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Lightspeed vs Square

Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.

Option A
Lightspeed

Lightspeed

E-commerce

The one-stop commerce platform.

Lightspeed is a cloud POS and commerce platform for retail and hospitality businesses operating across multiple locations.

Founder
Dax Dasilva
Founded
2005
Team
500+
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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Option B
Square

Square

E-commerce

Run your business and pay your team — anywhere.

Square is an end-to-end commerce platform for restaurants, retailers, and service businesses — POS, payroll, payments, and capital.

Founder
Jack Dorsey
Founded
2009
Team
500+
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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