Comparison guide · Updated May 2026
Lightspeed Restaurant Alternatives for Restaurants in Spain
We compare the main cloud POS alternatives to Lightspeed in Spain for 2026: Bouzon POS, Lightspeed Starter, Lightspeed Essential, Hiopos modular and Camarero10. Verified prices, Verifactu compatibility, free vs proprietary hardware and when each one makes sense.
Last updated: 14 May 2026 · Author: Pablo Bouzon (Bouzon Digital)
Quick answer
Lightspeed Restaurant is the international benchmark for hotel groups and chains, but its pricing for independent Spanish restaurants is disproportionate: the Starter plan costs ~€65/month without KDS or native Verifactu, and Essential climbs to ~€175/month per location. Bouzon POS delivers the core of Lightspeed Essential — tables, kitchen routing, modifiers, multi-terminal, Verifactu included — at €29.99/month (standalone) or €49.98/month with Stock & Recipes, with free ESC/POS hardware, no add-on modules, and reservations + online ordering in the same account.
Practical boundary: Lightspeed Essential is justified if you manage 3+ locations with integrated ERP, 300+ delivery integrations and predictive reporting. For 1–2 independent locations, Bouzon POS, Hiopos modular or Camarero10 offer the daily features at 2–6× lower cost. Verifactu is mandatory in Spain from January 2027 (SL companies) / July 2027 (autónomos) — it is a critical selection criterion not all Lightspeed plans have confirmed.
At a glance
Indicative prices verified on official websites and distributors (May 2026). Lightspeed prices are in USD; approximate EUR conversion shown. Actual price may vary by contract and volume.
| Tool | Base price / month | KDS / Inventory | Hardware | Verifactu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzon POS | €29.99 (solo) · €49.98 (+ Stock) | ✅ Included in base fee | ✅ Free ESC/POS (~€80–250) | ✅ Included |
| Lightspeed Starter | ~€65 / location | ❌ KDS ~€28/screen separately; no advanced inventory | ❌ Proprietary recommended (~€800–1,500) | ⚠ Not confirmed for ES |
| Lightspeed Essential | ~€175 / location | ✅ Inventory included · KDS ~€28 separately | ❌ Proprietary recommended | ⚠ Verify with sales |
| Hiopos modular | ~€39–80 / terminal | ❌ HioScreen + HiOffice separately | ❌ Required proprietary (~€800–2,000) | ✅ In full plan |
| Camarero10 | ~€39.90 / terminal | ❌ Stock and KDS in separate modules | ⚠ Mostly proprietary | ⚠ Verify with distributor |
Real cost over 24 months — 1 location, 2 terminals + kitchen printer
The monthly fee is only part of the cost. We add mandatory vendor hardware and the modules a restaurant with a separate kitchen typically needs (KDS or kitchen routing + Verifactu).
| Solution | Software (24 months) | Hardware (one-off) | Total 24-month cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzon POS solo (€29.99/month) | €719.76 | ~€250 (tablet + printer) | ~€970 |
| Bouzon POS + Stock (€49.98/month) | €1,199.52 | ~€250 | ~€1,450 |
| Lightspeed Starter (~€65/month, no KDS or inv.) | €1,560 | ~€1,000 (terminal + printer) | ~€2,560 |
| Lightspeed Essential (~€175/month, inv. incl. + KDS ~€56/month for 2 screens) | €5,544 (175 + 56 × 24) | ~€1,000 | ~€6,544 |
| Hiopos full + HioScreen + HiOffice (~€60/month) | €1,440 | ~€1,200 | ~€2,640 |
| Camarero10 (~€40/month + modules) | €960 | ~€700 | ~€1,660 |
Over 24 months, Bouzon POS saves between €690 (vs Lightspeed Starter with basic hardware) and ~€5,574 (vs Lightspeed Essential with 2 KDS screens). Add in TheFork reservation commissions (~€3/cover) and Glovo delivery fees (25–35%), and the total saving with Bouzon Digital for a 60-cover restaurant over 24 months is around €15,000–€20,000.
