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CAKE vs Lightspeed Restaurant

Both stand on restaurant billing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

CAKE

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CAKE brings restaurant sales, ordering, kitchen, marketing, and staffing functions together. Plan differences matter, especially for online ordering and kitchen display availability.

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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.

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The facts

	CAKE	Lightspeed Restaurant
Free plan	No	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	3	4
Maker	Not published	Lightspeed Restaurant
Website	trycake.com	lightspeedhq.com
On restaurant billing software	#17 of 26	#13 of 26

CAKE: what it does well

POS includes reporting and analytics
Supports pickup, curbside, and own-fleet delivery
Offline mode keeps payments flowing without Wi-Fi
24/7 support from U.S.-based human staff
Includes restaurant integrations

What to know first

No free plan or free trial
Online ordering unavailable in Core comparison
Kitchen display is optional in Growth and Scale
Some plan prices require a quote

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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