Forget about the bulky till - cloud-based point-of-sale systems have come to stay. Any new or existing business with an outdated system: now is a good time for EPOS. The UK has several decent options in 2019. Let's compare five of the best POS software systems with monthly subscription [...]
iZettle and Square match each other with a 1.75% fee and no fixed monthly costs, but there are important differences between them.
Our rating The most comprehensive free POS app for tablets and phones in the UK, with the caveat you can only take cards with Square Reader. Square Point of Sale is a highly user-friendly system with all the standard POS functions small businesses need, [...]
The iPad has proven itself a perfect platform for web-based point of sale (POS) systems. It's smart-looking, reliable and offers great battery life. Web-based POS systems enable simple and economical shop management and payment handling for businesses of all sizes, with minimal need for any upfront investment. No doubt [...]
Choosing a POS system is not easy, especially when you're a small shop with limited budget for a point of sale. Many POS companies do not display pricing openly and often require the kind of commitment and investment only large companies can afford. However, several affordable, cloud-based EPOS systems [...]
It is now easier than ever for restaurants and other food-and-drink establishments to get EPOS for their business. In the past, setting up any face-to-face business required extensive equipment, complicated software and long contracts, but options are generally simpler now. Practically all modern POS systems are cloud-based, meaning they [...]
Our rating Very user-friendly iPad EPOS for restaurants, at a reasonable price. TouchBistro is an award-winning EPOS provider specialising in the food-and-drink industry. Recently used in Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, it is an affordable, efficient choice for restaurants of all sizes. [...]
Our rating Safe EPOS choice for food, drink and hospitality. 1.25% card fee with iZettle Reader. Cloud-based iZettle Pro (formerly Intelligentpos) is a simple, low-cost EPOS app that runs on an iPad. Getting started is easy and usually won’t need any technical assistance, but the UK-based support [...]
Our rating Shopify POS allows you to connect the face-to-face sales experience with an integrated Shopify terminal, superb product management and ease of use. With a monthly subscription starting at £62/month, you can make Shopify POS (used on a tablet or other mobile device) work smoothly in your [...]
Until a few years ago, most face-to-face businesses would store all their point of sale (POS) data locally, including prices of items and records of transactions. This data would usually be held on an on-site PC or server, or perhaps a server on a private company network in the [...]