(the interface feels really fluid, no apparent delays) requiring constant internet connection to process every single input made.Supported in North America and slowly rolling out to the World cloud-hosted on Lightspeed’s high-end servers.accessible from any operating system (as it’s on the Cloud it operates from any web browser, just like Dropbox).using its own type of report design rendering (more graphical).usable with intermittent background internet connection.limiting business expending capabilities (poor API and performance output).self-hosted as its own server (on same terminal).This is what I dug from my analytical case study, if anyone else know some features I don’t please comment below Lightspeed Onsite specifications: That particular question might be better suited for your sales rep since they are trained to know the key differences between the two products to help determine the best fit for your company.ĭoesn’t really have an answer for me. I know that the reports are displayed differently and some of the procedures are different but most everything should be comparable. I only work with LS Retail so I am not sure if there are any features that onsite has the retail doesn’t. Are there any features available to LS-Onsite which aren’t available on LS-Retail ?
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The programs themselves are also quite different so it is essentially learning how to use a new point of sale system. Onsite is tied to a specific computer and it has to be a mac. The biggest difference is that Retail is cloud based so it can be accessed from any device. Questions asked to Savannah support agent retail states: What is the main difference between both ? Having worked around Lightspeed for +5 years now, I know the Lightspeed Retail mechanism very well. So I decided to dig in this and share my findings to those wondering what both products are. Even Lightspeed sales consultants aren’t able to give a straight answer to my question: What features does Lightspeed Retail has over Lightspeed OnSite? It isn’t apparent what the core differences are between both products carried by Lightspeed HQ. How to choose between Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed OnSite ?