Detailed analysis of each tool
Bouzon POS
· Benalmádena (Málaga, Spain)Price
€29.99/month (POS only) · €49.98/month (POS + Stock & Recipes combo) · standalone subscription, no lock-in
Commission per ticket
0% per ticket · Stripe ~1.4% only on card payments
Pros
- ✓ Flat per-restaurant pricing — no extra fees per terminal, no separate KDS module, no per-location surcharge
- ✓ Free hardware choice: any ESC/POS printer (≈ €80–250); Android tablet, iPad, or Sunmi you already own
- ✓ Verifactu / AEAT compliance included in the base fee (no separate invoicing module)
- ✓ Native integration with reservations and online ordering — widget orders land in the same POS without middleware
- ✓ Stock & Recipes with auto-decrement on every sale (combo €49.98/month)
- ✓ No lock-in, no deployment contract: portable to any hardware in minutes
Cons
- ✗ No pre-packaged hardware marketplace — client or integrator picks peripherals
- ✗ Young product (launched 2025), growing install base
- ✗ Delivery integrations (Glovo, Uber Eats) via own widget, not via an internal aggregator
Lightspeed Restaurant Starter
· Montreal, Canada — publicly listed on NYSEPrice
~$69/month per location (≈ €63–65)
Commission per ticket
0% direct · Lightspeed Payments with negotiated rates separately
Pros
- ✓ Entry point to the Lightspeed ecosystem — useful if already using Lightspeed Retail or inventory
- ✓ Customisable POS, menu manager, floor plans and contactless ordering included
- ✓ KDS available as add-on from ~$30/screen/month (≈ €28)
Cons
- ✗ Entry price ~€65/month without KDS or advanced inventory — costlier than Bouzon POS with everything included
- ✗ Key features (advanced inventory, multi-location, Tasks) only in Essential or Premium
- ✗ Support primarily in English; Spanish documentation is partial
- ✗ Proprietary hardware recommended with high one-off cost (~€800–1,500)
Lightspeed Restaurant Essential
· Montreal, Canada — publicly listed on NYSEPrice
~$189/month per location (≈ €173–180) · KDS ~€28/screen separately
Commission per ticket
0% direct · Lightspeed Payments separately
Pros
- ✓ Advanced inventory, multi-location management and Tasks included
- ✓ 300+ integrations (delivery, accounting, CRM, loyalty)
- ✓ Advanced reporting and Lightspeed AI for demand forecasting
- ✓ Suited for hotel groups and chains with complex back-office
Cons
- ✗ At ~€175/month, nearly 6× the cost of Bouzon POS (€29.99/month) for equivalent features at 1 location
- ✗ Data hosted outside the EU for some features — potential GDPR concern
- ✗ Support mainly in English; limited Spanish-language support channel
- ✗ Annual plans recommended; initial configuration complex without IT support
Hiopos (modular)
· Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona) — ICG SoftwarePrice
~€39–80/month per terminal · KDS (HioScreen) + ERP (HiOffice) + self-ordering (HioOrder) priced separately
Commission per ticket
0% direct · bank-acquired card payments per contract
Pros
- ✓ Well-known brand in Spain with a dense network of local partners offering on-site support
- ✓ Broad catalog: HioPay, HioScreen (KDS), HiOffice (ERP), HioOrder (self-ordering kiosks)
- ✓ Serious multi-location for groups with central cash and consolidated reporting
- ✓ Compatible with scales and large-format peripherals (bakery, deli sectors)
Cons
- ✗ Modular pricing scales fast: KDS + inventory + menu management = three separate invoices
- ✗ Vendor hardware effectively required to maintain support (€800–2,000 one-off per location)
- ✗ Capterra reviews report 700+ €/month for 4-location configs with 12 tablets
- ✗ No native integrated reservations or online store — plugged in via API/CSV at additional cost
Camarero10
· Seville, SpainPrice
~€39.90/month per terminal · KDS, stock and delivery modules priced separately
Commission per ticket
0% direct
Pros
- ✓ Affordable price point with close support in southern Spain
- ✓ Designed for neighbourhood bars and family restaurants with straightforward workflows
- ✓ Waiter app and QR digital menu included
Cons
