Comparison

Eats365 vs Lightspeed Restaurant

No clear leader: Eats365 (59.8) and Lightspeed Restaurant (55.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Eats36560
Lightspeed Restaurant55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Eats36560 / 100medium · 54%
Lightspeed Restaurant55 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Model
Eats365freemium
Lightspeed Restaurantfreemium
Price level
Eats365mid
Lightspeed Restauranthigh
Starting price
Eats365$25
Lightspeed Restaurant$149
Transparent
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Integrations
Count
Eats36513
Lightspeed Restaurant10
Security
Disclosure policy
Eats365–
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Gdpr
Eats365–
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Pci
Eats365–
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Reliability
Status page
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Content
Faq
Eats3656 items
Lightspeed Restaurant7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for restaurant pos software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Venue type
Eats365-
Lightspeed RestaurantMulti-concept
Compliance
PCI DSS compliant
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
EMV chip / contactless payments
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant-
Reliability
Offline mode
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Front of house
Online ordering
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Reservations / waitlist
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant-
Loyalty / gift cards
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Back of house
Kitchen display system (KDS)
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Inventory management
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Integrations
Delivery integrations (DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub)
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Hardware
Proprietary hardware ecosystem (terminals/KDS)
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Market
Multi-location support
Eats365-
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Target segment
Eats365-
Lightspeed RestaurantSMB / independent
Payments
Payment processing
Eats365-
Lightspeed RestaurantBuilt-in / proprietary processor
Pricing
Pricing model
Eats365-
Lightspeed RestaurantPer location

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Eats365

A modular POS and restaurant management solution designed to streamline daily operations and reduce manual work through automation and integration of key business functions. Restaurants can select and customize components based on their specific operational needs.

Independently observed

Lightspeed Restaurant

A cloud-based POS system for retail businesses that combines sales processing, inventory management, online store capabilities, and customer loyalty in one integrated platform. Includes multi-location management, staff administration, and open API for customization.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Eats365

from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free to $55/month. Includes 14-day free trial. Expansion modules available separately.

  • Biz-LiteFree
  • Biz$25/month
  • Advanced$55/month
as of verify ↗

Lightspeed Restaurant

from $149/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $89/month. 14-day free trial.

  • BasicContact sales
    • Retail POS
    • 1 included register
    • Integrated Payments
    • Inventory Management
    • Lightspeed Wholesale
    • +12 more
  • Core$149/month
  • Plus$289/month
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
iOS
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Android
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Windows
Eats365✗
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Self-hosted
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✗
On-premise
Eats365✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Xero

Eats365

13 total - 12 not shared
  • Zapier
  • Wix
  • Odoo
  • Costflows
  • CRM
  • e-Invoicing
  • Fiuu
  • Jko Pay
  • VRMS
  • Eats365 Marketplace
  • Queue Kiosk
  • Self-Service Kiosk
Independently observed

Lightspeed Restaurant

23 total - 22 not shared
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • Google
  • Google Pay
  • Apple Pay
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • Stripe
  • Adyen
  • Epson
  • Uber Eats
  • Upserve Gift Cards
  • Upserve Online Ordering
  • WebRezPro
  • Wrapped Gift Cards
  • APICBASE
  • Astro Loyalty
  • BPL Digital Online Ordering
  • Inventory Planner by Sage
  • QuickBooks
  • MYOB
Independently observed
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Eats365 or Lightspeed Restaurant: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.