Lightspeed vs Moneris
Lightspeed scores higher overall (71 vs 70), but the right choice depends on your size and card mix. The right choice when inventory complexity is your real problem — accept the payments bundle and the learning curve as the price of depth.
Updated 2026-07-30Lightspeed
Deep retail and hospitality POS with bundled payments
71/ 100
3.7Merchant Score
- Pricing
- 3.0
- Features
- 4.4
- Ease of use
- 3.6
- Customer support
- 3.7
- User reviews
- 3.3
- Pricing model
- Flat rate, POS-bundled
- Headline rate
- 2.9% + $0.30 online · 2.6% + $0.10 in person
- Monthly fee
- $89/mo
- Contract
- Annual software agreements common
- Payouts
- 1-2 business days
- Hardware
- Purchased or leased, varies
Strong fit for
- Retailers with complex or multi-location inventory
- Restaurants needing floor and menu management
- Businesses that outgrew simple POS
Moneris
Canada's largest acquirer with negotiable interchange-plus
70/ 100
2.7Merchant Score
- Pricing
- 3.8
- Features
- 3.6
- Ease of use
- 3.1
- Customer support
- 3.4
- User reviews
- 2.9
- Pricing model
- Interchange-plus (negotiable)
- Headline rate
- 2.85% + CA$0.30 online · 2.65% + CA$0.10 in person
- Monthly fee
- CA$45/mo
- Contract
- Typically 3 years, early termination fee
- Payouts
- 1-2 business days
- Hardware
- Rented, ~$35-60/mo per terminal
Strong fit for
- Canadian merchants processing $15k+/month
- Businesses with heavy Interac debit volume
- Multi-terminal retail and hospitality
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