Lightspeed vs. TouchBistro

Get the restaurant POS that's built for speed

The POS that keeps up with you. Lightspeed powers restaurants 40% faster than other leading POS systems.*

See why ex-TouchBistro customers switched to Lightspeed.

Check out a side-by-side comparison and see why ambitious restaurateurs prefer Lightspeed as their #1 POS.

Main features		TouchBistro
Order and pay at table Open, split and close checks with a single tool.	•	•
Core sales reporting Get sales totals, payment summaries and till totals.	•	•
In-depth insights Clear dashboards automatically creating valuable insights and find out what keeps guests coming back with detailed reports on menu and staff performance.	•
Integrated payments reporting Integrate customer, operational and payment processing data for a 360° view of your business.	•	•
Multi-location management Keep track of guest data and reports across locations, change all menus in a few clicks and more.	•
Advanced inventory management Track, order, receive, prep and understand your inventory.	•	•
Fast and transparent integrated payment processing Accept all payment types on and off premise with no hidden fees.	•	•
Extensive PMS integrations Integrate with a wide-range of PMS providers. Connect your PMS and POS for a seamless customer experience everywhere in your hotel	•
Free 1:1 onboarding Get personalized training at no extra charge.	•	•
Cloud-based across all devices Access your data from any device to track sales, performance and customer data remotely.	•	•
Offline mode Keep serving and keep all your POS hardware communicating while the internet is down.	•	•
Advanced coursing and bill-splitting options Easily split bills by seat, item or amount.	•	•
Extensive network of integrations Personalize your POS to your exact needs with a huge selection of best-in-class plug-and-play integrations.	•	•
Flexible hardware options Customize your setup or continue using what you already have.	•	•

Order and pay at table
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TouchBistro	•

Core sales reporting
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TouchBistro	•

In-depth insights
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TouchBistro

Integrated payments reporting
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TouchBistro	•

Multi-location management
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TouchBistro

Advanced inventory management
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TouchBistro	•

Fast and transparent integrated payment processing
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TouchBistro	•

Extensive PMS integrations
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TouchBistro

Free 1:1 onboarding
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TouchBistro	•

Cloud-based across all devices
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TouchBistro	•

Offline mode
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TouchBistro	•

Advanced coursing and bill-splitting options
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TouchBistro	•

Extensive network of integrations
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TouchBistro	•

Flexible hardware options
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TouchBistro	•

Why ex-TouchBistro restaurants are falling in love with Lightspeed.

Make better decisions with industry leading insights

Go beyond traditional sales reports. Get a 360° view of your business, create unique guest profiles, feature your best menu items and access valuable payments data.

Plug-and-play PMS integrations

Customize your hotel restaurant POS to make your guests feel right at home. Save valuable time with tools and integrations built to simplify your complex business.

Unbeatable multi-location management

Do it all from one place. Update menus and manage all of your locations from your Lightspeed back office.

Unified payment processing

Let customers pay the way they want. No hidden fees—just fast, reliable payments straight from your POS."

Free 24/7 support

Lightspeed sticks with you every step of the way. Get free, 24/7 support over phone, email and chat.

A full suite of restaurant software

Get everything you need to run your business. Our one-stop platform comes in packages built for every level of operation.

Over 167K of the world’s best businesses rely on Lightspeed.

Get a free, personalized demo and find out how Lightspeed can power your restaurant.

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* Based on internal testing in August 2022 of industry peer check management and other workflows. Lightspeed Restaurant POS requires 40% fewer clicks for completing check splitting, discounting and other basic POS workflows than certain industry-leading POS systems. Results outside such internal testing could vary depending on location and other factors.