Lightspeed Restaurant vs qlub

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.

qlub provides payment and operational tools for restaurants, cafés, hotels, and other hospitality businesses. Diners can scan a QR code to view, split, tip on, and pay a bill by phone, or browse a menu, customise an order, and pay without downloading an app. Restaurants can update menu items, prices, specials, and availability in real time. Its SoftPOS Terminal accepts card, e-wallet, and QR payments, with bill splitting and tip prompts. qlub lists POS integrations including LINGA, LS Retail, Oracle Micros and Simphony, POSIST, Revel, and iiko. Payment capabilities include card-present, online, tableside, and mobile payments, as well as reconciliation tools. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web. The restaurant solutions offer a free demo, but pricing is on request. Separately, qlub+ membership offers dining deals at participating UAE restaurants for 15 AED a month, billed AED 15/month, and includes a 30-day free trial. qlub identifies its location as Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and states it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its information security management system.