Choose the Right Solution for Your Business: Lightspeed vs. Bottle POS

A Guide to Choosing the Best POS System for Your Liquor Store.

If you're looking for a cloud-based POS system, Lightspeed might seem like a good choice.
If you're looking for a solution that was built specifically for liquor stores, by a liquor store owner, then Bottle POS is the right choice for you.

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Bottle POS vs. Lightspeed Comparison

We created a comparison chart to highlight the differences between Lightspeed and Bottle POS. The comparisons were based on our product expertise and information obtained from the respective company's website. Please note that these comparisons are not guaranteed and should only be used as a guide. If you encounter any inaccuracies or require updates, kindly contact us.

Built By A Liquor Store Owner

Built By A Liquor Store Owner?

Liquor store owners will always know the industry better than anyone. Having industry expertise while building a software solution ensures the POS focuses on features that truly make a difference for its users.

Bottle POS - Liquor-Specific

Bottle POS was created for liquor stores, by a liquor store owner who understand the daily challenges of the industry.

Lightspeed - Liquor-Specific?

Lightspeed does not claim to be made by liquor store owners, but still does have a liquor store POS solution.

Software Cost

Software Cost

Having a liquor point of sale system is important - but it's also just as important to find the right deal. Many providers charge more for the same set of features.

Bottle POS - Software Cost

Bottle POS has three tiers of pricing - all of which come in under $100/month - providing a reasonable price for an advanced set of liquor-specific features.

Lightspeed - Software Cost

Lightspeed offers three main tiers of pricing, all of which are over $100/month if billed on a monthly basis. Because of the strong price differential, Lightspeed gets an X in this category.

Cloud-Based POS

Cloud-Based Software Basics

Cloud-based software lets you access your store from anywhere, at any time.

Bottle POS - Cloud-Based

You can access Bottle POS software from any device with an internet connection.

Lightspeed - Cloud-Based

You can access Lightspeed's POS from any device with an internet connection.

Inventory Management

Inventory Management Basics

Having an advanced point of sale system that takes control of inventory management can save liquor store owners countless hours and dollars.

Bottle POS - Inventory Management

Bottle POS offers advanced inventory management in all three of its pricing tiers.

Lightspeed - Inventory Management

Lightspeed offers an inventory management in all three of its pricing tiers.

Advanced Reporting Data

Advanced Reporting Basics

Liquor POS systems should have built-in analytical reports to give the user actionable insights on their business, helping them grow in the process.

Bottle POS - Advanced Reporting

Bottle POS offers dozens of reports to help you stay informed on every aspect of your business - from net sales to shrinkage. More importantly, these reports are available in every Bottle POS pricing tier.

Lightspeed - Advanced Analytics

Lightspeed offers advanced reports, but only in its higher-pricing tiers. Because of the significant cost difference, Lightspeed gets an X in this category.

24/7 Phone Support

Phone Support Basics

When you have an issue with your POS system, you want help as soon as you can get it.

Bottle POS Support

Bottle POS's US-based support team is available every single day of the year, 24 hours a day to ensure your liquor store never stops running.

Lightspeed Support

Lightspeed only offers 24/7 phone support in its highest pricing tier, which is why it gets an X in this category.

Onboarding and Training

Onboarding and Training Basics

Deciding which software solution fits your business is only step one. Implementing it at your store can he a headache if you don't have the support you need.

Bottle POS - Onboarding

Bottle POS is there to walk you through every step of the buying journey - from a live demo before you decide which system fits your store - to day one when you're setting it up for the first time. Bottle POS has a dedicated Customer Success Manager for you to ensure you have all the tools you need.

Lightspeed - Onboarding

Lightspeed, despite only offering 24/7 phone support in its highest pricing tier, does offer onboarding to all of its customers when getting started.

Age Verification

Age Verification Basics

Every liquor store should have an ID scanner to ensure that every customer is the legal drinking age.

Bottle POS - Age Verification

Bottle POS offers age verification.

Lightspeed - Age Verification

Lightspeed offers age verification.

Auto-Ranking For Inventory

Auto-Ranking Basics

This feature auto-ranks liquor stock based off of what sells the best, and ranks each product accordingly.

Bottle POS - Auto-Ranking

Bottle POS auto-ranks your liquor stock, giving actionable insights into your store to see what's selling best, and what items could use a promotion.

Lightspeed - Auto-Ranking

Lightspeed does not offer a liquor store auto-ranking features.

