Lightspeed Retail vs inFlow Inventory
Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Lightspeed Retail fits retail shop.
inFlow Inventory fits restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
| Compare | Lightspeed RetailLightspeed | inFlow InventoryArchon Systems |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | POS and inventory built for shops with deep catalogs | Inventory with barcodes and purchase orders, from $99 a month |
| Starting price | From $89/mo | From $99/mo + $29/extra person |
| Six-person team | Not listed | $215/mo |
| Plans | Basic $89/mo; Core $149/mo; Plus $289/mo (1 register each, extra registers $59/mo, each extra location another plan fee); card-present payments 1.5% with Lightspeed Payments; up to 18% off annual ($109/mo on Basic monthly) | Billed yearly: Lite $99/mo (2 members, 1 location); Core $299 (5, 5); Pro $499 (10, unlimited); Max $699 (20); monthly $129/$379/$629/$879; extra members $29/mo; $499 onboarding required above Lite; 14-day trial |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free trial |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Users | 1 register per plan | 2 on Lite |
| Integrations | QuickBooks, Xero, Shopify, Mailchimp | Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, QuickBooks, Xero |
| Team size | 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Phone: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7 | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 32 incidents posted on Lightspeed's status page, which covers all Lightspeed products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 9 marked major or critical by Lightspeed. Status page | Archon Systems has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.0 / 5 from 976 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 504 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 4.0 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews) |
| Fit: Retail shop | 92 | 72 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 15 | 25 |
| Fit: Service business | 15 | 25 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 5 | 10 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 20 | 50 |
| Fit: Online store | 70 | 75 |
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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