Lightspeed is a massive, multi-store enterprise POS register platform. If you only need to manage repair ticket status and automatically text customers when completed, Shelvdon does it for 1/5 the price and setup time.
Independent storefronts that need a direct dashboard for repair status, physical shelf coordinate lookup, and automated client texts - without changing their POS registers.
Large retail chains, multi-department department stores, or franchises that require comprehensive retail cash registers, inventory buying, and custom customer loyalty programs.
How Shelvdon stack values compare to Lightspeed setups.
| Feature Capability | Shelvdon | Lightspeed |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Tracking | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| SMS Notifications | ✓ YES | Yes (Requires paid addon) |
| Shelf Coordinate Mapping | ✓ YES | No (Inventory Bin only) |
| POS Cash Register | ✗ NO | ✓ YES |
| Secure Pickup PIN | ✓ YES | ✗ NO |
| Free Inbound Messages | ✓ YES | ✗ NO |
| Setup Time | < 5 minutes | Hours to Days |
| Monthly Price | Starts at C$29/mo | Starts at $89+/mo |
Lightspeed plans start around $89/month and quickly scale into hundreds of dollars when adding registers, users, or modules. Shelvdon starts at C$29/mo flat with no contract, no credit card required upfront for our trial, and free inbound customer texts.
Lightspeed is built to ring up sales and catalog retail SKU stock. For repair workflows, this layout is complex and slow. Shelvdon focuses entirely on counter intake, storage coordinate management, and automated ready alerts.
Setting up barcode scanners, tax profiles, and catalog entries in Lightspeed takes hours. Shelvdon is ready instantly - just enter your physical store shelf layout and start logging tickets.
Lightspeed is an exceptional retail platform designed to manage complete store operations including retail checkout registers, vendor purchasing, and employee timecards.
However, many local storefronts find that 90% of their operational friction lies on the repair bench and at the pickup counter - not in the checkout register. If your coworkers are traditional and want a simple tool to find customer items and stop making manual phone calls, paying for an enterprise POS suite is overkill. Shelvdon gets out of your way and focuses exclusively on making your workspace efficient with dedicated repair ticket tracking, automatic customer notifications, and physical shelf location tracking.
Find answers to common questions about Shelvdon and how it simplifies your shop workflow.
Only for shops that primarily need to log counter intake, track physical bin/shelf locations, and automatically send ready notifications. If you require inventory purchase ordering or payroll processing, Lightspeed is a better fit.
Yes. Many repair storefronts use their existing card reader to process customer payments and use Shelvdon to run their actual repair bench logistics and shelf storage coordinate lookups.
No. Shelvdon charges a flat monthly rate per store account rather than charging per user seat, making it highly cost-effective.
Create tickets, track repairs, and automatically notify customers - without replacing your current POS or learning complicated software.
*Note: Automated transactional notifications are currently optimized and supported for US & Canada (+1) locations.