Moving from Shopify POS to Lightspeed R-Series
By: POSGuys - 6/11/2026

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<h1 class="pgblog-title">Moving from Shopify POS to<br />Lightspeed R-Series</h1>
<p class="pgblog-summary">If Intuit pushed you toward Shopify after QuickBooks POS, you are not stuck there. For brick-and-mortar retail, Lightspeed R-Series may be a better counter-first option.</p>
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<h2>Our practical take</h2>
<p>This is really a QuickBooks POS replacement problem. Shopify is where you were pushed, but that does not mean you have to put up with it.</p>
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<li><strong>Try it first:</strong> Use the Lightspeed demo before committing to another migration.</li>
<li><strong>Data:</strong> Review products, SKUs, barcodes, customers, vendors, costs, and inventory counts.</li>
<li><strong>Hardware:</strong> Confirm scanners, receipt printers, cash drawers, label printers, payment terminals, and scales.</li>
<li><strong>Accounting:</strong> If QuickBooks is still your accounting system, confirm the new sales and payment workflow early.</li>
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<h2 class="pgblog-question">Why Shopify may feel wrong</h2>
<p>Shopify works well for web-based business, but not every store that moved from QuickBooks POS is online-first. Some are still brick-and-mortar shops that need a register built for the counter.</p>
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<p>The issue is fit. If most of your sales still happen in person, the register workflow matters more than the online store tools.</p>
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<h2 class="pgblog-question">Consider your database before you move</h2>
<p>Before you pick the next POS, decide what parts of your QuickBooks POS database still need to come with you. Shopify may not hold everything the same way a register system does.</p>
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<li><strong>Items:</strong> SKUs, barcodes, categories, costs, prices, and inactive products.</li>
<li><strong>Inventory:</strong> Current counts, reorder points, variants, and locations.</li>
<li><strong>Customers and vendors:</strong> Decide what should move into Lightspeed and what only needs to stay archived.</li>
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<p>A migration is easier when the database is reviewed before import, not after the new register goes live.</p>
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<h2 class="pgblog-question">Check your hardware: what can you keep?</h2>
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<p>A Shopify-to-Lightspeed move is not just changing software. Review your current counter setup before you plan around it, especially if some of it came from the old QuickBooks POS system.</p>
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<li><strong>What can you keep?</strong> Start with your computer or iPad, receipt printer, cash drawer, scanner, label printer, stand, and customer display.</li>
<li><strong>Reuse risks:</strong> Shopify card readers, older QuickBooks hardware, and Bluetooth devices may not carry over the way you expect.</li>
<li><strong>New gear opportunity:</strong> This is also a good time to move to supported Lightspeed hardware that fits the way your counter works now.</li>
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<h2 class="pgblog-question">Do not skip the Payment Processor check</h2>
<p>Do not assume your Shopify payment terminal is compatible. Share your current processor and terminal details with POSGuys so we can help confirm what works for you.</p>
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<p>Already have a processor relationship or competitive rate? Bring that into the Lightspeed discussion early and ask how your current processing rates may factor into the move.</p>
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<h2>Have Questions?</h2>
<p>Reach out and let us know what you have, and we will help sort the move.</p>
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