Moving from Lightspeed DMS: keep the back office, change the front of the store.
BoaterOS runs the website, leads, calls and texts, deals, inventory record and reports, alongside Lightspeed's accounting, parts and service.
A dealer management platform across six industries.
As of September 2026, Lightspeed DMS describes a dealer management platform for marine dealers with sales, service, parts, accounting, CRM, rental, texting, eSignature and mobile access. Lightspeed says it serves 4,500+ dealers, distributors and manufacturers across powersports, marine, RV, trailer, outdoor power equipment and golf.
It also lists OEM integrations with major marine brands. Dealers who run accounting, parts and service scheduling there have a deep back office. BoaterOS does not replace that.
A Lightspeed DMS alternative for the sales and marketing side.
Most dealers who look at BoaterOS keep Lightspeed for accounting, parts and service billing. Your website, leads, deals, customers, calls and texts, inventory record and reports run on one record in BoaterOS. Accounting and service billing stay where they are.
BoaterOS does not sync with Lightspeed today. Connecting to a dealer management system is not built today. Your current system keeps running until each department has moved over. BoaterOS is the boat dealer management system for the front of the store: website, leads, CRM, marketing, inventory, deals, brokerage and service requests on one record. Your accounting system stays where it is, with accounting integration on the roadmap.
Lightspeed DMS and BoaterOS, by job.
| Capability | Lightspeed DMS | BoaterOS |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Yes, general ledger, bank reconciliation, accounts payable | Not what BoaterOS does. Accounting stays where it is. |
| Parts and service scheduling | Yes, parts and service modules | Not what BoaterOS does. Service in BoaterOS is service requests plus customer and hull history. |
| Rental and slip management | Yes, rental module | Not what BoaterOS does. |
| Dealer website | Not listed on its marine page | Yes. The website runs on the same record as leads and inventory. |
| Leads and CRM | Yes, CRM | Yes. Every lead, source, call and text on one record. |
| Texting | Yes, texting capabilities | Yes. Texts and calls through RingCentral are logged to the lead. |
| Inventory | Parts inventory management is listed | Yes, one boat inventory record that feeds the marketplaces. |
| Reporting | Yes, analytics | Yes. Live report pages, with more being closed out. |
Sources, checked September 2026.
- / 1Lightspeed DMS, marine (lightspeeddms.com), checked September 2026. https://www.lightspeeddms.com/industries/marine/
of a dealership's top Google addresses still opened a working page after it moved off WordPress.
of its old blog addresses kept working.
of its sold-boat pages kept working.
We check every important address before and after the move, so your site keeps working the whole way through.
Your front of store.
Website, leads, calls and texts, deals, inventory record and reports.
Your books, parts and service.
Keep Lightspeed for accounting, parts, service scheduling and rental.
No sync today.
Connecting to a dealer management system is not built, by decision. Data comes across as planned import projects, and your current system keeps running until each department has moved.
For the front of the store, yes: website, leads, calls and texts, deals, inventory record and reports. It is not an accounting, parts or service billing system.
No. Connecting to a dealer management system is not built, by decision. Your history comes across as planned import projects.
We check every important address before and after the move. When a dealership moved its site, every top Google address still opened a working page.
The website, leads, calls and texts, deals, the inventory record and reports for one dealership. Accounting and service billing stay where they are.