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Restaurant POS & management · Alternatives
Lightspeed Restaurant is a restaurant pos & management product from Lightspeed, Montreal, priced at ₹8,000/mo. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 5 have a free plan, 10 are built in India, and 14 start cheaper or free.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Lightspeed Restaurant are Petpooja (Rs 12,000 · Base plan, ex tax; billing period not stated), TouchBistro (₹6,000/mo), Foodics (₹5,000/mo), Ciferon (₹700/mo) and DotPe (Pay as you go). Square for Restaurants is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹500/month.
There is no free plan
Lightspeed Restaurant has no free tier. 5 alternatives do, which lets you test with real data before you pay.
Cost
Lightspeed Restaurant starts at ₹8,000/mo. 14 alternatives start lower or have a free plan.
Indian support and GST
Lightspeed Restaurant is built in Canada. 10 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Lightspeed Restaurant's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lightspeed Restaurant (current) | ₹8,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.4/5 | — |
| 1 |  Petpooja | Rs 12,000 · Base plan, ex tax; billing period not stated | No | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 2 |  TouchBistro | ₹6,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 3 |  Foodics | ₹5,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 4 |  Ciferon | ₹700/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | |
| 5 |  DotPe | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 6 |  QueueBuster Restaurant | ₹999/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.3/5 | |
| 7 |  Rista | ₹1,500/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 8 |  UrbanPiper | ₹2,000/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 9 |  Deliverect | ₹5,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 10 |  LimeTray | Quote based · Price given after a free demo | No | Web | Yes | 4.4/5 | |
| 11 |  Square for Restaurants | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 12 |  TMBill | ₹600/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 13 |  MarketMan | ₹15,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 14 |  Floreant POS | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 15 |  Bhojon | ₹500/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | |
| 16 |  Waiterio | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 17 |  Odoo POS Restaurant | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 18 |  Loyverse Restaurant | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 19 |  RanceLab Restaurant | On request | No | Web | Yes | 4.3/5 | |
| 20 |  Revel Restaurant | On request | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 |
Petpooja · Ahmedabad · Restaurant POS & management · 4.7/5
India's most installed restaurant POS with Zomato and Swiggy integration.
Rs 12,000 · Base plan, ex tax; billing period not stated
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
Key features
₹6,000/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
₹5,000/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
Ciferon (Webmilez) · Nagpur · Restaurant POS & management · 4.5/5
Restaurant POS built in Nagpur.
₹700/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
DotPe · Gurugram · Restaurant POS & management · 4.6/5
Restaurant POS, digital ordering and payments.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
QueueBuster · Noida · Restaurant POS & management · 4.3/5
Restaurant POS from QueueBuster.
₹999/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
Rista (DotPe) · Bengaluru · Restaurant POS & management · 4.6/5
Restaurant POS and inventory.
₹1,500/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
UrbanPiper · Bengaluru · Restaurant POS & management · 4.6/5
Online order aggregation and menu management hub.
₹2,000/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
Key features
₹5,000/mo
Free trial
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
LimeTray · Gurugram · Restaurant POS & management · 4.4/5
Restaurant POS, online ordering and CRM.
Quote based · Price given after a free demo
Quote-based
Compared with Lightspeed Restaurant
Key features
The closest matches to Lightspeed Restaurant on App Advisor are Petpooja (Rs 12,000 · Base plan, ex tax; billing period not stated), TouchBistro (₹6,000/mo), Foodics (₹5,000/mo). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Lightspeed Restaurant, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 5 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Square for Restaurants (Free plan), Floreant POS (Free), Waiterio (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Bhojon starts lowest at ₹500/mo, compared with ₹8,000/mo for Lightspeed Restaurant. Square for Restaurants also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 10 alternatives are built in India, including Petpooja (Rs 12,000 · Base plan, ex tax; billing period not stated), Ciferon (₹700/mo), DotPe (Pay as you go). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
Petpooja is the closest match to Lightspeed Restaurant in our catalogue. Key differences: Starts ₹2,000/mo higher (Rs 12,000 · Base plan, ex tax; billing period not stated vs ₹8,000/mo); Built in India (Ahmedabad). Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in restaurant pos & management or a category Lightspeed Restaurant also covers, and Lightspeed's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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