Choose Lightspeed Retail if you need
- Integration with Wix, WordPress or Instagram. We haven't found them on Square POS's website.
At a glance
- Square POS has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Lightspeed Retail.
- Both offer a free trial (Lightspeed Retail: length not stated, Square POS: 30 days).
- Lightspeed Retail's lowest paid plan is Basic at A$129 per month, as of November 10, 2026.
- Square POS's lowest paid plan is Square Plus at $49 per location per month, as of November 10, 2026.
- Both are available on iOS and Android.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Lightspeed Retail lists SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Square POS.
- 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 Square POS if you need
- Integration with OpenTable, SevenRooms or Google Calendar. We haven't found them on Lightspeed Retail's website.
Lightspeed Retail
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Square POS
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Review Square POSThe facts
- What it does
- Lightspeed RetailA POS system for in-person retail with wholesale buying, inventory management and selling in one place.
- Square POSA POS personalized for however you do business.
- Free plan
- Lightspeed RetailNot confirmed
- Square POSYes
- Pricing
- Lightspeed RetailNot confirmed
- Square POSNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- iOS
- Android
Only Lightspeed RetailNothing else listed
Only Square POSNothing else listed
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Lightspeed Retail
- Wix
- WordPress
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Lightspeed Retail and Square POS yet.
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