Accounting Comparison

DealerCenter vs Lightspeed

Which Accounting platform is the better fit for your dealership? Capability-by-capability, side by side.

TL;DR: DealerCenter vs Lightspeed for Accounting at your dealership, side by side: capabilities, tracked integrations (29 vs 9), and company profile. DealerCenter holds the higher neutral vendor score on LVL Up Auto's independent scale, but the right pick depends on your stack. Use the matrix below to match each to what you run.

Capability
DealerCenter58
Lightspeed39
Accounting
Auction
—
BDC
—
Business Intelligence
—
CRM
DMS
Digital Retailing
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Finance and Insurance
Inventory
—
Marketing
Messaging
Parts
—
Reputation
—
Vehicle Media
—
Website
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Company overview

Company size
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Founded
2002
1984
Products
10
5
Integrations
29
9
Website
www.dealercenter.com
www.lightspeeddms.com
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