- ✗ More classic UX and design — less cloud-first than Lightspeed or Bouzon
- ✗ Stock, recipe costing and KDS in separate modules that add to the monthly cost
- ✗ No native integrated online store or reservations — connected via third parties
- ✗ Verifactu: confirm availability with distributor for each plan
Which POS to choose for your situation
| Scenario | Best option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Independent restaurant with 1–2 locations and 1–3 terminals | Bouzon POS (€29.99/month) | Flat pricing with kitchen routing, tables, modifiers and Verifactu included — no add-on modules. Lightspeed Starter (~€65/month) and Essential (~€175/month) offer similar features at 2–6× the cost without the website + reservations + shop bundle. |
| Restaurant that wants POS + reservations + online ordering in one account | Bouzon (website plan €49.99/month) | Lightspeed, Hiopos and Camarero10 are pure POS systems: reservations and online shop require contracting Tableo/CoverManager (~€44–99/month) + Glovo/GloriaFood separately. Bouzon Digital includes all eight modules (Website + Bookings + Shop + POS + Stock + QR + Incentives + Reviews) in a single account. |
| Restaurant already on Lightspeed Essential needing stock control | Bouzon POS + Stock combo (€49.98/month) | The Bouzon POS + Stock & Recipes combo (€49.98/month) delivers auto-decrement, recipe costing and low-stock alerts at under 30% of Lightspeed Essential's price — with assisted catalog migration, XML ticket export for AEAT audits and 1–2 week onboarding. |
| Group of 3+ locations with back-office, ERP and central cash management | Bouzon POS multi-location | Bouzon POS ships native multi-tenant with a superadmin view that consolidates cash, sales and stock across locations in a single account, with flat per-location pricing instead of the per-terminal and per-integration billing that large suites stack up. Verifactu, KDS and modifiers are included without paying separate modules. |
| Restaurant looking for the most affordable Verifactu-certified option | Bouzon POS (€29.99/month) | Lightspeed Starter does not include native Verifactu support for Spain — requires an additional module or integration. Bouzon POS has XAdES-BES signature, AEAT hash chain, and QR + CSV on the ESC/POS ticket built into the base fee at no extra cost. |
| Neighbourhood bar with minimal budget and simple order flow | Bouzon POS (€29.99/month) | For simple flows (bar counter + 1 printer, no separate kitchen), Bouzon POS is the cheapest option (€29.99/month), includes Verifactu out of the box and lets the bar grow into reservations or online ordering without switching providers. |
One account, one support line
Bouzon Digital goes beyond POS: Reservations, Shop, Stock and Website in one package
Lightspeed, Hiopos and Camarero10 are POS-focused. To add zero-commission reservations, zero-platform-fee online ordering or stock control with recipe costing, you need to contract 3–4 additional providers and stitch them together with integrations (and sync errors).
Bouzon Digital gives you all eight modules in a single account: restaurant website (included in the €49.99/month plan), Bookings (0% commission), Shop (0% platform fee), POS (with kitchen routing + Verifactu) and Stock & Recipes (auto-decrement), Table self-service (QR), Incentives (per-waiter goals) and Reviews. One login, one invoice, no third-party integrations for the core. The total saving over 24 months versus the Lightspeed + CoverManager + Glovo + freelance website combination is around €15,000–€20,000.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Lightspeed Restaurant for a restaurant in Spain in 2026?
How much does Lightspeed Restaurant cost in Spain in 2026?
Is Lightspeed Restaurant compatible with Verifactu and Spain's AEAT requirements?
Can I use my existing hardware if I migrate from Lightspeed to Bouzon POS?
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Does Lightspeed integrate reservations and online ordering in the same account?
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