Head to head

Hike vs Lightspeed

Last checked: 5 October 2026

The short answer

Higher rated: Lightspeed

Best overall for busy venues that need strong reporting and room to grow. Lowest published price: Lightspeed (≈ NZ$112/mo incl. GST). The rows below show where they differ, so pick on what matters to your business.

Hike

★ 4.5

Lightspeed

★ 4.7

Price

≈ NZ$121/mo incl. GSTconverted from US$59/mo billed annually

≈ NZ$112/mo incl. GSTconverted from A$79/mo

Card fees

Set by your EFTPOS provider

EFTPOS

HikePay, Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave

Windcave, Shift4, Eftpos NZ (Verifone)

Xero

Add-on, Plus and up

Yes

Offline

Yes

Yes (Restaurant); Retail not published

Contract

No lock-in; cancel anytime

Not published

Not for

Restaurants needing table maps and kitchen workflows.

Very small stalls that only need basic sales and receipts.

Prices in NZD incl. GST. ≈ marks a US or Australian dollar price we converted at US$1 = NZ$1.78 and A$1 = NZ$1.24 (European Central Bank reference rates via Frankfurter, 2 October 2026) and added 15% GST to.

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