Compare LightSpeed and Breadcrumb - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - LightSpeed or Breadcrumb?

Breadcrumb is more expensive to implement (TCO) than LightSpeed, and Breadcrumb is rated higher (94/100) than LightSpeed (93/100). LightSpeed offers users more features (20) than Breadcrumb (0).

Looking for the right Point of sale 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:

LightSpeed Vs. Upserve, Inc.

LightSpeed: LightSpeed, a leading technology company that is reinventing the retail experience for iGeneration shoppers, today announced the closing of a US$30 million investment from Accel Partners. We produce the most compelling retail business solution on any platform and help retailers attain their business aspirations. We are seeking out talented profes...

Upserve, Inc.: Upserve is the restaurant management platform serving up everything you need to know to run a smoother operation and exceed guest expectations.Upserve remembers every guest: favorite dishes, past visits, upcoming reservations, average spend and more. Blending reservations, point-of-sale, marketing and guest feedback into a single Guest Book, across...

Who is more expensive? LightSpeed or Breadcrumb?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Point of sale 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 and Breadcrumb.

LightSpeed price starts at $69 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 LightSpeed is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. Breadcrumb price starts at $59 per month , When comparing Breadcrumb to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

Bottom line: LightSpeed cost is around the same cost of Breadcrumb.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared LightSpeed Vs. Breadcrumb based on some of the most important and required Point of sale features.

LightSpeed: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Customer Database, Email Marketing, Bar Code Scanning, Credit Card Processing, Discounts, Gift Cards, Mobile POS Capability, Print Receipt.

Breadcrumb: We are still working to collect the list of features for Breadcrumb.

Target customer size

LightSpeed is an ideal product for all retail businesses of small and medium size. The typical customers that benefits from utilization of Breadcrumb are those in the small business category (10-200 employees) and medium-sized (500 to 1,000) in the service market sectors needing IT, data processing and hosting and other related services, particularly the field of restaurants/food services and POS.