Biyo POS
All-in-one POS with loyalty and gift cards built in, for growing hospitality and retail
- Software
- $0–$97 per month
- In-person rate
- 2.4%–3%
Fort Worth, TX · Full-service restaurants
Lightspeed can work for full-service restaurants in Fort Worth, but it isn't our first pick for this segment (#4 of 5).
Running the numbers in Fort Worth: The combined sales-tax rate in Fort Worth is about 8.25%. Credit-card surcharging is permitted, capped at your cost of acceptance (and no more than ~3–4% under card-network rules). Debit cards can never be surcharged. 18–20% at restaurants. Lightspeed's pricing — $109+ per month software and 2.6% + 10¢ (Lightspeed Payments) in person — is the same wherever you are; these local rules are what change your take-home per ticket.
Full-service restaurants need table and coursing management, a kitchen display or printer routing, tips and tip pooling, and 86ing that syncs everywhere.
Rankings don’t change by city — among the 5 platforms we review that serve full-service restaurants, Lightspeed ranks #4 for this use case (4.3/5 overall). What a local operator should weigh on top is city tax and tipping, covered above. See the full ranking in our best POS for full-service restaurants guide .
Our top pick for full-service restaurants
All-in-one POS with loyalty and gift cards built in, for growing hospitality and retail
Lightspeed can work for full-service restaurants in Fort Worth, but it isn't our first pick for this segment (#4 of 5). Scores well on features — the areas that matter most for full-service restaurants. On the local side, the combined sales-tax rate in Fort Worth is about 8.25%, and credit-card surcharging is permitted, capped at your cost of acceptance (and no more than ~3–4% under card-network rules). Debit cards can never be surcharged.
Pricing is the same nationwide: software $109+ per month, in-person processing 2.6% + 10¢ (Lightspeed Payments), commitment 3-year contract. What changes locally is tax and tipping — the combined sales-tax rate in Fort Worth is about 8.25%, and 18–20% at restaurants. Run a real month of Fort Worth card volume through our processing-fee calculator.
Credit-card surcharging is permitted, capped at your cost of acceptance (and no more than ~3–4% under card-network rules). Debit cards can never be surcharged. Lightspeed and most POS systems can run a compliant surcharge or cash-discount program where it's allowed — see our cash-discount vs surcharge calculator.
Biyo POS is the closest alternative we'd shortlist (4.5/5). Compare them on our Lightspeed vs Biyo POS page.
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