Lightspeed Restaurant vs SkyTab

Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads. SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is SkyTab's: USD 29.99 per month. Lightspeed Restaurant does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Lightspeed Restaurant: Single-location restaurants; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Lightspeed Restaurant: iOS; SkyTab: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Lightspeed Restaurant names 12 countries and SkyTab names 5 countries. 4 countries appear in every list.

  • integrations

    Lightspeed Restaurant names 19 integrations and SkyTab names 25 integrations. 8 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Lightspeed Restaurant vs SkyTab: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldLightspeed RestaurantSkyTab
What it isLightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting.
Best forSingle-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants; Bars, cafes, breweries and fine diningTable-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops
Pricing modelSubscription (tiered plans) plus quote-based EnterpriseSubscription per month
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 29.99 per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsiOSWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAustralia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and 6 moreCanada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesDutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, SpanishEnglish, Spanish
Number of integrations1925
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersMontreal, CanadaNot published
OwnerNot publishedShift4
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • 7shifts
  • Craftable
  • MarginEdge
  • MarketMan
  • OpenTable
  • Restaurant365
  • Seven Rooms
  • Uber Eats

Named only by Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Cloudbeds
  • Fresh
  • Lightspeed Delivery by Deliverect
  • MEWS
  • Oracle Opera Cloud Hospitality
  • Otter
  • Planday
  • QuickBooks
  • Resy
  • Uber Direct
  • Xero

Named only by SkyTab

  • Backbar
  • Birdeye
  • ChowNow
  • clickBACON
  • Deliverect
  • DoorDash
  • GrubHub
  • Mailchimp
  • Menufy
  • Nory
  • Opera Cloud
  • ORCA
and 5 more
  • Pour Controls
  • Shogo
  • Solink
  • Textmunication
  • TimeForge

Which to choose

Lightspeed Restaurant

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Single-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants.

SkyTab

Choose SkyTab if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops.

What we could not confirm

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

SkyTab

  • What unit the monthly fee is charged per (terminal, location) and any setup or processing rates
  • Contract term, renewal and early termination terms
  • Founding year and headquarters of the SkyTab product
  • Employee count and funding
  • Security certifications
  • Full list of countries served

Go further

Lightspeed Restaurant profileSkyTab 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/

SkyTab, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. UK homepage (skytab.com redirects to Shift4 Dine)https://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
  2. US pricinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
  3. UK pricing and supporthttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
  4. Integrationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/third-party-integrations
  5. Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/online-ordering
  6. Labor managementhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/labor-management
  7. Reportinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reporting-and-analytics
  8. Reservationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reservations-and-waitlist
  9. Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/loyalty-and-marketing
  10. Multi-locationhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/multi-location-management
  11. Mobile apphttps://dine.shift4.com/features/incharge-mobile-app
  12. Hardwarehttps://dine.shift4.com/pos-hardware
  13. Quick servicehttps://dine.shift4.com/restaurant-types/quick-service-restaurants
  14. Customershttps://dine.shift4.com/contact
  15. Legal entityhttps://dine.shift4.com/privacy-policy