iTab POS vs Lightspeed Restaurant

iTab is a cloud point-of-sale system for restaurants, with a separate retail edition, run from New York and Honolulu. 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. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    iTab POS publishes a starting price of USD 65 per month for the first POS licence. Lightspeed Restaurant does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: iTab POS: Multi-location restaurants and franchises; Lightspeed Restaurant: Multi-location restaurant groups.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: iTab POS: Web, Android; Lightspeed Restaurant: iOS.

  • countries covered

    ITab POS names 1 country and Lightspeed Restaurant names 12 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    ITab POS names 14 integrations and Lightspeed Restaurant names 19 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    By headquarters, iTab POS (New York, United States) and Lightspeed Restaurant (Montreal, Canada).

Side by side

iTab POS vs Lightspeed Restaurant: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldiTab POSLightspeed Restaurant
What it isiTab is a cloud point-of-sale system for restaurants, with a separate retail edition, run from New York and Honolulu.Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.
Best forSingle-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurants and franchises; Quick-service, bars, bubble tea and coffee shopsSingle-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants; Bars, cafes, breweries and fine dining
Pricing modelSubscription per POS licenceSubscription (tiered plans) plus quote-based Enterprise
Starting priceUSD 65 per month for the first POS licenceNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, AndroidiOS
CountriesUnited StatesAustralia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and 6 more
LanguagesNot publishedDutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish
Number of integrations1419
CertificationsPCI compliantPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNew York, United StatesMontreal, Canada
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Quickbooks Online
  • Restaurant 365
  • Uber Eats
  • Xero

Named only by iTab POS

  • ADP
  • Apple Pay
  • Chowly
  • Deliverect
  • DoordashDrive
  • Google Pay
  • Grubhub
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • Zoho Books

Named only by Lightspeed Restaurant

  • 7shifts
  • Cloudbeds
  • Craftable
  • Fresh
  • Lightspeed Delivery by Deliverect
  • MarginEdge
  • MarketMan
  • MEWS
  • OpenTable
  • Oracle Opera Cloud Hospitality
  • Otter
  • Planday
and 3 more
  • Resy
  • Seven Rooms
  • Uber Direct

Which to choose

iTab POS

Choose iTab POS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Single-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurants and franchises; Quick-service, bars, bubble tea and coffee shops.

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

iTab POS

  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Payment processing rates
  • Legal entity and founding year
  • Named customers
  • Team size and funding

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

iTab 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.

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/