🆚 Lightspeed eCom vs. Patreon

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Patreon is much more popular than Lightspeed eCom.
🌎 Patreon is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
🌍 Lightspeed eCom is more popular in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Lightspeed eCom

Patreon

Type

E-commerce platform

Donation tool

About

Lightspeed eCom is a cloud-based e-commerce platform from Canadian point-of-sale and payment software provider Lightspeed.

Patreon is a membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription-based service for their content and sell digital products directly to their most dedicated fans.

It lets creators set up multiple membership tiers or one-time purchases, publish exclusive posts, videos or audio, manage payments and payouts, host media, and offer community tools like chats and polls.

Headquarters

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

San Francisco, California, United States

Website

lightspeedhq.com/ecom/ #6,292

patreon.com #47

Pricing

Free version ❌

Retail POS CoreBasic$109/month
Core$179/month
Plus$339/month

Standard platform fee10%

Legacy platform feesPro8%
Premium12%

Payment processingUSD2.9%-3.9% + $0.30
EUR3.4% + €0.35
GBP3.4% + £0.35

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Patreon donation tool is 7 times more popular than Lightspeed eCom.

Total websites

Market share

E-Commerce

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Patreon is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Lightspeed eCom is more popular in the Netherlands and Belgium.

United States

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Germany

Canada

France

Spain

Australia

Russia

Ukraine

Awards

⭐ 4th most popular in the Netherlands in the E-Commerce category.
🔥 11st most popular in Belgium in the E-Commerce category.
🔥 20th most popular in Canada in the E-Commerce category.
⬆️ 41st most popular in Germany in the E-Commerce category.

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Donations category.
🥇 Most popular in Canada in the Donations category.
🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Donations category.
🥇 Most popular in Ukraine in the Donations category.
🥇 Most popular in Sweden in the Donations category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Patreon is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and games, while Lightspeed eCom is more commonly used on online shopping and fashion and beauty sites.

Blogs/Wiki

Entertainment

Online Shopping

Games

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Business

Sports

Software/Hardware

Humor/Comics