign-ON)
- ✓Lightspeed Payments (1.5% card-present rate)
- ✓Onboarding and professional service options
- ✓24/7 Chat Support
- ✓24/7 Phone Support
- ✓Lightspeed Capital (Flexible repayment terms)
Cost Calculator
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Build It Yourself
Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 25 features at very easy complexity.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a Lightspeed POS (formerly ShopKeep) alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 25 features.
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Build Your Own
Better ValueBuilding could save ~$13,560 over 3 years.
Estimates based on 25 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
3 known integrations