like bitcoin lightning and monero. you can not compare those 3 in a decent way... love to see monero on lightning to bad that wont be a thing fore a while:)
Discussion
Lightning was never meant for more than paying coffee and small stuff, with a lot of effort to maintain "channels".
Here is NOSTR surfaced Cashu which in my opinion is far more advanced and practical. Basically enables instant payments like lightning but adds:
+ No limits on values
+ Guaranteed payment on source
+ Can be shared off-line
+ Monero or any other currency as usable
cashu is based on LN no difference in maintenance cost