CHEQ vs Lightspeed Restaurant

Cheq is a cloud point-of-sale and mobile ordering platform, now sold by Cantaloupe for stadiums, festivals and entertainment venues. Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: CHEQ: Stadiums and sports venues running concessions; Lightspeed Restaurant: Single-location restaurants.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. CHEQ: Web; Lightspeed Restaurant: iOS.

  • countries covered

    On geography, CHEQ names 1 country and Lightspeed Restaurant names 12 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: CHEQ, Malvern, United States; Lightspeed Restaurant, Montreal, Canada.

Side by side

CHEQ vs Lightspeed Restaurant: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCHEQLightspeed Restaurant
What it isCheq is a cloud point-of-sale and mobile ordering platform, now sold by Cantaloupe for stadiums, festivals and entertainment venues.Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.
Best forStadiums and sports venues running concessions; Festivals and event operatorsSingle-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants; Bars, cafes, breweries and fine dining
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription (tiered plans) plus quote-based Enterprise
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebiOS
CountriesUnited StatesAustralia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and 6 more
LanguagesNot publishedDutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish
Number of integrationsNot published19
CertificationsNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersMalvern, United StatesMontreal, Canada
OwnerCantaloupe, Inc.Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by CHEQ

CHEQ does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by Lightspeed Restaurant

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  • Cloudbeds
  • Craftable
  • Fresh
  • Lightspeed Delivery by Deliverect
  • MarginEdge
  • MarketMan
  • MEWS
  • OpenTable
  • Oracle Opera Cloud Hospitality
  • Otter
  • Planday
and 7 more
  • QuickBooks
  • Restaurant365
  • Resy
  • Seven Rooms
  • Uber Direct
  • Uber Eats
  • Xero

Which to choose

CHEQ

Choose CHEQ if you fit its listed audience: Stadiums and sports venues running concessions; Festivals and event operators.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Standalone restaurants wanting table service or pay-at-table. Cantaloupe now presents Cheq for stadiums, festivals and venues, and its pages do not describe restaurant table payments.

Lightspeed Restaurant

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if you fit its listed audience: Single-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants.

What we could not confirm

CHEQ

  • Date and terms of the acquisition by Cantaloupe (the vendor's site does not describe it)
  • Any price for Cheq
  • Integrations with named POS, payment or kitchen systems
  • Restaurant pay-at-table and QR payment features (the vendor's site describes only stadium and venue use)
  • Founding year, employee count and Cheq funding history
  • Security certifications and languages

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Billing period of the Starter, Essential and Premium prices, and which features each plan includes (the comparison ticks are not in the page text)
  • Contract length and cancellation terms
  • Payment processing rates
  • Full integration list for L Series and U Series editions
  • Legal entity, founding year, funding and employee count
  • Security certifications beyond PCI compliance
  • Whether an Android or web POS client exists

Go further

CHEQ profileLightspeed Restaurant profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

CHEQ, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Stadium POS page, customers (cheqplease.com redirects here)https://www.cantaloupe.com/business-types/sports-entertainment/stadiums-venues/
  2. Cheq platform features, addresshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/software/cheq/
  3. Cantaloupe pricing modelhttps://www.cantaloupe.com/pricing/
  4. Cantaloupe integrationshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/integrations/
  5. Company overviewhttps://www.cantaloupe.com/company/about/

Lightspeed Restaurant, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product overview, FAQhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/
  2. Plans and priceshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing/
  3. Feature listhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/features/
  4. Hardwarehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/hardware/
  5. Editions and country selectorhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/integrations/
  6. Partner marketplace listhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant-k-series/integrations/
  7. Multi-locationhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/multilocation-restaurant-pos/
  8. Paymentshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/payments/
  9. Inventoryhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/inventory/
  10. Deliveryhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/delivery/
  11. Accountinghttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/accounting/
  12. Workforce and payrollhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/payroll/
  13. Reservationshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/reservations/
  14. Support and traininghttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/support-onboarding/
  15. Headquarters, scalehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/about/