Lightspeed Retail vs NCR Counterpoint

Lightspeed Retail9.2Visit NCNCR Counterpoint9.1Visit

Higher score Lightspeed Retail #2 in Retail POS Software 9.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 6 features Visit Lightspeed

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NC NCR Counterpoint #4 in Retail POS Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit NCR Voyix

• Lightspeed Retail fits best

  Established retailers needing a complete POS suite

• NCR Counterpoint fits best

  Retailers wanting mature mobile POS capabilities

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Side by side

Feature	Lightspeed Retail 9.2/10 Visit ↗	NCNCR Counterpoint 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Retail POS Software	#4 in Retail POS Software
Best for	Established retailers needing a complete POS suite	Retailers wanting mature mobile POS capabilities
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$89/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	iOS
Integrations	10 integrations	4 integrations
Features Lightspeed Retail 2/6 · NCR Counterpoint 5/6
Inventory management	✓	✓
Barcode scanning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Multi-location support	✓	✓
E-commerce sync	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Customer loyalty	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Staff management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Hardware support	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Multi-location inventory, sales, customer, and pricing management Offline selling, hardware support, and omnichannel ecommerce Open API plus integrations with Shopify, QuickBooks, Xero, and more	Covers POS, inventory, purchasing, transfers, counts and reporting Supports mobile POS, ecommerce, payments and multiple stocking locations Includes loyalty, gift cards, barcode workflows and customer records
Cons	No free plan is available The $89 monthly entry price may not suit very small retailers Plus has the same listed highlights as Core, making tier differences less clear	Pricing requires a sales or assigned-partner conversation The listed platform is iOS Overview and documentation materials are older
Our verdict	Lightspeed Retail is a cloud-based point-of-sale platform for retailers selling through stores and other channels. It combines checkout and payment processing with inventory tracking, purchasing, stock counts, transfers, customer data,… Read the review →	NCR Counterpoint is a retail management and point-of-sale system designed for specialty retailers. It brings checkout, returns, orders, gift cards, inventory, purchasing, customer loyalty, ecommerce, payments and reporting into one retail… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Lightspeed Retail — where it wins

  • Multi-location inventory, sales, customer, and pricing management
  • Offline selling, hardware support, and omnichannel ecommerce
  • Open API plus integrations with Shopify, QuickBooks, Xero, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • The $89 monthly entry price may not suit very small retailers
  • Plus has the same listed highlights as Core, making tier differences less clear

• NCR Counterpoint — where it wins

  • Covers POS, inventory, purchasing, transfers, counts and reporting
  • Supports mobile POS, ecommerce, payments and multiple stocking locations
  • Includes loyalty, gift cards, barcode workflows and customer records

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales or assigned-partner conversation
  • The listed platform is iOS
  • Overview and documentation materials are older

• Lightspeed Retail9.2/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad retail POS suite for established stores that need inventory and multi-location controls.

  Visit LightspeedFull verdict →
• NCNCR Counterpoint9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature retail system combining mobile POS, inventory, ecommerce and loyalty tools.

  Visit NCR VoyixFull verdict →