POS System Reviews

Can you really run your restaurant or shop on Square’s free Point of Sale app? Check out our in-depth review for a look at features, available integrations, user reviews, and more!

Lightspeed is one of the most robust and easy-to-use solutions in today's POS market. If you're looking for a retail system that will likely have every option you could dream up in a POS in both the front and back end, and pricing isn't a major consideration, Lightspeed Retail should be fairly high on your list.

If you own a small business, Revel is certainly scalable for virtually any size. However, although Revel is a good POS system, using Revel Systems is a long-term commitment.

Designed to be a smaller, more accessible version of the popular Clover Station POS system, the Clover Mini comes with a built-in receipt printer, a USB hub (to allow for interface with peripheral hardware), and a customer-facing camera. Read on for more details and a comprehensive review of the Clover Mini.

While Square is already doing quite well in the market, its recent addition, Square Register, looks to turn the company into the Amazon.com of point of sale systems. With the ability to easily plug in additional compatible hardware, an improved interface, and one of the best processing systems on the market, Square Register is positioned to make an immediate impact.

Clover Station's plug-and-play design is attractive to merchants who want to get up and running fast with little hassle and a pretty, yet powerful hardware setup. The proprietary, Android-based Clover Station is intuitive and minimalistic in its design, similar to Apple products. But there are drawbacks.

Pros Access to Clover app market Highly customizable Accepts virtually all forms of payment Portable Cons Can’t separate POS from payment processing Hardware is proprietary Overview Imagine having access to one of the more innovative and user-friendly POS systems in the palm of your hand, with the ability to check inventory, analyze reports, and make […]

Lightspeed Restuarant is a cloud-based iPad POS system built solely for the foodservice industry and, like many of its rivals, can be a one-stop-shop for your POS needs if that's what you're looking for.

At first glance, Clover seems like an ideal POS solution. It's flexible, feature-rich, and functional. However, it's not a cheap product. But if you want a simple, attractive POS solution -- and don't mind taking a risk on customer service and payment processing -- you could do a lot worse than Clover and its many different offerings.

Pros Low cost Included free from Payment Depot Incredibly easy to use Good customer service Offline mode Free card reader Cons Lack of integrations Limited backend Overview SwipeSimple (offered by Payment Depot) is one of the more unique POS products I’ve come across. For one, you can’t simply buy the product outright; you can only get […]