L'Addition vs Lightspeed Restaurant

L'Addition is a French point-of-sale system for cafes, bars and restaurants that runs on iPad, with mobile order taking on iPad mini or iPhone and a connected card terminal. 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 audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: L'Addition: Restaurants, brasseries and bars; Lightspeed Restaurant: Single-location restaurants.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: L'Addition: Web, iOS; Lightspeed Restaurant: iOS.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. L'Addition names 4 countries and Lightspeed Restaurant names 12 countries. 3 countries appear in every list.

  • integrations

    L'Addition names 34 integrations and Lightspeed Restaurant names 19 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • security and compliance

    Listed security and compliance items: L'Addition: GDPR, LNE certificate; Lightspeed Restaurant: PCI compliant.

  • company background

    By headquarters, L'Addition (Bordeaux, France) and Lightspeed Restaurant (Montreal, Canada).

Side by side

L'Addition vs Lightspeed Restaurant: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldL'AdditionLightspeed Restaurant
What it isL'Addition is a French point-of-sale system for cafes, bars and restaurants that runs on iPad, with mobile order taking on iPad mini or iPhone and a connected card terminal.Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.
Best forRestaurants, brasseries and bars; Small food service venues; Hotel-restaurantsSingle-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
PlatformsWeb, iOSiOS
CountriesFrance, Luxembourg, Spain, SwitzerlandAustralia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and 6 more
LanguagesFrenchDutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish
Number of integrations3419
CertificationsGDPR, LNE certificatePCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded2012Not published
HeadquartersBordeaux, FranceMontreal, Canada
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Mews
  • UberEATS

Named only by L'Addition

  • Adoria
  • Combo
  • Como
  • Deliverect
  • Dishop
  • Dood
  • Easilys
  • Eviivo
  • Fullsoon
  • GoStan
  • Guestonline
  • Inpulse
and 20 more
  • Koust
  • Kouver
  • Melba
  • Menu by Marge+
  • Misterbooking
  • MyCawan by Netresto
  • Obypay
  • Pennylane
  • Pongo
  • Skello
  • Snapshift
  • Somm'it
  • sunday
  • Tabesto
  • Thaïs
  • TheFork
  • TicknCook
  • Yokitup
  • Zenchef
  • ZEROSIX

Named only by Lightspeed Restaurant

  • 7shifts
  • Cloudbeds
  • Craftable
  • Fresh
  • Lightspeed Delivery by Deliverect
  • MarginEdge
  • MarketMan
  • OpenTable
  • Oracle Opera Cloud Hospitality
  • Otter
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks
and 5 more
  • Restaurant365
  • Resy
  • Seven Rooms
  • Uber Direct
  • Xero

Which to choose

L'Addition

Choose L'Addition if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants, brasseries and bars; Small food service venues; Hotel-restaurants.

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

L'Addition

  • Software subscription price and contract term (quote only)
  • Which integrations are live in which country
  • Whether Android is supported; only Apple devices are named
  • Employee count and funding
  • Whether the legal publisher of the website is also the company operating the product
  • Security certifications beyond LNE till certification

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

L'Addition 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/