Compare Lightspeed Retail and Vend - Nov 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Lightspeed Retail or Vend?

Lightspeed Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Vend, and Vend is rated higher (87/100) than Lightspeed Retail (70/100). Lightspeed Retail offers users more features (17) than Vend (8).

Looking for the right Retail & POS solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

MerchantOS Vs. Vend

MerchantOS: MerchantOS is focused on providing retailers with software that makes their lives easier. We believe that software that is useful, simple and fast will always provide our customers with the best value and we will hold those core attributes up as we continue to build and develop the best point of sale ever.

Vend: Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores. The Vend POS runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Although Vend runs from the Internet, it keeps running the point of sales even when there is no active internet connection.

Who is more expensive? Lightspeed Retail or Vend?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Retail & POS software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Lightspeed Retail and Vend.

Lightspeed Retail price starts at $69 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 MerchantOS Point of Sale is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. Vend price starts at $99 per month , When comparing Vend to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Lightspeed Retail is more expensive than Vend.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Lightspeed Retail Vs. Vend based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

Lightspeed Retail: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Tax compliance, Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Consignment, Credit Card Processing.

Vend: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, eCommerce, Inventory Management.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include retail businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. The software is an extensive solution which can be used for the needs of any business size and type.