Hike POS vs. Lightspeed
What Hike does better than Lightspeed.
Why Hike is the better choice
See how Hike compares to Lightspeed across the things that matter most.
Hike is cost-effective
Hike is one of the most cost-effective cloud-based POS software in the market. All Hike plans are packed with more features at less cost. With Hike there is no payment processing fees wherein with Lightspeed, you will have to use their own Payment processers. Hike is payment agnostic so you can choose your payment processor and should be able to use most of your existing hardware. Hike's Essential plan with 1 outlet and 1 register costs $59, paid monthly or yearly. Lightspeed's most popular plan starts at $89/month, paid yearly, and costs $109 more for the monthly option.
Scale quickly with Hike
At Hike there are no long-term contracts, so you can downgrade, upgrade or even cancel your subscription plan with Hike at any time. For example, if you open a new outlet, simply go to your Hike account's Setup page and add a new outlet. There is no need to call your sales representatives.
Exclusive retail focus
At Hike, retail is our focus and that's the only business type we cater for. Our solution is designed specifically for retail stores and 100% of our upcoming feature pipelines are retail-focused.
Quicker to ring up sales & discounts
Hike offers tap, search or scan options to quickly find and select the product you want, right on the sale page without needing to visit another screen. Similarly, you can apply discounts right there, so you can provide quicker checkout experience for your customer.
Built-in bulk discount offers
Hike offers built-in option for bulk discounts and more conditional discount offers that are automatically triggered and applied. For example, buy any 2 Levi's jeans and get 50% off the third. With Lightspeed, there is no such built-in advanced discounting offers support and is only possible in Lightspeed through an external integrated software. You are required to pay the external software costs separately.
Integrations
Hike has partnered with leading e-Commerce platforms, including BigCommerce, WooCommerce & Shopify to provide vendors, with the resources to enhance their online stores. Our accounting integration with apps such as MyOB, QuickBooks & Xero gives us the edge in giving users the best POS experience.