Comparison

Lightspeed Retail vs PayPal Zettle

On the evidence we track, PayPal Zettle leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Lightspeed Retail40
PayPal Zettle61
Score
Vioscale score
Lightspeed Retail40 / 100low · 21%
PayPal Zettle61 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Model
Lightspeed Retailcommercial
PayPal Zettlefreemium
Price level
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettlelow
Transparent
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Integrations
Count
Lightspeed Retail7
PayPal Zettle16
Security
Disclosure policy
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Gdpr
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Pci
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Deployment model
Lightspeed RetailCloud web client
PayPal Zettle-
Offline mode transaction queuing
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle-
Hardware and payment processor agnostic
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal Zettle-
Matrix inventory variant support size color
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal Zettle-
Barcode scanner and thermal receipt printer sync
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal Zettle-
Customer CRM profiles and purchase history
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle-
Integrated gift cards and store credit
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Omnichannel bopis buy online pickup in store
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal Zettle-
Employee time clock and commission tracking
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle-
Multi location store transfers and lookups
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle-
SOC2 type ii
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal Zettle-
ISO 27001
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal Zettle-
Pricing model
Lightspeed Retail-
PayPal ZettleSaas plus mandatory payment processing rake

What each one is

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

Lightspeed Retail

A comprehensive cloud-based retail management platform that integrates point-of-sale, inventory tracking, customer relationship management, employee management, and business analytics tools.

Independently observed

PayPal Zettle

Leader

A payment acceptance system combining a free mobile app with optional hardware. Charges a percentage fee on each transaction with no monthly subscriptions or long-term contracts.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Lightspeed Retail

Pricing not documented yet.

PayPal Zettle

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

1.75% per transaction. Free app. Hardware from £29.

  • Card Payments1.75% per card/contactless transaction
    • Card and contactless payments
    • Cash payments
    • Gift card management
    • Inventory management
    • Sales reporting
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
iOS
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Android
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lightspeed Retail
PayPal Zettle

Integrations

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

Lightspeed Retail

7 total
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • Walmart Marketplace
  • Google Shopping
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
Independently observed

PayPal Zettle

Leader
16 total
  • Adobe Commerce
  • BigCommerce
  • ePages
  • ExtendaGO
  • HIOPOS
  • JTL-POS
  • Lightspeed
  • modified-shop
  • nopCommerce
  • Pickware
  • plentyPOS
  • PrestaShop
  • roc.Kasse
  • Shopify
  • Shopware
  • WooCommerce
Independently observed

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