Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in Canada (2026)
Lightspeed is a Montreal company with two price lists for Canada: its English pages print US dollars, and its Canadian French site prints Canadian dollars. Here is what each one publishes for Lightspeed Restaurant, checked line by line, including the per-screen kitchen display fee that most comparison articles skip.
Lightspeed Restaurant pricing at a glance
Lightspeed Restaurant publishes three priced plans plus a quote-based Enterprise tier. On its Canadian French site (fr.lightspeedhq.com) they are Débutant (Starter) at 89 CAD, Essentiel at 239 CAD and Premium at 499 CAD a month. The English pricing page, including the one served to Canadian visitors, prints the same plans in US dollars: $69, $189 and $399. We read the USD page on September 19, 2026 and the CAD page on October 31, 2026.
The figure that matters most for a kitchen is separate from the plan price: the Kitchen Display System costs 40 $ CAD per screen per month on the French Canadian site ($30 USD on the English page) on every plan. Ask your rep which price list your contract will use.
Lightspeed Restaurant plans and monthly prices
One row per plan, exactly as printed on each site. Where Lightspeed prints no figure, the table says "Quote-based" instead of guessing.
| Plan | Monthly price (CAD) | Monthly price (USD) | What's included / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter (Débutant) | 89 CAD | $69 USD | POS, menu manager, floor plans, insights, online and contactless ordering, takeout and delivery management; reservations as an add-on. |
| Essential (Essentiel) | 239 CAD | $189 USD | Starter plus Lightspeed Tasks; reservations as an add-on. |
| Premium | 499 CAD | $399 USD | Essential plus multi-location management and advanced inventory. |
| Enterprise | Quote-based | Quote-based | Custom quote. |
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<p>Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in Canada, verified 2026: <a href="https://waitery.ca/resources/lightspeed-restaurant-pricing-canada/#lightspeed-pricing-canada-2026">Starter 89 CAD, Essential 239 CAD, Premium 499 CAD per month, plus 40 $ CAD per kitchen screen per month</a> (source: Waitery, checked October 31, 2026).</p>Free to reuse with a link back to this page. Figures are re-verified against each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown in the caption.
What is and isn't included
The plan price is the software licence for the front of house. Here is what Lightspeed's pricing page does and does not tell you about the rest of the bill.
- Kitchen display: Kitchen Display System is 40 $ CAD per screen per month on every plan, or 480 $ CAD a year per screen ($30 USD a month on the English page).
- Card processing: not published. Payment processing rates are not printed on the pricing page ("integrated payments" varies by tier).
- Hardware: no prices are printed; the page says hardware pricing "may vary."
- Extra registers: per-register pricing is not printed on the pricing page.
- Setup fees and contract length: not printed on the pricing page. Ask for both in writing before you sign.
Who Lightspeed Restaurant fits
Lightspeed Restaurant fits multi-location groups and inventory-heavy operators who want one vendor for POS, inventory and reporting, and can budget for the software plus a monthly fee for every kitchen screen.
Two caveats to budget for: every kitchen screen adds 40 $ CAD a month on every plan, and the English site quotes USD while the French Canadian site quotes CAD, so confirm in writing which currency your contract bills in.
How Waitery compares
Waitery is $14 CAD per location per month for the whole platform, published in Canadian dollars, with a one-time $250 setup fee. Kitchen display software is included with no per-screen fee, and there is no per-terminal software fee, so adding a second kitchen screen or a patio handheld is an operational choice rather than a billing one. The guest, kitchen and server experience runs in English and French.
Hardware is Waitery's own, shipped Canada-wide: buy outright or lease over 48 months, with a 1-year warranty. Processing rates are quoted per restaurant, so ask during your demo. Put your own screen count into the calculator below to see the two side by side.
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How much does Lightspeed Restaurant cost per month in Canada?
Lightspeed's Canadian French site lists Starter (Débutant) at 89 CAD, Essential at 239 CAD and Premium at 499 CAD per month, with a quote-based Enterprise tier. Kitchen Display System is a separate 40 $ CAD per screen per month on every plan. Checked October 31, 2026.
Is Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in CAD or USD?
Both, depending on the site. The English pricing page, including the version served to Canadian visitors, prints USD ($69, $189 and $399). The Canadian French site, fr.lightspeedhq.com, prints CAD (89, 239 and 499 CAD a month). Ask which list your contract uses. Checked October 31, 2026.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant charge extra for a kitchen display?
Yes. The Kitchen Display System is 40 $ CAD per screen per month on every Lightspeed Restaurant plan on the French Canadian site, which works out to 480 $ CAD a year per screen. The English page lists it at $30 USD.
Is there a lower-cost alternative to Lightspeed Restaurant in Canada?
Waitery is $14 CAD per location per month for the whole platform, with a one-time $250 setup fee, kitchen display software included with no per-screen fee, and no per-terminal software fee. It runs in English and French, and hardware ships Canada-wide to buy or lease over 48 months.