Lightspeed Payroll vs Push Operations

Lightspeed Payroll is the restaurant payroll and workforce offering from Lightspeed, delivered through its partner 7shifts. Push Operations is a cloud workforce platform for restaurants that combines payroll, HR and onboarding, scheduling, time tracking and reporting. Both are listed under Payroll. They differ in audience, countries covered and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Lightspeed Payroll: Lightspeed Restaurant POS users in the US; Push Operations: Restaurants and franchises in the US and Canada.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Lightspeed Payroll names 1 country and Push Operations names 2 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Lightspeed Payroll names 1 integration and Push Operations names 10 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Lightspeed Payroll vs Push Operations: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldLightspeed PayrollPush Operations
What it isLightspeed Payroll is the restaurant payroll and workforce offering from Lightspeed, delivered through its partner 7shifts.Push Operations is a cloud workforce platform for restaurants that combines payroll, HR and onboarding, scheduling, time tracking and reporting.
Best forLightspeed Restaurant POS users in the US; Restaurants with tipped staffRestaurants and franchises in the US and Canada; Single-location restaurants with up to 15 staff; Operators who want tip and minimum-wage compliance in payroll
Pricing modelNot publishedSubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishedWeb
CountriesUnited StatesCanada, United States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, French, Spanish
Number of integrations110
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2012
HeadquartersMontreal, CanadaNot published
OwnerLightspeed Commerce; payroll and scheduling delivered by partner 7shiftsNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Lightspeed Payroll

  • 7shifts

Named only by Push Operations

  • Aloha Cloud by NCR Voyix
  • Auphan
  • Clearview
  • Clover
  • Cluster POS
  • Deliverect
  • EightSix Network
  • Employee Navigator
  • Givex
  • Globe POS

Which to choose

Lightspeed Payroll

Choose Lightspeed Payroll if you fit its listed audience: Lightspeed Restaurant POS users in the US; Restaurants with tipped staff.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Businesses outside the US that need to run payroll: the vendor states payroll runs are for US-based businesses only.

Push Operations

Choose Push Operations if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants and franchises in the US and Canada; Single-location restaurants with up to 15 staff; Operators who want tip and minimum-wage compliance in payroll.

What we could not confirm

Lightspeed Payroll

  • Payroll price
  • Which states and payroll frameworks are supported
  • Contract terms
  • Whether payroll is a separate paid add-on
  • Legal entity and employee count for the payroll offer
  • Mobile app names and store listings

Push Operations

  • Pricing currency, plan prices above Essentials, contract terms
  • Legal entity, headquarters, founders, funding, employee count
  • Full integration list and app store listings
  • Security certifications

Go further

Lightspeed Payroll profilePush Operations profile

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Sources

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

Lightspeed Payroll, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Payroll offer and featureshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/payroll/
  2. 7shifts integrationhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/integrations/7shifts/
  3. Restaurant POS plan priceshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing/
  4. Company headquartershttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/about/
  5. Retail payroll comparisonhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/retail/payroll/