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Best Retail POS Software in 2026

Retail POS software brings checkout together with capabilities for managing stock, staff, and customer relationships. Compare barcode scanning and hardware support with inventory management, e-commerce sync, and multi-location support. Customer loyalty and staff management add further operational considerations; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help with plan comparisons. RetailPOS, Loyverse, and Posnic POS are among the available options, alongside uniCenta oPOS and NCR Voyix POS. Consider the workflows and locations you need to cover, then compare the listed features and plan details.

  1. 1

    Posnic POS

    Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Posnic POS offers a free local-first option with broad retail workflows and offline billing.

    8.8 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    eHopper

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    eHopper brings sales, inventory, staff management, reporting, and restaurant ordering into one POS offering.

    7.7 Visit site
  3. 3

    GoFrugal Retail

    by GoFrugal Retail
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Choose GoFrugal Retail if your retail operation needs POS, inventory and accounting functions alongside multi-outlet management.

    7.6 30-day trial Visit site
  4. 4

    Heartland Retail

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Heartland Retail brings inventory, customer, and point-of-sale operations together with named ecommerce connections.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $89/mo Visit site
  5. 5

    Loyverse

    by Loyverse
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Loyverse brings restaurant orders, kitchen handling, inventory, and loyalty into one point-of-sale suite.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
  6. 6

    Open Source Point of Sale

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

    Open Source Point of Sale covers a broad set of retail and service operations, from stock and sales to reporting. Check server compatibility and the footer-signature requirement before adopting it.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
  7. 7

    RetailPOS

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+4

    RetailPOS brings checkout, inventory, reporting, and e-commerce synchronization together, with offline operation and multi-register support.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
  8. 8

    uniCenta oPOS

    by uniCenta oPOS
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    uniCenta oPOS combines retail and hospitality POS functions with inventory and multi-store tools. Compare the subscription options for the reporting, support, API access, or hosting you need.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from £6/mo (annual) Visit site
  9. 9

    Square Online

    by Square Online
    Free plan Web
    6.5 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
  10. 10

    Cegid Retail

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Cegid Retail brings commerce, inventory and store tasks into a platform for specialty retailers. Buyers need to request pricing and a demo; the listed details do not state trial or refund terms.

    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    PHP Point of Sale

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    PHP Point of Sale brings inventory, checkout, customer, and payment tools together for retail operations. New stores use the cloud service, while Enterprise also offers on-premise deployment.

    6.1 From $54/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Epos Now

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    Choose Epos Now if your retail, hospitality or multisite business needs a POS system with inventory, staff, ordering and sales features across several sales channels.

    6.0 From $84/mo Visit site
  13. 13

    Erply

    by Erply
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Erply covers POS, stock, warehouse work, and multi-store retail operations, with integrations and developer options.

    6.0 From $1,000/mo · 60-day trial Visit site
  14. 14

    IT Retail

    by IT Retail
    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    IT Retail brings grocery POS, inventory, reporting, and payment functions together, with offline scanning support.

    5.9 From $49/mo (annual) Visit site
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    LS Retail

    by LS Retail
    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    Choose LS Central if your business needs a modular retail platform with multi-location support, offline POS and ERP connections.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
  16. 16

    Marg ERP

    by Marg ERP
    Paid WindowsWebAndroid+1

    Marg ERP combines several business functions with hybrid deployment and access across four platforms.

    5.8 Visit site
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    NCR Voyix POS

    by NCR Voyix POS
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Voyix POS covers distinct grocery, fuel, and specialty retail workflows alongside centralized store management. Retailers should contact NCR Voyix for pricing and assess its proprietary hardware fit.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  18. 18

    KORONA POS

    Paid WindowsLinux

    KORONA POS covers checkout, stock, staff access, and reporting across Windows and Linux. Plan selection determines access to real-time inventory, supplier tools, and multi-location reporting.

    5.6 From $59/mo Visit site
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    Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service

    Paid AndroidiPhoneLinux+3

    Xstore covers daily checkout tasks as well as store and manager operations, with multiple deployment and device options.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Rain POS

    by Rain POS
    Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Choose Rain POS if you run a specialty retail business and want store and online sales supported by shared inventory tools.

    5.5 From $99/mo (annual) Visit site
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    NewStore

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    NewStore brings multiple retail operations into one platform and supports integrations with existing systems. Buyers need to request pricing and consider which add-on modules they need.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Retail Pro

    by Retail Pro
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Choose Retail Pro Prism if your retail operation needs multi-location POS and inventory management with offline transaction processing.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Runit RealTime

    by Runit RealTime
    Paid WebWindowsMac+2
    5.4 Visit site
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    Shopify

    Free trial Web

    Shopify brings hosted commerce, inventory tools, and sales-channel support together.

    5.4 3-day trial Visit site
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    Lightspeed Retail

    Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    5.3 From $89/mo · 14-day trial Visit site

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