Head to head

Lightspeed vs Loyverse

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: Loyverse (Free). The rows below show where they differ, so pick on what matters to your business.

Lightspeed

★ 4.7

Loyverse

★ 4.2

Price

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

FreeAdd-ons US$9–25/mo per store

Card fees

Set by your EFTPOS provider

EFTPOS

Windcave, Shift4, Eftpos NZ (Verifone)

Shift4 (iOS only)

Xero

Yes

Partial

Offline

Yes (Restaurant); Retail not published

Partial

Contract

Not published

Not for

Very small stalls that only need basic sales and receipts.

Busy counters on Windcave or Eftpos NZ terminals, or on Android, where staff would retype every EFTPOS amount.

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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