Lightspeed Retail Review
ECOMMERCE SOFTWAREChoose Lightspeed Retail when in-store POS and inventory are the system of record and the online store should follow that catalog — not when you only need an embeddable cart (Ecwid) or a free Square Online add-on.
Starting price
$89.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
No
Best for
Brick-and-click retailers who need POS + inventory as the system of record
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.7/10
Good
- ease of use7
- storefront commerce fit7
- catalog orders depth8
- checkout conversion8
- integrations8
- omnichannel pos10
Lightspeed Retail plans & pricing
Verified 2026-08-18 from lightspeedhq.com/pos/retail/pricing (high confidence for published USD tiles). Basic $89/mo, Core $149/mo (highlighted), Plus $289/mo. Contact-sales CTAs appear on the page — confirm annual vs monthly billing and location add-ons live. Lightspeed Payments card-present ~1.5% on page. Third-party payment processors may incur a high monthly surcharge — confirm live before assuming Stripe/etc. is cheaper. Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce is packaged on higher tiers, not as a standalone embeddable cart (that is Ecwid). No free plan; no self-serve trial documented (contact sales). Affiliate economics excluded.
Basic
$89.00
per month, billed annually
- Small teams starting with core workflows
Core
$149.00
per month, billed annually
- Everything in Basic, plus:
- Core buyers
Plus
$289.00
per month, billed annually
- Everything in Core, plus:
- Plus buyers
Contact sales
Custom
Contact sales
- Everything in Plus, plus:
- Organizations needing custom commercial terms
Estimate team cost
Rough monthly and annual cost for Lightspeed Retail based on list pricing. Confirm rates on the vendor site before buying.
- Monthly
- $445.00
- Annual
- $5,340.00
Lightspeed Retail pricing compared
| Metric | Lightspeed Retail | Square Online | Shopify | Ecwid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $89.00/user/month | $0.00/user/month | $39.00/user/month | $5.00/user/month |
| Free plan | No | Yes | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes | Yes | No |