POS Nation is a customized point-of-sale software and hardware package that focuses on retailers, especially those with specific needs such as for groceries or alcohol sales. It works with multiple payment providers, although the monthly plan requires Worldpay. With excellent customer support and an intuitive system, it’s a great choice for many niche retailers. What…

Clover POS is a popular hardware and software bundle used by small businesses—including retailers, restaurants, and service businesses. It is owned by Fiserv (formerly First Data) but allows third-party resellers. Many businesses are attracted to the Clover POS system because you can often keep your existing merchant account by purchasing through resellers. Overall, the system…

Lavu is an iPad POS that has been supporting restaurants since 2010. This competitively priced restaurant POS system combines excellent built-in ingredient-level inventory, online ordering, and tons of third-party integrations. With payment partnerships that include PayPal, you can customize Lavu to fit a variety of restaurant types. What We Recommend Lavu For Lavu combines low…

Intuit QuickBooks POS is a PC-based stand-alone POS system that lets you manage in-store and ecommerce transactions. Naturally, it integrates with QuickBooks accounting software (the Desktop version) and tracks inventory and sales. It offers several plans, the higher of which include rewards and loyalty, layaway, payroll, and multiple stores. It is an easy-to-use program and…

Rezku is a cloud-based iPad POS for restaurants. Launched in 2014, Rezku is designed to be a streamlined system for modern restaurants that need POS tools in a digitally-driven world. Rezku includes loyalty, online ordering, and basic inventory in its entry-level POS, in addition to essential POS functions. Rezku pricing starts at $69 per month…

TouchBistro is a cloud-based iPad POS system for restaurants and other food and beverage businesses. The mid-range price point makes TouchBistro an excellent option for small operations like food trucks and wine bars that want inventory tracking in an affordable package. What We Recommend TouchBistro For TouchBistro is an incredibly streamlined restaurant POS at a…

Upserve by Lightspeed is an iPad POS system designed by former restaurant workers. This system is an excellent tool for full-service restaurants, fine-dining restaurants, and craft cocktail bars. Upserve combines dynamic reporting with streamlined online ordering options in an elegant, easy-to-navigate package. In December 2020, Upserve was purchased by Lightspeed. It will be fascinating to…

Revel Systems is the most robust iPad restaurant POS system. It is a cloud-based system that is backed by excellent local-networking to support offline functionality. This all-in-one software includes tools for employee management, scheduling, kitchen display systems (KDSes), self-service kiosks, and delivery management. Reporting and analytics are best in class, and third-party integrations expand the…