Clover Retail POS vs Lightspeed Retail

Clover Retail POS8.7Visit Lightspeed Retail7.7Visit

Higher score Clover Retail POS #5 in Point-of-Sale Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Clover

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Lightspeed Retail #14 in Point-of-Sale Software 7.7/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

• Clover Retail POS fits best

  Retailers wanting payments and omnichannel selling

• Lightspeed Retail fits best

  Established retailers needing mature omnichannel POS

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Side by side

Feature	Clover Retail POS 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Lightspeed Retail 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.7
Ranking	#5 in Point-of-Sale Software	#14 in Point-of-Sale Software
Best for	Retailers wanting payments and omnichannel selling	Established retailers needing mature omnichannel POS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$89/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations	4 integrations	10 integrations
Features Clover Retail POS 5/5 · Lightspeed Retail 5/5
Inventory management	✓	✓
Offline mode	✓	✓
Employee permissions	✓	✓
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Sales reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Hardware support	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Tracks SKUs, variants, barcodes, stock levels, reorder points, and low-stock alerts Supports in-store, online, offline, mobile, wallet, QR-code, and Klarna payments Combines employee controls, reporting, loyalty, returns, and multi-location management	Multi-location inventory, pricing, sales, and customer management Offline selling, employee permissions, reporting, and hardware support Open API plus ecommerce, accounting, marketing, and shipping integrations
Cons	Retail pricing requires contacting sales and varies by business type Proprietary POS devices may add hardware considerations for retailers Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple checkout operations	Paid plans start at $89 per month with no free plan Advanced reporting, API access, and custom roles require Core or Plus Some offline transactions depend on the specific transaction type
Our verdict	Clover Retail POS is designed for small and midsize retail businesses that need more than checkout alone. From the Clover Dashboard and mobile tools, retailers can manage inventory, payments, employees, sales reporting, online selling,… Read the review →	Lightspeed Retail is a cloud-based point-of-sale platform for retailers selling through stores and online channels. It brings checkout, payment processing, inventory, purchasing, ecommerce, customer data, employee controls, reporting,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Clover Retail POS — where it wins

  • Tracks SKUs, variants, barcodes, stock levels, reorder points, and low-stock alerts
  • Supports in-store, online, offline, mobile, wallet, QR-code, and Klarna payments
  • Combines employee controls, reporting, loyalty, returns, and multi-location management

  Where it doesn't

  • Retail pricing requires contacting sales and varies by business type
  • Proprietary POS devices may add hardware considerations for retailers
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple checkout operations

• Lightspeed Retail — where it wins

  • Multi-location inventory, pricing, sales, and customer management
  • Offline selling, employee permissions, reporting, and hardware support
  • Open API plus ecommerce, accounting, marketing, and shipping integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $89 per month with no free plan
  • Advanced reporting, API access, and custom roles require Core or Plus
  • Some offline transactions depend on the specific transaction type

• Clover Retail POS8.7/10 · Paid

  A broad retail POS for businesses that need payments, inventory, and online-to-store coordination.

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• Lightspeed Retail7.7/10 · 14-day trial

  A mature omnichannel POS for established retailers with complex inventory and store operations.

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