DISH Payment Solutions vs Lightspeed Restaurant

DISH Payment Solutions provides restaurants with cashless payment hardware, software, and processing through DISH Pay. Payment options include card readers, contactless Tap to Pay, QR codes, and online payments. Terminals can integrate with DISH POS, and some can operate without a POS connection. The service includes cashless tipping, regular payouts, centralized transaction visibility, and customizable receipts on some terminals; customers can view transactions and refunds in the DISH Pay Dashboard. Connectivity depends on the device: the V400c Plus supports Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Bluetooth, while the S1F2 can switch between Wi-Fi and a SIM network. QR payments require an active DISH POS system and do not apply to DISH POS Lite. Customers must complete verification with the payment provider, and transaction fees start at 1,89% of the transaction amount and vary by card type. Hardware is available for rental or purchase, with listed purchase options from €22,000 as a one-time purchase purchase, excl. VAT. DISH states its information security management system is ISO 27001:2022 certified.

Lightspeed Restaurant is restaurant management software built around a point-of-sale and payments platform. It supports customizable menus, screens and floor plans, with online, tableside and QR-code ordering. Restaurants, hotels and multi-location operators can use the system for operations including inventory, reservations, tables, staff scheduling and sales reporting. The cloud-based POS can keep working offline, saving entered data locally and uploading it when connectivity returns; master-data maintenance and eCloud evaluations still require internet access. Its front end requires the Lightspeed Restaurant iPad app, while the back end can be managed on desktop and iPad. Lightspeed also says the POS can run in a browser on Mac, PC, Apple or Android devices. The Restaurant Integration Hub includes hundreds of third-party integrations, and accounting sync can send sales data to QuickBooks, Xero, Sage and other software. Plans start at $69/mo. Restaurant has no free plan or free trial listed; a demo option is presented instead.