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commercetools vs Lightspeed Retail

Compare commercetools and Lightspeed Retail on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

Independently recommendedLast updated Aug 18, 20264 evidence sources11 screenshotsHow we compare
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commercetools

7.7/10

Best for

  • Mid-market and enterprise brands assembling composable storefronts
  • Teams with MACH / headless delivery capacity
  • Programmes that outgrew monolith SMB SaaS packaging

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Our verdict

Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

Choose commercetools if: Mid-market and enterprise brands assembling composable storefronts

Choose Lightspeed Retail if: Brick-and-click retailers who need POS + inventory as the system of record

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Lightspeed Retail

7.7/10

Retail POS + omnichannel — Basic $89/mo, Core $149 highlighted, Plus $289/mo USD; Lightspeed Payments ~1.5% card-present; eCommerce on higher tiers. Distinct from Ecwid.

Best for

  • Brick-and-click retailers who need POS + inventory as the system of record
  • Multi-location specialty retail outgrowing Square’s simplest online store
  • Merchants who will use Lightspeed Payments rather than fight processor surcharges

Starting from $89.00/user/mo

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Evidence & transparency

Sources and research process behind this comparison.

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4

Criteria

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Screenshots

11

Sources consulted

TitleProductType
commercetools — Official Sitecommercetoolsofficial-product-page
commercetools Pricingcommercetoolsofficial-pricing-page
Lightspeed Retail — Official SiteLightspeed Retailofficial-product-page
Lightspeed Retail PricingLightspeed Retailofficial-pricing-page

Methodology steps

  1. 1Collect first-party product and pricing evidence
  2. 2Map both products to the same category criteria
  3. 3Record criterion outcomes with confidence and sources
  4. 4Publish only when editorial gates allow indexing

Methodology version 1.0.0.

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