Lightspeed pricing 2026: plans and costs
Quick pricing summary
- Basic: $89 per month
- Core: $149 per month
- Plus: $289 per month
- Worth noting: Prices reflect Lightspeed Retail (X-Series). Prices can vary and additional service fees may apply depending on the nature of the business and the industry. Multiple locations require a custom plan via sales.
Plans
Basic
$89 per month
- Designed for essential day-to-day needs for independent retailers
- Retail POS with 1 register included
- Integrated Payments
- Inventory Management
- Lightspeed Wholesale, NuORDER Catalog, PO Sync, Purchase Orders
- Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce (Basic)
- In-store and online loyalty
- Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports
- Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations
- Mobile Scanner POS App
- Landed Costs
- Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting)
- API access
- Workflows
- Custom User Roles
- SSO (Single Sign-On)
- 24/7 Chat Support
- 24/7 Phone Support
- Lightspeed Capital with flexible repayment terms
Core
$149 per month
- Ideal for retailers seeking management tools to facilitate business growth
- Retail POS with 1 register included
- Integrated Payments
- Inventory Management
- Lightspeed Wholesale, NuORDER Catalog, PO Sync, Purchase Orders
- Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce
- In-store and online loyalty
- Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports
- Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations
- Mobile Scanner POS App
- Landed Costs
- Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting)
- API access
- Workflows
- Custom User Roles
- SSO (Single Sign-On)
- 24/7 Chat Support
- 24/7 Phone Support
- Lightspeed Capital with flexible repayment terms
Plus
$289 per month
- Tailored for advanced customization and ease of scalability in established retail operations
- Retail POS with 1 register included
- Integrated Payments
- Inventory Management
- Lightspeed Wholesale, NuORDER Catalog, PO Sync, Purchase Orders, AI Doc Import included
- Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce
- In-store and online loyalty
- Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports
- Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations
- Mobile Scanner POS App
- Landed Costs
- Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting)
- API access
- Workflows
- Custom User Roles
- SSO (Single Sign-On)
- 24/7 Chat Support
- 24/7 Phone Support
- Lightspeed Capital with flexible repayment terms
What you get on each plan
| Feature | Basic | Core | Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registers | 1 included | 1 included | 1 included |
| Integrated Payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lightspeed Wholesale | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Doc Import | add-on | add-on | ✓ |
| Built-in Lightspeed eCommerce | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-store and online loyalty | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accounting, ecommerce and marketing integrations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile Scanner POS App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Landed Costs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insights (Forecasting, order recommendations & custom reporting) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom User Roles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO (Single Sign-On) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Card-present payments rate | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| 24/7 Chat Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24/7 Phone Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lightspeed Capital | Flexible repayment terms | Flexible repayment terms | Flexible repayment terms |
Hidden costs & add-ons
| Cost driver | Price | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| AI Doc Import | not stated | Basic and Core (add-on); included in Plus |
Lightspeed pricing vs alternatives
| Brand | Entry price | Free plan | Model | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightspeed | $89 / mo | No | Flat tiers | — | |
| Shopify | $29 / mo | No · 3-day trial | Flat tiers | Merchants selling online, in person, and in AI chats, from solo entrepreneurs and small teams to global and complex businesses | Compare → |
| WooCommerce | — | — | — | Merchants and developers who want full control over their store, checkout and costs on WordPress. | Compare → |
| BigCommerce | $39 / mo | No · 15-day trial | Flat tiers | Businesses scaling operations across channels, markets, or catalogs, including brands selling both B2C and B2B | Compare → |
| Wix | Free; paid from $17.77 / mo | Yes | Flat tiers | Independent businesses and brands building their own websites, with agencies and enterprises served by Wix Studio and Enterprise plans. | Compare → |
List prices as published on www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/retail/pricing/. Totals are worked examples, not quotes.