Clover for Retail vs Lightspeed Retail

Clover for Retail9.2Visit Lightspeed Retail8.9Visit

Higher score Clover for Retail #2 in Retail Billing Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Clover

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Lightspeed Retail #4 in Retail Billing Software 8.9/10 From $89/mo · 14-day trial ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Lightspeed

• Clover for Retail fits best

  Small retailers wanting a mature POS ecosystem

• Lightspeed Retail fits best

  Retailers needing established omnichannel POS

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Side by side

Feature	Clover for Retail 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Lightspeed Retail 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Retail Billing Software	#4 in Retail Billing Software
Best for	Small retailers wanting a mature POS ecosystem	Retailers needing established omnichannel POS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	$89/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations	6 integrations	10 integrations
Features Clover for Retail 3/3 · Lightspeed Retail 0/3
Offline billing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Barcode scanning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Tax calculation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported devices	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Receipt formats	Print	Not checked yet
Register limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tracks inventory, SKUs, product variants, and barcode updates Accepts offline payments for later processing and calculates tax rates Syncs sales, inventory, and customer data with an online store	Multi-location inventory, sales, customer, and pricing management Offline sales processing for certain transactions Open API plus ecommerce, accounting, and marketing integrations
Cons	Retail bundles tie software plans to specific POS hardware Returns and exchanges are listed with Retail Growth bundles Plans are paid, with no free plan	No free plan; listed pricing starts at $89 per month Each listed plan includes one register Offline selling applies only to certain transactions
Our verdict	Clover for Retail combines POS hardware and software for small retailers that need in-store payments, inventory management, sales reporting, and online selling. Its feature set also covers barcode scanning, automatic tax rates, itemized… Read the review →	Lightspeed Retail is a cloud-based point-of-sale platform for retailers operating across stores and sales channels. It combines checkout and payment processing with inventory tracking, purchase orders, stock transfers, ecommerce, customer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Clover for Retail — where it wins

  • Tracks inventory, SKUs, product variants, and barcode updates
  • Accepts offline payments for later processing and calculates tax rates
  • Syncs sales, inventory, and customer data with an online store

  Where it doesn't

  • Retail bundles tie software plans to specific POS hardware
  • Returns and exchanges are listed with Retail Growth bundles
  • Plans are paid, with no free plan

• Lightspeed Retail — where it wins

  • Multi-location inventory, sales, customer, and pricing management
  • Offline sales processing for certain transactions
  • Open API plus ecommerce, accounting, and marketing integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; listed pricing starts at $89 per month
  • Each listed plan includes one register
  • Offline selling applies only to certain transactions

• Clover for Retail9.2/10 · Paid

  A retail POS bundle for small shops combining inventory tools, payments, and online-store sync.

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• Lightspeed Retail8.9/10 · From $89/mo · 14-day trial

  Broad omnichannel POS with inventory and multi-location controls for established retailers.

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