Brand profile

Lightspeed

Canadian e-commerce and point-of-sale (POS) software provider, founded in 2005, serving retail and hospitality businesses globally.

4 questions · 2 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026

Best category rank
#18
POS & Retail Software · of 82
Questions
4
2 categories
Answers naming it
7/24
Of the answers measured on this brand's questions

Visibility by category

CategoriesCategory rankQuestionsScore
POS & Retail Software#18of 82352.9
Vertical Industry Software#222of 459117.0

Ranking by question

Named alongside in POS & Retail Software

Brands named in the same answers as Lightspeed in the last four weeks, counted in answers.

Named alongside in POS & Retail SoftwareBrands named in the same answers as Lightspeed in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Square POS: named in 21 answersSquare POSClover: named in 29 answersCloverSquare: named in 14 answersSquareHelcim: named in 26 answersHelcimToast: named in 22 answersToastLightspeed Retail: named in 17 answersLightspeed RetailShopify POS: named in 16 answersShopify POSPayPal: named in 9 answersPayPalStripe: named in 8 answersStripeLoyverse: named in 10 answersLoyverseSquare for Restaurants: named in 9 answersSquare for RestaurantsSumUp: named in 10 answersSumUpVagaro: named in 6 answersVagaroGlossGenius: named in 5 answersGlossGeniusSquare Appointments: named in 4 answersSquare AppointmentsShopify: named in 6 answersShopifyTouchBistro: named in 8 answersTouchBistroLightspeed: named in 6 answersLightspeedMangomint: named in 5 answersMangomintShopify Tap & Chip: named in 4 answersShopify Tap & ChipSquare Reader: named in 2 answersSquare ReaderSumUp Plus: named in 4 answersLightspeed Restaurant: named in 7 answersLightspeed RestaurantSpotOn: named in 5 answersSpotOnFresha: named in 4 answersFreshaPayPal POS: named in 5 answersPayPal POSEpos Now: named in 3 answersEpos NowSquare for Retail: named in 5 answersSquare for RetailSquare Reader (2nd Generation): named in 4 answersSumUp Solo: named in 3 answersSumUp Solo
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Named alongside in POS & Retail SoftwareBrands named in the same answers as Lightspeed in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Square POS: named in 21 answersSquare POSClover: named in 29 answersCloverSquare: named in 14 answersSquareHelcim: named in 26 answersHelcimToast: named in 22 answersToastLightspeed Retail: named in 17 answersLightspeed RetailShopify POS: named in 16 answersShopify POSPayPal: named in 9 answersPayPalStripe: named in 8 answersStripeLoyverse: named in 10 answersLoyverseSquare for Restaurants: named in 9 answersSquare for RestaurantsSumUp: named in 10 answersSumUpVagaro: named in 6 answersVagaroGlossGenius: named in 5 answersGlossGeniusSquare Appointments: named in 4 answersShopify: named in 6 answersShopifyTouchBistro: named in 8 answersTouchBistroLightspeed: named in 6 answersLightspeedMangomint: named in 5 answersMangomintShopify Tap & Chip: named in 4 answersSquare Reader: named in 2 answersSquare ReaderSumUp Plus: named in 4 answersSumUp PlusLightspeed Restaurant: named in 7 answersSpotOn: named in 5 answersSpotOnFresha: named in 4 answersFreshaPayPal POS: named in 5 answersPayPal POSEpos Now: named in 3 answersEpos NowSquare for Retail: named in 5 answersSquare Reader (2nd Generation): named in 4 answersSumUp Solo: named in 3 answers
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  1. 16Square
  2. 25Clover
  3. 34SumUp
  4. 43Square POS
  5. 53Toast
  6. 63Shopify POS
  7. 72Helcim
  8. 82Loyverse
  9. 92KORONA POS
  10. 102Lightspeed Retail
  11. 112PayPal POS
  12. 122SpotOn
  13. 132Square for Restaurants
  14. 142TouchBistro
  15. 151Acumatica
  16. 161Adobe Commerce
  17. 171AppFolio
  18. 181athenahealth
  19. 191Autodesk Construction Cloud
  20. 201Buildium
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Square POS21Helcim (17), Clover (13), Toast (12)
Clover29Toast (17), Lightspeed Retail (14), Square POS (13)
Square14Clover (8), Helcim (8), Stripe (6)
Helcim26Square POS (17), Clover (12), Toast (11)
Toast22Clover (17), Square POS (12), Helcim (11)
Lightspeed Retail17Clover (14), Shopify POS (12), Square POS (9)
Shopify POS16Lightspeed Retail (12), Clover (12), Square POS (11)
PayPal9Helcim (8), Stripe (7), Square (6)
Stripe8Helcim (8), PayPal (7), Square (6)
Loyverse10Toast (8), Clover (7), Square POS (7)
Square for Restaurants9Toast (9), Clover (8), TouchBistro (8)
SumUp10Clover (6), Helcim (6), Square POS (5)
Vagaro6Fresha (4), Mangomint (4), GlossGenius (4)
GlossGenius5Mangomint (4), Square Appointments (4), Vagaro (4)
Square Appointments4GlossGenius (4), Vagaro (4), Fresha (3)
Shopify6SumUp (5), Shopify Tap & Chip (4), PayPal (4)
TouchBistro8Square for Restaurants (8), Toast (8), Lightspeed Restaurant (7)
Lightspeed6Square (5), Clover (5), SumUp (4)
Mangomint5Fresha (4), GlossGenius (4), Vagaro (4)
Shopify Tap & Chip4SumUp (4), Shopify (4), SumUp Solo (3)
Square Reader2SumUp Solo (2), SumUp Plus (2), Shopify Tap & Chip (2)
SumUp Plus4SumUp (4), Shopify Tap & Chip (3), Helcim (3)
Lightspeed Restaurant7Square for Restaurants (7), Toast (7), TouchBistro (7)
SpotOn5Toast (5), Square for Restaurants (4), Clover (4)
Fresha4Mangomint (4), Vagaro (4), GlossGenius (3)
PayPal POS5Square POS (5), Helcim (4), Clover (3)
Epos Now3Square POS (3), Helcim (3), Clover (2)
Square for Retail5Lightspeed Retail (5), Shopify POS (5), Clover (3)
Square Reader (2nd Generation)4SumUp (3), Stripe (2), SumUp Plus (2)
SumUp Solo3Shopify Tap & Chip (3), SumUp (3), Helcim (3)

Sources cited when this brand is named

Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.

Sources cited when this brand is named
RankSourceCiting answers
1nerdwallet.com3
2theretailexec.com3
3tech.co3
4expertmarket.com2
5fitsmallbusiness.com2
6forbes.commedia2
7lightspeedhq.com2
8technologyadvice.com2
9toolradar.com2
10advertiserreview.com1

Named by surface, by question

For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.

Named by surface, by question
QuestionsGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1What are the best POS systems for retail stores?011001
2Which POS systems are best for restaurants and cafes?011000
3Which vertical industry software works best for small businesses?001000
4What are the best mobile card readers?000001