Lightspeed Retail review: deep inventory for big catalogs
Lightspeed Retail is the system to price when your stock is the hard part: thousands of items, many suppliers, several stores. If your inventory is simpler, you may be paying for depth you will never open.
We make VoVi, so we say plainly where the other system wins.
What makes it different
Variants, purchase orders, stock across stores and supplier catalogs with purchase-order syncing are all part of the plan. Loyalty, gift cards and an online store are included too. Selling by weight is a paid add-on.
What it costs
Basic is $89 a month on yearly billing, or $109 billed monthly. Core is $149 and Plus is $289. Those prices assume Lightspeed Payments, and keeping another processor costs an extra monthly fee. Extra registers and locations are quoted separately.
Where Lightspeed wins
You manage a large catalog, order from many suppliers or run several stores, and you want those tools without stitching apps together. It is sold in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa.
What to ask about
Lightspeed’s own pages do not list staff commissions or time clock, so ask for both in the demo. Ask what a second register or second location adds, and what the monthly fee is if you keep your current processor.
Where VoVi is the better pick
Your stock is real but not enormous. VoVi Pro at $39 per location does purchase orders, commissions, scheduling and loyalty, transfers between stores are already in Light at $25, and you keep your own processor. If you need deep supplier tools for a huge catalog, Lightspeed is the better fit.
Why does Lightspeed cost more?
It goes deeper on purchasing and stock, with supplier catalogs, synced purchase orders and stock across stores. Loyalty and an online store are included.
Does the $89 cover more than one location?
No. Basic covers one location with one register. Extra locations and registers are quoted separately.
Can I keep my own card processor?
You can, but Lightspeed charges an extra monthly fee, because its listed prices assume Lightspeed Payments.
Official pages
Prices checked October 11, 2026.