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Comparison

Flipdish vs Lightspeed Restaurant

No clear leader: Lightspeed Restaurant (55.1) and Flipdish (53.5) 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.

Flipdish full profile →Lightspeed Restaurant full profile →
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Flipdish54
Lightspeed Restaurant55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Flipdish54 / 100medium · 64%
Lightspeed Restaurant55 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Flipdish✗
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Model
Flipdishcommercial
Lightspeed Restaurantfreemium
Price level
Flipdishhigh
Lightspeed Restauranthigh
Starting price
Flipdish€99
Lightspeed Restaurant$149
Transparent
Flipdish✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Integrations
Count
Flipdish23
Lightspeed Restaurant10
Security
Disclosure policy
Flipdish–
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Gdpr
Flipdish✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Pci
Flipdish–
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Reliability
Status page
Flipdish✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Flipdish7 items
Lightspeed Restaurant7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Flipdish

An integrated system that handles orders, payments, menu management, and staff coordination for restaurants. Includes capabilities for direct-to-consumer online ordering, kitchen operations, and third-party marketplace synchronization.

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.

Flipdish

from €99/moSubscription

From €99/month billed annually

  • Standard€99/month billed annually (€129/month if billed monthly), per site
    • Branded website
    • Flipdish POS
    • Transparent transaction fees
    • Integrated payments
    • Centralised menu management
    • +2 more
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
Flipdish✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
iOS
Flipdish✗
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Android
Flipdish✗
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Windows
Flipdish✗
Lightspeed Restaurant✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Flipdish✓
Lightspeed Restaurant✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Uber Eats

Flipdish

31 total - 30 not shared
  • Captiva POS
  • CES Software
  • Clover
  • Epos Now
  • HioPOS
  • Lightspeed
  • Oracle Micros
  • Par Pixel Point
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Revel Systems
  • Revopos
  • Square
  • Squirrel Systems
  • Toast
  • TouchBistro
  • Okestro
  • Ondway
  • Nash
  • Stuart
  • VROMO
  • Uber Direct
  • Deliverect
  • ItsaCheckmate
  • UrbanPiper
  • +6 more
Independently observed

Lightspeed Restaurant

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

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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