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Bite vs Lightspeed Restaurant
Both stand on restaurant self-ordering kiosk software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid Web
Bite combines kiosk ordering with Linebuster, food hall, and convenience-store workflows. Businesses considering it will need to request pricing and check that its listed integrations fit their setup.
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Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2
Lightspeed Restaurant brings POS, ordering, offline operation and integrations into a restaurant-focused system, with plans starting at $69 a month. Review the iPad front-end requirement and online-only tasks before choosing it.
Visit Lightspeed RestaurantThe facts
| Bite | Lightspeed Restaurant | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | No |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Starter: $69 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Lightspeed Restaurant |
| Website | getbite.com | lightspeedhq.com |
| On restaurant self-ordering kiosk software | #13 of 26 | #9 of 26 |
Bite: what it does well
- Guests can browse, customize, and pay without a cashier.
- Linebuster runs on devices from 11-inch tablets to 50-inch screens.
- Integrates with POS, loyalty, and gift card systems.
- Food halls can combine multiple vendors on one check.
- Guest experience includes multilingual support.
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request.
- Linebuster deployment takes six weeks.
- No Bite-specific security certifications or compliance standards are stated.
Lightspeed Restaurant: what it does well
- Supports online, tableside and QR-code ordering.
- Offline operation saves and later uploads entered data.
- Integration Hub lists hundreds of third-party integrations.
- 24/7 phone and chat support is offered.
- Starter plan includes offline mode.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- No free trial is listed for Restaurant.
- Front end requires the Lightspeed Restaurant iPad app.
- Master-data maintenance and eCloud evaluations require internet.
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