Best Inventory Management for Restaurant (2025)

4 tools reviewed and ranked for restaurant owners.

#1
Lightspeed
Lightspeed Retail

OverviewLightspeed Retail offers a robust, all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) system specifically designed for dynamic UK businesses like cafés, garden centres, and...

✓ Integrated POS, inventory, payments. ✓ Strong for hospitality, retail. ✓ Cloud-based and iOS friendly.
From £89/mo
14-day trial
#2
Shopify
Shopify POS

OverviewShopify POS is a point-of-sale and inventory management system built to work seamlessly alongside the Shopify ecommerce platform. It suits a wide range...

✓ Unified in-store and online inventory management ✓ Clean app works on iOS and Android ✓ Quick staff training with intuitive interface
From £89/mo
3-day trial
#3
Automattic
WooCommerce

OverviewWooCommerce is a free, open-source ecommerce plugin for WordPress that turns any WordPress site into an online shop. It suits UK small businesses that a...

✓ Core plugin is completely free to use ✓ Full ownership of store data and design ✓ Huge extension library for UK-specific needs
Free tier
#4
BigCommerce
BigCommerce

OverviewBigCommerce is a fully hosted ecommerce platform aimed at growing retail and hospitality businesses that want a managed, all-in-one online store without...

✓ Fully hosted — no server or hosting to manage ✓ Strong built-in multi-channel selling tools ✓ Unlimited product variants on every plan
From £29/mo
15-day trial

Side-by-Side Comparison

Tool Starting Price Free Tier Free Trial
Lightspeed Retail
Lightspeed
£89/mo — 14d View →
Shopify POS
Shopify
£89/mo — 3d View →
WooCommerce
Automattic
Free ✓ — View →
BigCommerce
BigCommerce
£29/mo — 15d View →

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