# Clover vs Lightspeed Restaurant

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Clover

| Attribute | Clover | Lightspeed Restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43 (46% (low)) | 33.2 (46% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Clover is a payment and point-of-sale platform that enables businesses to accept card payments, manage transactions, and operate retail locations. It provides hardware devices (terminals and readers) and software tools accessible via web dashboard and mobile apps, with extensibility through a third-party app marketplace. | A cloud-based platform that helps restaurants manage operations across multiple locations, handle payments and orders, and make data-driven decisions. Designed for restaurants ranging from quick-service to fine dining establishments. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pci_dss":true,"multi_location":true,"emv_contactless":true,"hardware_ecosystem":true,"payment_processing":"built_in"}` | `{"kds":true,"pci_dss":true,"inventory":true,"venue_type":"multi","multi_location":true,"online_ordering":true,"hardware_ecosystem":true,"loyalty_gift_cards":true,"payment_processing":"built_in","delivery_integrations":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Clover App Market"},{"name":"Clover Connect"}]` | `[{"name":"Amazon"},{"name":"eBay"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Google Pay"},{"name":"Apple Pay"},{"name":"Instagram"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"TikTok"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Adyen"},{"name":"Epson"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"From 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","plus":{"amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},"rate":2.3}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Clover Care"},{"name":"Clover Security Plus"}],"summary":"From 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction. Monthly subscription with no money down. Processing fees separate from software fees.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.clover.com/pos-systems","retrievedAt":"2026-08-04T08:41:49.259Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"quote","sourceUrl":"https://www.lightspeedhq.com/golf/sales-marketing/dynamic-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:17:34.110Z","freeTrialDays":14}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Restaurant POS Software)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:21:37.197Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*