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Lightspeed Retail or PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle)?

Price, integrations and Netherlands check side by side.

Lightspeed Retail

for SMEs and large companies

Cloud POS for shops with stock management, loyalty, a built-in web shop and its own card payments.

from €99 /month
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PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle)

for freelancers and SMEs

Free point-of-sale app with a PayPal card reader or terminal, formerly Zettle, with a fixed rate per card payment.

Free plan, paid from €0 /month
1 of 5 NL check

The differences

  • PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) has a free plan, Lightspeed Retail does not.
  • Paid plans at PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) start cheaper: €0 against €99 per month.

Side by side

Lightspeed Retail compared with PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle)
Lightspeed RetailPayPal Point of Sale (Zettle)
Pricefrom €99/monthFree plan
Support in Dutch✓ Yes✓ Yes
App in DutchUnknownUnknown
Data in the EUUnknownUnknown
Data processing agreement✓ YesUnknown
Company in the Netherlands✕ No✕ No
IntegrationsNone knownNone known
Free trialNoneNone
Stackwijs verdictNo verdict yetNo verdict yet
User reviewsNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
For whomSMEs, large companiesfreelancers, SMEs

Facts checked on the vendors' websites.

Lightspeed Retail or PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle): questions

What is the difference between Lightspeed Retail and PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle)?

PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) has a free plan, Lightspeed Retail does not. Paid plans at PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) start cheaper: €0 against €99 per month.

Is Lightspeed Retail or PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) cheaper?

PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) starts at €0 per month, Lightspeed Retail at €99. Do compare what those plans include: free plan versus from €99/month.

Which suits a freelancer better?

PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle) is aimed at freelancers, Lightspeed Retail at SMEs and large companies.

Which one do you choose?

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Lightspeed Retail

Cloud POS for shops with stock management, loyalty, a built-in web shop and its own card payments.

Suits shops that want POS, stock, loyalty and web shop in one system, with card payments from the same vendor.

Price
from €99 /month
Try it
No trial
NL check
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PayPal Point of Sale (Zettle)

Free point-of-sale app with a PayPal card reader or terminal, formerly Zettle, with a fixed rate per card payment.

Suits freelancers and small shops who want to take payments with a phone and card reader without monthly costs.

Price
Free plan, paid from €0 /month
Try it
Free plan
NL check
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