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Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) is a point-of-sale platform built by Lightspeed Commerce, publishing three software tiers, Basic, Core, and Plus, on its own retail pricing page, each including one register with hardware sold separately.
Lightspeed publishes tiered software pricing and a Lightspeed Payments processing rate on its own retail pricing page, and serves a wide range of named retail and restaurant concepts. Here is what Lightspeed publishes, compared honestly to where Freedom POS stands today.
What Lightspeed publishes about itself
Lightspeed's own retail pricing page publishes three Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) plans, each with a billing toggle for Annual or Monthly and a discount for enrolling in Lightspeed Payments: Basic starts at $89 per month billed annually with Lightspeed Payments, or $109 per month billed monthly; Core starts at $149 per month billed annually with Lightspeed Payments, or $179 per month billed monthly; and Plus starts at $289 per month billed annually with Lightspeed Payments, or $339 per month billed monthly. Each plan includes one register, with additional locations and registers available as add-ons. Lightspeed also publishes a 1.5% card-present rate for Lightspeed Payments on the same page. Lightspeed's page notes that these prices reflect Lightspeed Retail specifically, that prices can vary, and that additional service fees may apply depending on the business and industry.
Lightspeed's retail pricing page directs shoppers to a separate hardware page rather than bundling hardware into the software subscription price. Lightspeed's own site organizes a broad set of named retail concepts (apparel, liquor, jewelry, pet, sporting goods, and more) and restaurant concepts (bar, brewery, cafe, fine dining, quick service) under its Retail and Restaurant product lines.
Where they actually differ
Freedom POS does not publish pricing, and this page makes no claim that Freedom POS outperforms Lightspeed on price, speed, or reliability. These are the confirmed points of contrast.
Lightspeed's retail pricing page separates POS software plans from hardware, which is explored on a dedicated hardware page rather than bundled into the subscription price. Freedom POS runs on standard Windows 10/11 touchscreen and tablet hardware rather than a proprietary, vendor-specific terminal.
Lightspeed publishes three tiered monthly software prices on its retail pricing page, each including one register: Basic ($89/mo billed annually with Lightspeed Payments, $109/mo billed monthly), Core ($149/mo billed annually with Lightspeed Payments, $179/mo billed monthly), and Plus ($289/mo billed annually with Lightspeed Payments, $339/mo billed monthly). Freedom POS does not publish standard public pricing. Cost depends on business type, locations, terminals, and how payments are handled; contact Freedom POS for a quote.
Lightspeed publishes a 1.5% card-present processing rate for Lightspeed Payments directly on its retail pricing page. Freedom POS payments run through Datacap, a processor-agnostic, PCI-certified payment gateway, rather than tying the merchant to one processor relationship.
Who Lightspeed fits
Lightspeed Retail publishes tiered software pricing with a published Lightspeed Payments rate, and organizes a broad set of named retail and restaurant concepts on its own site. It may suit operators who want transparent published software pricing and a wide menu of named business-type starting points.
Who a Freedom POS conversation fits
Freedom POS may be worth a direct conversation for operators who specifically want to run point of sale on standard Windows touchscreen or tablet hardware, and who want a processor-agnostic payment gateway. Freedom POS is an early product. Quick Service is the most complete v1 demo today; Table Service, Retail, and Services and Salons are shown as previews. This page is a factual comparison, not a claim that Freedom POS matches any competitor's feature set today.
Common questions
Freedom POS runs on standard Windows 10/11 touchscreen and tablet hardware. Lightspeed's retail pricing page treats hardware as a separate purchase from the software subscription. Freedom POS is an early product; see the demo pages for what is actually built today.
We do not know, and we will not guess. Lightspeed publishes three tiered monthly prices on its retail pricing page; Freedom POS does not publish standard public pricing. Contact Freedom POS for a quote specific to your business.
Lightspeed's retail pricing page publishes a 1.5% card-present rate for Lightspeed Payments, as of our retrieval on 2026-08-22. Freedom POS payments run through Datacap, a processor-agnostic payment gateway, rather than a single named in-house processor.
See the actual product
Quick Service is the most complete v1 demo on this site today.