Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in Canada (2026)
Lightspeed is a Montreal company, yet the pricing page it serves to Canadian visitors is in US dollars. Here is what it 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 — Starter $69 per month, Essential $189 per month and Premium $399 per month — plus a quote-based Enterprise tier, all in USD; the page served to Canadian visitors (region selector set to CA (EN)) shows no CAD price list. We verified every figure on this page on September 19, 2026 from Lightspeed's own pricing page (lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing).
The figure that matters most for a kitchen is separate from the plan price: the Kitchen Display System is $30 USD per screen per month on every plan. Because prices are in USD, at the Bank of Canada rate the Canadian cost is roughly 40% higher in dollars than the printed number.
Lightspeed Restaurant plans and monthly prices
One row per plan, exactly as printed. Where Lightspeed prints no figure, the table says "Quote-based" instead of guessing.
| Plan | Monthly price | Currency | What's included / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $69 | USD | POS, menu manager, floor plans, insights, online and contactless ordering, takeout and delivery management; reservations as an add-on. |
| Essential | $189 | USD | Starter plus Lightspeed Tasks; reservations as an add-on. |
| Premium | $399 | USD | Essential plus multi-location management and advanced inventory. |
| Enterprise | Quote-based | USD | Custom quote. |
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Cite this table: Waitery, “Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in Canada (2026),” waitery.ca/resources/lightspeed-restaurant-pricing-canada/#lightspeed-pricing-canada-2026, checked September 19, 2026.
<p>Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in Canada, verified 2026: <a href="https://waitery.ca/resources/lightspeed-restaurant-pricing-canada/#lightspeed-pricing-canada-2026">Starter $69, Essential $189, Premium $399 per month in USD, plus $30 USD per kitchen screen per month</a> (source: Waitery, checked September 19, 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 $30 USD per screen per month on every plan — $360 USD a year per screen before the exchange rate.
- 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 in USD for the software and $30 per kitchen screen per month.
Two caveats to budget for: every kitchen screen adds $30 USD per month on every plan, and prices are in USD, so at the Bank of Canada rate the software costs roughly 40% more in Canadian dollars than the printed figure.
How Waitery compares
Waitery is $14 CAD per location per month for the whole platform, published in Canadian dollars, with free setup. 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 and exchange rate 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 Restaurant's pricing page lists Starter at $69, Essential at $189 and Premium at $399 per month, all in USD, with a quote-based Enterprise tier. Kitchen Display System is a separate $30 USD per screen per month on every plan. Verified September 19, 2026.
Is Lightspeed Restaurant pricing in CAD or USD?
USD. The pricing page served to Canadian visitors (region selector set to CA (EN)) publishes in US dollars and shows no CAD price list, so the Canadian cost moves with the exchange rate — roughly 40% more in Canadian dollars at the Bank of Canada rate.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant charge extra for a kitchen display?
Yes. The Kitchen Display System is $30 USD per screen per month on every Lightspeed Restaurant plan, which works out to $360 USD a year per screen before the exchange rate.
Is there a lower-cost alternative to Lightspeed Restaurant in Canada?
Waitery is $14 CAD per location per month for the whole platform, with free setup, 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.