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Lightspeed Restaurant cost 2026

Lightspeed Restaurant (which absorbed Upserve) prices Essential at $69/mo per location with Lightspeed Payments bundled. Pro tier carries the Upserve analytics that survived.

Lightspeed RestaurantLightspeed Restaurant pricing · 2026-06-20

Cheapest published: Essential $69/mo per location (with Lightspeed Payments)

Pricing model: Tiered SaaS (Essential / Plus / Pro), Lightspeed Payments bundled

Processing: Lightspeed Payments 2.6% + 10c card-present typical.

Hardware: iPad-based. Lightspeed sells bundles; can BYO iPad.

Contract: Annual contract for published rate. Month-to-month is meaningfully higher.

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Published $69 requires Lightspeed Payments. Unbundled SaaS pricing is materially higher and only revealed on quote.

What it actually costs in 2026

Essential $69/mo per location with Lightspeed Payments processing required Lightspeed pricing · 2026-06-20. Plus and Pro published in higher bands; multi-location quoted.

Hardware is iPad-based. Lightspeed sells bundles; bring-your-own-iPad is allowed.

Lightspeed Payments processing typically 2.6% + 10c card-present Lightspeed Payments · 2026-06-20. Unbundled SaaS quote is materially higher and only revealed on a quote call.

Owner questions

What does Lightspeed Essential cost?

$69/mo per location with Lightspeed Payments. Annual contract for the published rate.

Is Lightspeed Payments required?

For the published $69 rate, yes. Walk away from bundled processing and the SaaS rate climbs.

What did the Upserve acquisition retain?

Upserve analytics ships inside Pro tier. Upserve-branded SKUs are deprecated.

How does it compare on multi-location?

Lightspeed Pro is competitive on 3-5 location chains with analytics needs. Above 10 locations the conversation moves to enterprise vendors.

Best fit

Multi-location chain · Bar · Full-service with analytics needs

Recent changes (2026-06-20)

Upserve analytics survived the acquisition and ships inside Pro tier; Upserve-branded SKUs deprecated.

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