Liquor E-Commerce

Liquor E-Commerce

Take your liquor store online with an e-commerce website - allowing you to capture sales you normally would miss out on. Some liquor store E-commerce options offer pre-built product images, making it easier to get your store online.

Bottle POS - Liquor E-Commerce

Bottle POS offers a liquor-specific e-commerce add-on, BottleZoo. It hands the website creation off to a team of industry experts meaning you make extra money with less hassle than other e-commerce services. BottleZoo has pre-built images making it easier to sell, and easier for your customers to shop.

Lightspeed - Liquor E-Commerce

Lightspeed has a E-commerce capabilities, but it is not specifically tailored to liquor stores, which is why Bottle POS gets the edge in this category.

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Customized recommendations for improving your employee and customer experience

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"Having a POS system that's specific to liquor stores is unbelievably helpful.

Bottle POS helps eliminate challenges on the inventory side. It saves me a ton of time having to fix invoices. Having everything imported into the system is amazing — much easier.

Dual pricing has saved us $4,000 to $5,000 a month on credit card fees."

Dave Crisafulli

Manager of Charlie's II

"I looked at various POS systems, and while they had good features, none of them offered features like Bottle POS.

When you own a liquor store, you want to know what's coming in and how to accurately input it into the system. So, even if certain items are not available in the store, you want to be aware of what you have in stock. Bottle POS covered everything I needed."

Kinnar Patel

Owner of Riverstone Beverage

"I come from a software background. I recognize that it was necessary to be able to see more data — and more information and details on the store.

Bottle POS was the only one that I found was programmed and coded specifically for that liquor store mindset."

Randy Cook

Owner of Steins and Vines

"One of the requirements we were looking for in a POS system was simplicity and how it works with our massive inventory.

Literally, with a click of a button, you can upgrade all the inventory to what should be the correct status — and you can change all your pricing."

Ritesh Patel

Owner of Queen City Package

"The reporting feature is wonderful.

You can actually do different kinds of reporting, export it out into a spreadsheet, and manage or manipulate it to the level that you want to see."

Stephan Tang

Owner of Duncan Corners Bottle Shop

"My favorite feature is auto invoicing. It’s so easy, and you don't have to do a lot of paper work. As soon as the price changes, it pops up right there and has a new tag ready to go.

I do recommend Bottle POS, 100%."

Jay Patel

Owner of Dev Liquors

"The reporting system of the POS is really very impressive. You can do the weekly or monthly prediction, which helps us with inventory.

In connection to that, I also love its synchronization with online orders and deliveries."

Sandip Patel

Owner of Monroe Package Store

"I’m one of the first of 20 customers to start using the system when it launched. Bottle POS has always been my go-to choice for liquor point of sale. I own four locations, so I love the cloud services and competitive pricing."

Rajendara Patel

Owner of Royal Liquor

Bottle POS Liquor Store FAQ

Here's a collection of frequently asked questions from liquor store owners like you!

I already have a POS system. Do I need to buy new hardware?

If your current POS is touchscreen and Windows 10+ then we should be able to use your existing hardware.

What alcohol distributors do you work with for auto invoicing?

We work with most of the major distributors in each state, such as Southern Glazer, RNDC, Breakthru, Empire etc. Our sales reps can confirm any specific distributors as well.

Can I get an Ecommerce website?

Yes, with BottlePOS you can get a website add-on where all the items you have on the store will be listed on your own page, and the price and quality are in instant sync with the store. BottleZoo

Do you integrate with other third parties, such as Drizly?

Yes, we have integrated with several partners such as Drizly, bottlecaps, minibar, citihive, and others, where your inventory and prices can be shared automatically. Check with our sales rep for any specific integration you are interested in.

Can I get a daily sales report?

Absolutely. You can receive daily updates on your previous day's sales performance, cash drawer overs/unders, stock levels, and so much more.

Can I restrict access to my employees and managers?

Yes, you can restrict access to your employees, such as the ability to edit prices or delete products. You can even create different profiles for your manager so they are not able to see reports but can update prices etc.

Is there a mobile POS option or line buster?

Yes, you can use a handheld Mobile POS to scan and checkout using card payments right from your handheld.

Can you clean up names and other common fields from my old system data?

Yes, we can replace the name, size, category, etc. from our central database.

Does the system work on iPads?

You will be able to use our back office on an iPad. However, for the POS screen, we currently do not support printers or cash drawers on iPad. We can support Microsoft tablets (such as the Surface lineup).

Get started with Bottle POS

Bottle POS was designed to be smart and simple. Instead of having hundreds of features that liquor store owners won't use, we concentrate on the features that really make a difference.

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