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A Lightspeed alternative for independent pet stores

A Lightspeed Retail alternative for pet stores: lower monthly price, grooming, subscriptions, pet profiles and lot/expiry tracking included.

Four reasons pet stores look for a Lightspeed alternative

1

Lower monthly cost

Lightspeed was listed at About $89 / $149 / $289 per month by tier when checked; our plans start at $39.

2

Pet features without integrations

Subscriptions, pet profiles, grooming and dates are in the box.

3

Your own processor

No requirement to move your card processing.

4

Arabic and Urdu

Staff screens and receipts in the languages your team speaks.

Checked 2026-10-18. See the side-by-side table for sources.

What you would pay instead

Shop

One pet store, up to 2 registers.

$39 /mo · per store

+ sales tax where it applies · billed monthly

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30 days free, no card

Most pet shops pick this

Shop & Groom

Everything in Shop, plus the grooming book.

$69 /mo · per store

+ sales tax where it applies · billed monthly

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30 days free, no card

Chain

Two or more stores run from one account.

$109 /mo · per location

+ sales tax where it applies · billed monthly

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30 days free, no card

Moving from Lightspeed takes a day

  1. 1Export products and customers as CSV
  2. 2Send them to our onboarding team (free)
  3. 3Check the import together
  4. 4Start selling; keep your old export for records

Lightspeed alternative: questions

What is a good Lightspeed alternative for pet shops?

GetPetStorePOS: retail inventory plus the pet-store layer — repeat orders, pet profiles, lot and best-by dates, loyalty and grooming — from $39 a month.

Can I import my Lightspeed catalogue?

Yes. Export products, variants and customers to CSV and we import them for free.

Will my variants come across?

Yes. Matrix items map to products with variations such as size and flavour.

Do I lose any inventory features?

Very large retailers may miss some advanced Lightspeed analytics. For independent pet stores the core stock tools are all here.

Is there a contract?

No, month to month.

Is there a trial?

Yes, 30 days, no card.

Switch without losing your regulars.

We import your customers and loyalty balances so nobody starts from zero.

30-day free trial, no cardNo contract — cancel any timeReply within 1 business day