Lightspeed Retail review

Lightspeed Retail, sold as X-Series, has the most complete inventory and purchasing setup here, which is why it ranks high for stores with big or complicated catalogs. It handles products, variants and stock across channels, lets staff create purchase orders from the POS, transfers stock between locations and tracks shrink and discrepancies. The NuORDER connection is the standout: buyers can order from brands, sync purchase orders and pull catalog data for over 5 million products instead of typing them in, and Landed Costs spreads freight and duty into product costs. Customer profiles and sales history follow shoppers between stores and the website, and loyalty is built in for both. Basic is 89 USD a month with one register, Core is 149 USD and Plus is 289 USD, and each extra location or register adds to that. The price and the depth of setup make it more than a small gift shop needs.

Who it is for

Specialty retailers with large catalogs, many variants or several stores.

Price

Basic from 89 USD a month with one register; Core is 149 USD and Plus is 289 USD a month. The page notes annual billing saves up to 18%.

Basic Designed for essential day-to-day needs for independent retailers. 89 USD /mo
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Inventory management for products, variants and stock across all channels
• Purchase orders from the POS, with PO Sync to NuORDER
• NuORDER catalog data for over 5 million products to speed up product creation
• Built-in in-store and online loyalty connected to customer accounts
• Inventory transfers between locations and shrink tracking

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The deepest supplier and purchasing tools on this list
• Strength: Customer profiles and sales history follow shoppers across locations and channels
• Strength: 24/7 chat and phone support listed on the pricing page
• Weakness: Basic starts at 89 USD a month, above most rivals' entry plans
• Weakness: Extra locations and registers cost more on top of the base plan
• Weakness: Forecasting and custom reporting (Insights) and AI document import depend on plan

Key facts

• Basic: 89 USD a month
• Core: 149 USD a month
• Plus: 289 USD a month
• Registers included: 1 per plan
• Annual billing: Saves up to 18%

Where it ranks

Lightspeed Retail is No. 3 in our Best POS Systems for Retail verdict and No. 9 in Best POS Systems for Small Business.