Lightspeed is built for retail floors — wholesalers run different operations
Lightspeed Retail (and related products) are strong choices for boutiques, bike shops, and multi-store retail: polished POS hardware, eCom tie-ins, and vendor catalogs. Search results often surface Lightspeed when buyers look for "inventory POS."
Wholesale and hybrid retail/wholesale businesses add requirements retail POS rarely optimizes for: size-color matrix stock, open-account B2B credit, customer-specific price tiers, and dual-currency settlement at a physical counter. That is the gap Katalogo fills.
Katalogo vs Lightspeed — wholesale snapshot
| Wholesale need | Katalogo POS | Lightspeed (typical) |
|---|---|---|
| Matrix variant inventory | Two-axis grid (size × color) | Variants; matrix picking not core UX |
| B2B credit / on-account | Ledger, limits, aging | Account sales possible; less wholesale workflow |
| Wholesale price tiers | Per-customer lists auto-applied | Price rules; often manual per sale |
| Dual currency at POS | Mixed payments + rate snapshot | Multi-currency varies by region/plan |
| PDF catalog from live stock | Built-in catalog engine (~60s) | Not a primary wholesale feature |
| Starting price (wholesale stack) | From $9/mo catalog · $20/mo POS | Higher per-location retail pricing |
When Lightspeed is the right fit
Multi-location specialty retail, strong eCom + in-store sync, and teams already standardized on Lightspeed hardware and support contracts.
When Katalogo is the better wholesale POS
Importers, apparel distributors, and hybrid operations selling on credit with variant grids — especially in Caribbean, Gulf, and Indian dual-currency markets. Explore matrix inventory POS and built-for archetypes.
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