Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 10, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - LightSpeed or Gusto?
Gusto is more expensive to implement (TCO) than LightSpeed, and LightSpeed is rated higher (93/100) than Gusto (77/100). LightSpeed offers users more features (20) than Gusto (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is LightSpeed!
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. Dovetail Systems
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...
Dovetail Systems: Dovetail provides best-in-class payments and liquidity management solutions that enable banks to simplify their infrastructure and deliver effective digital transformation. All solutions, based on a single real-time architecture, are available on premise or in the cloud, scalable up and down, across functional and volume needs and offer unrivalled ...
Who is more expensive? LightSpeed or Gusto?
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 Gusto.
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. Gusto price starts at $45 per month , When comparing Gusto 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 Gusto.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared LightSpeed Vs. Gusto 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.
Gusto: We are still working to collect the list of features for Gusto.
Target customer size
LightSpeed is an ideal product for all retail businesses of small and medium size. and Gusto's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.