# Lightspeed Retail vs Shopify POS

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Shopify POS

| Attribute | Lightspeed Retail | Shopify POS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 40.2 (21% (low)) | 47.2 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive cloud-based retail management platform that integrates point-of-sale, inventory tracking, customer relationship management, employee management, and business analytics tools. | A point-of-sale platform for retailers to accept payments, manage inventory, and sync customer data across physical stores and online channels, with built-in omnichannel selling capabilities. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment_model":"cloud_web_client","offline_mode_transaction_queuing":true,"integrated_gift_cards_and_store_credit":true,"customer_crm_profiles_and_purchase_history":true,"multi_location_store_transfers_and_lookups":true,"employee_time_clock_and_commission_tracking":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"saas_plus_mandatory_payment_processing_rake","deployment_model":"cloud_web_client","customer_crm_profiles_and_purchase_history":true,"omnichannel_bopis_buy_online_pickup_in_store":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 10,000 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon"},{"name":"eBay"},{"name":"Walmart Marketplace"},{"name":"Google Shopping"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Instagram"},{"name":"TikTok"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":["CA","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"saas_plus_mandatory_payment_processing_rake","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.shopify.com/legal/shopify-plus-pricing-definitions","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T10:22:42.872Z","freeTrialDays":3}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Retail POS)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:18:18.983Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*