Retail point of sale (POS) Category leader
Lightspeed Retail
Cloud POS and inventory management for multi-store retailers
Key features
- Integrated payments
- Inventory sync
- Customer profiles
- Multi-store reporting
Square for Retail alternatives
Other retail point of sale (POS) tools to consider instead of Square for Retail. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.
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Shopify POS
Category leader
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| Pricing | Free plan $49/mo per location | $89/mo | $89/mo per location |
| Best for | Independent shops with one to a few locations that want checkout and card payments from the same vendor. | Independent retailers with several stores that need deep inventory and supplier ordering. | Retailers already selling on Shopify that want one inventory across their shop and online store. |
| Team size | 1–500 people | 2–500 people | 1–500 people |
| Integrated payments | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory sync | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline mode | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Hardware support | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Customer profiles | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-store reporting | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
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The alternatives
Retail point of sale (POS) Category leader
Shopify POS
In-store point of sale synced with your Shopify online store
Key features
- Integrated payments
- Inventory sync
- Customer profiles
- Multi-store reporting