LIGHTSPEED HQ VS. SQUARE UPDATE
LIGHTSPEED HQ VS. SQUARE FREE

LIGHTSPEED HQ VS. SQUARE FREE

Kounta offers a free plan which limits you to 10 sales per day, and several paid-per-use plans with different features:Ģ4/7 Email and Phone Support Included on all Kounta Plans. Compared to other POS, Kounta has the best integrations and API in its class. Because Kounta is 100% Cloud based, it works with other Cloud based services like Xero, Deputy and even delivery partners like Uber. This brings us to the best feature of Kounta POS – it’s integration with world-class cloud software. Kounta supports a ton of Payment merchants, including WestPac, CBA’s Albert (not recommended), Tyro and SmartPay. You can specify which printer shall print for a specific products, which is ideal for large venues with multiple kitchens and kitchen areas. Print as many receipts you like, and regardless of your plan level as Kounta supports unlimited printers. Kounta insights is bar and far the best reporting platform on any POS in Australia, and maybe even the world. If you’re really a data nerd, Kounta Insights is the built in Business Intelligence tool that rivals Microsoft Power BI and Tableau (if you don’t use this software, think of them as Excel Pivot tables and visualisations on steroids). Real time reporting provides live sales and order data on the dashboard, while over 15 in-depth reports allows you to see all aspects of your business. Kounta’s reporting is among the best in the industry. Kounta has an included CRM module, although limited, it allows you to store information about your customers which can kick-start loyalty programs such as Marcello, Kitty or LOKE.

LIGHTSPEED HQ VS. SQUARE UPDATE

It is 100% Cloud based, so you can change pricing, update inventory or add specials to your menu from anywhere in the world and have it synchronised on your POS within minutes. Kounta is highly customisable and can be customised to pretty much any hospitality setup (it even has a dark mode, which is perfect for Bars) It has an intuitive product editor, so adding, editing and modifying products is easy. Kounta also provides extensive learning, including online video courses and regular masterclasses. Kounta has a near zero learning curve. It’s designed to be easy to use and easy to learn, generally our clients who use Kounta will be proficient within 2-3 days of using the software. Kounta was founded in Sydney, Australia and has recently been acquired by Lightspeed, a Canadian company. For most customers this will be about 4-5c extra to their coffee, but will save you $10,000’s per annum. This method on-charges the EFT to your end customer, generally charging them a small (~1%) fee for accepting your card. That will open a world of pain – for example a $100 bill can quickly turn into a $10 or $1000 EFT charge from a staff member making a simple mistake – either way, it a mistake that is not good for your business.Īdditionally there is a way to completely offset your merchant fees to your customers – you can speak to us if you’d like to know more about $0 merchant fees (Note, you will need to do a minimum of $10,000 in EFT sales per month). If you BYO Merchant Facility with Square, keep in mind that you cannot integrate your POS into your EFT terminal. Once you are making over $10,000 revenue per week the cost of Square is generally more expensive compared to Kounta’s fixed licencing. The trade off with Square, if you use the Square EFT Merchant facilities, you’ll ultimately be paying a higher cost in fees than with Kounta and BYO Merchant facility using a bank like CBA or Tyro. The comparison above give you an indication of the costs and feature set with both Point of Sales. Integration into Uber, Deliveroo & DoorDash Physical & Digital (2.9% fee + Cost of card)

Production Ticket Printing with printer routing If you have a complex setup with many printers, your harward costs may be higher on Square considering its limitation to Star printers. ** Star Printers are generally 20% more expensive than Epson comparable devices. Recipe and ingredient inventory tracking support Speak to us about free merchant facilities.

Lightspeed hq vs. square