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Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) vs Square for Xero
Where do they differ?
- Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) syncs payments with Xero in both directions. Square sends payments to Xero.
- Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) pulls chart of accounts from Xero. Square syncs chart of accounts with Xero in both directions.
- Cheapest monthly plan: Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) US$89, Square free, excluding tax.
- Setup: Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) takes about Not reported; Square takes about Not reported.
Side by side
| Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) | Square | |
|---|---|---|
| Invoices | Two-way | Two-way |
| Credit notes | To Xero | To Xero |
| Payments | Two-way | To Xero |
| Bank transactions | - | To Xero |
| Contacts | Two-way | Two-way |
| Tax rates | From Xero | From Xero |
| Tracking categories | - | From Xero |
| Chart of accounts | From Xero | Two-way |
| Manual journals | To Xero | - |
| Price from (GBP) | Not reported | Free |
| Price from (AUD) | Not reported | Free |
| Price from (USD) | US$89 | Free |
| Price from (NZD) | Not reported | Free |
| Regions | AU, CA, NZ, SG, ZA, UK, US | AU, CA, IE, UK, US |
| Minimum Xero plan | unknown | unknown |
| Setup | Not reported | Not reported |
| Known limitations | Extra locations and registers cost more; the pricing page does not list those prices (minor) | On the Xero Starter or Early plan the sync stops each month once Xero's limit of 20 invoices and 5 bills is reached (moderate) Xero Partner Edition, Ledger and Cashbook plans cannot create invoices or bills, so the integration does not work on them (blocker) |
| Vendor status | Listed | Listed |
| Facts verified | 14 Nov 2026 | 14 Nov 2026 |
No winner is declared: which is better depends on what you need. Every fact links to its sources on each app's page.