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    Get Beyond

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AGet Beyond is a back office oriented restaurant management system designed to provide a comprehensive back office administration automation solution. It includes the capabilities of the former Peachworks.N/A

    Lightspeed Retail

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ALightspeed Retail is a retail PoS system from Lightspeed headquartered in Quebec. Core retail POS features are expanded on higher service tiers with ecommerce option and payments gateway, an accounting system, and a customer loyalty program.N/A
    Pricing
    Get BeyondLightspeed Retail
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $79.00 ($69.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Starter
    $119.00 ($99.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Standard
    $139.00 ($119.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Advanced
    $189.00 ($169.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Pro
    $259.00 ($229.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
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    Get BeyondLightspeed Retail
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    70%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Get BeyondLightspeed Retail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Get BeyondLightspeed Retail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
    It is a great system. I love the functionality, the ease of operation, and the custom reports (my favorite part). We can set certain functions for the store levels, and more functions for the corporate level. Inventory controls and costs are almost immediately updated, with very little lag time. It is pricey, and when we signed up it was only done with a once a year payment. Other programs we pay monthly.
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    Lightspeed
    It is perfect for any small business looking for inventory control, Tracking purchase history, and just an all round easy to use software for retail and beyond. I would not use it if I have only a few hundred items or was a larger company that can afford to build my own POS software.
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    Pros
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
    • Easily add and track inventory items
    • Recipe management that allows for built-in costing and calorie / nutrition reporting that is often required by local, state and national regulations
    • Cloud based employee scheduling ensures that staffing levels are adequate, employees are happy and surprises are limited
    • Very easy to learn and train new employess
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    Lightspeed
    • Lightspeed Retail has great reports that are very easy to read and understand.
    • Lightspeed Retail is great to train new employees on because of its ease of use. There are not lots of different things that you have to learn just basics.
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    Cons
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
    • Some custom reports can have errors in our register system is altered (time punch edits).
    • Exports can't be customized by font style or size, and must be done within Excel.
    • Cost. It is a big program, and we have Enterprise, plus six restaurant locations, so we have a lot of info on it.
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    Lightspeed
    • With a larger SKU assortment size, the software really starts to struggle with doing physical inventory after scanning in a few hundred items.
    • Several times throughout each year Lightspeed went down on us (not our internet connection but actually Lightspeed verified).
    • Special order system could use a lot of modern improvements (ability to schedule ahead of time, etc.)
    • Reports are very basic, and will likely require there Lightspeed Analytics to actually get reports useful for day to day operations.
    • Weak system for receiving purchase orders.
    • Does not handle items and cases for reordering very well. Have used multiple Point of Sale systems in the past 10 years that allow to set reorder points based on single items, but reorder the case automatically, Lightspeed has no support for this.
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    Usability
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
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    Lightspeed
    Simply well designed with obvious icons per component, making it easy to interface with.
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    Support Rating
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
    We have a support representative, and whenever I've needed help customizing a report, or some numbers aren't coming through correctly, they are only one email away. It's very timely in response. They can view our system from the backside, and have fixed problems for me with integration or just a formula wrong in one of my custom reports.
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    Lightspeed
    I gave the rating of a 9 because ninety percent of the time when I talk to their support they're very helpful. One of the only real issues I have is there are times where the queue will be 7-9 people deep. When you have an error you don't know how to fix, sometimes this is very troubling. But overall their support is usually quick and friendly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
    PeachWorks is far more comprehensive than TouchBistro. TouchBistro is more focused on allowing customers to take orders tableside. This is an important strategic initiative by many of our franchisee clients but we have found that the software is fairly limited beyond this functionality. TouchBistro does not integrate into the entire restaurant's operations so a restaurant must also purchase and install additional software.
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    Lightspeed
    Lightspeed is faster, sleeker and more modern than our previous POS system. I can’t express enough how easy the online store portion of Lightspeed is - it just intuitive and sometimes, is TOO easy, I feel like I have to be forgetting something. Lightspeed is staying modern and current where our previous POS was not
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    Return on Investment
    Beyond (formerly Peachworks)
    • On average, PeachWorks reduced food costs by 7% - a huge amount in the thin margin quick service food business
    • On average, PeachWorks reduced instances of under-staffing by 9 hours per week which we estimate is worth approximately $25,000 in additional revenue per year
    • On average, PeachWorks reduced back-office tasks and accounting by 2.2 hours per week which we estimate is worth approximately $14,300 in additional profits per year
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    Lightspeed
    • Certainly has saved money on cash-outs/ accounting due to QuickBooks integration.
    • Faster processing through tills means happier customers and more sales per hour.
    • Expensive product at $5K a year has taken away some profitability for this small business. It's way, way over priced.
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