Harbortouch POS vs Lightspeed Restaurant

Harbortouch was rebranded as SkyTab, and SkyTab is now sold as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point-of-sale platform from Shift4. 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. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, countries covered and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Harbortouch POS: Full-service restaurants; Lightspeed Restaurant: Single-location restaurants.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Harbortouch POS names 6 countries and Lightspeed Restaurant names 12 countries. 4 countries appear in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Harbortouch POS names 18 integrations and Lightspeed Restaurant names 19 integrations. 6 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Harbortouch POS vs Lightspeed Restaurant: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHarbortouch POSLightspeed Restaurant
What it isHarbortouch was rebranded as SkyTab, and SkyTab is now sold as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point-of-sale platform from Shift4.Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.
Best forFull-service restaurants; Quick-service restaurants and coffee shops; Bars, nightclubs and pizzerias; Multi-location and enterprise operatorsSingle-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants; Bars, cafes, breweries and fine dining
Pricing modelQuote based (monthly fee per POS system, not published by the vendor)Subscription (tiered plans) plus quote-based Enterprise
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishediOS
CountriesCanada, Ireland, Spain, US Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, United StatesAustralia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and 6 more
LanguagesNot publishedDutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish
Number of integrations1819
CertificationsNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedMontreal, Canada
OwnerShift4 (Harbortouch and SkyTab are listed as Shift4 trademarks)Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • 7shifts
  • Craftable
  • MarketMan
  • OpenTable
  • Restaurant365
  • Uber Eats

Named only by Harbortouch POS

  • BarVision
  • DoorDash
  • DoorDash Drive
  • Folos
  • Mailchimp
  • Menufy
  • OPERA Cloud
  • Orca
  • Shogo
  • Takeout7
  • TipHaus
  • Yellow Dog Software

Named only by Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Cloudbeds
  • Fresh
  • Lightspeed Delivery by Deliverect
  • MarginEdge
  • MEWS
  • Oracle Opera Cloud Hospitality
  • Otter
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks
  • Resy
  • Seven Rooms
  • Uber Direct
and 1 more
  • Xero

Which to choose

Harbortouch POS

Choose Harbortouch POS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Full-service restaurants; Quick-service restaurants and coffee shops; Bars, nightclubs and pizzerias.

Lightspeed Restaurant

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if you are in one of these groups: Single-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants.

What we could not confirm

Harbortouch POS

  • Any price published by the vendor (the FAQ answers about monthly fees did not display)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Whether a Harbortouch-branded product is still sold (the skytab.com/harbortouch address leads to Shift4 Dine and a reseller page says Harbortouch has closed and rebranded as SkyTab)
  • Security certifications
  • Company founding date and headquarters for the Shift4 Dine product
  • Interface 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

Harbortouch POS 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.

Harbortouch POS, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Where skytab.com/harbortouch redirects: product overview, customershttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
  2. Pricing page and free featureshttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
  3. UK pricing page, support statementhttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
  4. Hardware rangehttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pos-hardware
  5. Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/features/online-ordering
  6. Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/features/loyalty-and-marketing
  7. Vendor integrations directory (JavaScript page)https://dine.shift4.com/en-US/features/third-party-integrations
  8. Reseller site stating Shift4 Dine, formerly SkyTabhttps://www.shift4dinepartners.us/
  9. Harbortouch to SkyTab transitionhttps://www.shift4dinepartners.us/harbortouch/
  10. Integration names in plain HTMLhttps://www.shift4dinepartners.us/third-party-integrations/
  11. Trademark list naming Harbortouch and SkyTab as Shift4 markshttps://www.shift4.com/legal

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/