POS system | Overall score | Best use case | Industries | Starting price | Free trial | Contract length | POS hardware | Compatible with third-party payment processors? | Integrations | Payment options | Customer support |
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Clover | 9.7 | All-in-one POS | Restaurants, retail, service businesses, e-commerce | $9.95/month | 30 days | Monthly and annual plans | Clover Station Solo, Clover Station Duo, Clover Flex, Clover Mini, Clover Go (accessories available) | No | 100+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |
Toast | 9.5 | Online restaurant ordering | Restaurants | Free | No | Multiyear plans | Toast Flex, Toast Go 2, Toast Flex for Guest, Toast Flex for Kitchen, kiosk (accessories available) | No | 70+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |
Lightspeed | 9.4 | Retail | Retail, restaurants, golf | $69/month | 14 days | Monthly, annual and multiyear plans | iPad, LAN receipt printer, cash drawers, Bluetooth scanners, Lightspeed iPad stand (other accessories available) | Yes | 100+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email |
TouchBistro | 9.4 | Restaurant | Restaurants | $69/month | 28 days | Monthly plans | iPad, kitchen display system, customer-facing display | Yes | 25+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |
GoDaddy | 9.2 | E-commerce | E-commerce | $6.9/month | 7 days | Monthly, annual and multiyear plans | Smart terminal, mobile card reader | No | Yes | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments | Phone, webchat |
Square | 9.3 | Startups | Restaurants, retail, appointment booking | Free | 30 days | Monthly plans | Register, terminal, stand, card readers (accessories available) | No | 200+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat, social media |
Upserve | 9.1 | POS mobile app for restaurants | Restaurants | $59/month (plus $60 per terminal) | No | Multiyear plans | POS terminals, tableside devices, EMV payments, printers, kitchen display system, wireless networking | No | 45+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |
CardConnect | 9 | Merchant services | Growing businesses | Must contact for quote | No | Monthly, annual and multiyear plans | Multiple device options (based on CardConnect solution) | No | Yes | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email |
Epos Now | 8.9 | Integrations | Hospitality, retail | $39/month | 30 days | Annual and multiyear plans | POS terminals, receipt printer, cash drawer, handheld tablet, iPad stand | Yes | 100+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |
Helcim | 8.8 | Payment processing | Restaurants, retail (excludes high-risk merchants) | Free | No | Monthly | Helcim card reader | No | 80+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email |
Lavu | 8.6 | Add-on services | Restaurants | $59/month | No | Monthly, annual and multiyear plans | POS terminals, starter kits, printers, networking devices, kitchen display system, cash drawers, card readers | Yes | Yes | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |
Revel Systems | 8.4 | Customer loyalty programs | Restaurants | $99/month (minimum 2 terminals) | No | Multiyear plans | iPad, iPad stands, kiosks, payment devices, printers, barcode scanners, networking devices, cash drawers, scales | Yes | 50+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, online ticket |
Mad Mobile | 9.4 | Efficiency | Restaurants | $69/month | No | Monthly | iPad | Yes | 50+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, online ticket, email |
CardConnect | 8.1 | Security | Retail, hospitality, e-commerce | $20/month | No | Monthly | Terminal | Yes | 20+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, online ticket, email |
Wix | 8.8 | Micro Businesses | Retail, hospitality, e-commerce | $23/month | No | Monthly | Tablet, card reader, cash drawer, barcode scanner, receipt printer | Yes | Yes | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, web chat, web ticket |
Shopify | 9.2 | Scalability | Retail, hospitality, e-commerce | $29/month | Yes | Monthly, yearly | Card reader, retail kit, barcode scanner, printers, cash drawers | Yes | 50+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, web chat, web ticket |
Brilliant | 9 | Employee management | Retail, hospitality, e-commerce | $4.95/month | Yes | Monthly | Card reader, register, touchscreen display | Yes | 20+ | Debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, gift cards | Phone, email, webchat |