Choose Hike if you need
- iPad, Mac or PC. We haven't found them on Lightspeed Retail's website.
- Integration with Xero, Shopify or BigCommerce. We haven't found them on Lightspeed Retail's website.
At a glance
- Lightspeed Retail offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for Hike.
- Hike's lowest paid plan is Essential at $59 per month billed annually, or $69 billed monthly, as of November 10, 2026.
- Lightspeed Retail's lowest paid plan is Basic at A$129 per month, as of November 10, 2026.
- Both are available on Android.
- Only Hike lists iPad, Mac and PC.
- Only Lightspeed Retail lists iOS.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Lightspeed Retail lists SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Hike.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Lightspeed Retail if you need
- iOS. We haven't found it on Hike's website.
- Integration with Wix, WordPress or Instagram. We haven't found them on Hike's website.
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Review Lightspeed RetailThe facts
- What it does
- HikeA unified point of sale, payments, and ecommerce platform built to help your business grow.
- Lightspeed RetailA POS system for in-person retail with wholesale buying, inventory management and selling in one place.
- Free plan
- HikeNot confirmed
- Lightspeed RetailNot confirmed
- Pricing
- HikeNot confirmed
- Lightspeed RetailNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Android
Only Hike
- iPad
- Mac
- PC
Only Lightspeed Retail
- iOS
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Hike
- Xero
- Shopify
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Hike and Lightspeed Retail yet.
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