SAP Customer Checkout vs Lightspeed Retail

SCSAP Customer Checkout8.5Visit Lightspeed Retail7.7Visit

Higher score SC SAP Customer Checkout #7 in Point-of-Sale Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit SAP

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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

• SAP Customer Checkout fits best

  SAP-centric mid-market and enterprise retailers

• Lightspeed Retail fits best

  Established retailers needing mature omnichannel POS

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Side by side

Feature	SCSAP Customer Checkout 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Lightspeed Retail 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.7
Ranking	#7 in Point-of-Sale Software	#14 in Point-of-Sale Software
Best for	SAP-centric mid-market and enterprise retailers	Established retailers needing mature omnichannel POS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$89/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations	4 integrations	10 integrations
Features SAP Customer Checkout 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	Supports sales, returns, payments, discounts, and offline operation Tracks stock and reports sales by shop, cashier, or sales item Connects with SAP ERP and supports loyalty, self-checkout, and permissions	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	Cloud edition still relies on an on-site POS component The listed plan includes only one productive and one non-productive tenant May be more than needed for businesses without SAP or multi-location needs	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	SAP Customer Checkout is point-of-sale software for retail, merchandising, catering, sports, and entertainment businesses. Its cloud edition pairs cloud back-office management with an on-site POS system, and the product can also run… 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

• SAP Customer Checkout — where it wins

  • Supports sales, returns, payments, discounts, and offline operation
  • Tracks stock and reports sales by shop, cashier, or sales item
  • Connects with SAP ERP and supports loyalty, self-checkout, and permissions

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud edition still relies on an on-site POS component
  • The listed plan includes only one productive and one non-productive tenant
  • May be more than needed for businesses without SAP or multi-location needs

• 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

• SCSAP Customer Checkout8.5/10 · Paid

  An SAP-connected POS for multi-location retailers that need offline sales and centralized control.

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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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