Best POS Systems

1

Square

Unified online + in-person payments

Square shines for businesses selling both online and in person, with free POS hardware/software, flat fees, and an all-in-one ecosystem for retail and food.

2

Toast

POS built for restaurants

Toast is a purpose-built restaurant POS and management platform covering ordering, kitchen display, online ordering, and payroll. The leader for food-service operations.

3

Shopify POS

In-person selling for Shopify stores

Shopify POS extends a Shopify store to in-person selling, unifying online and retail inventory, customers, and reporting. The natural POS choice for existing Shopify merchants.

4

Lightspeed

POS for retail & restaurants

Lightspeed offers cloud POS for retail and hospitality with strong inventory management, analytics, and ecommerce — a good fit for growing multi-location businesses.

5

Clover

Flexible POS with an app marketplace

Clover is a versatile POS with sleek hardware and an app marketplace, suitable for retail, restaurants, and services. Often sold via banks and merchant-service providers.