Shopify POS
shopify.com/posBuild Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
The point of sale for every sale
How to Replace Shopify POSOverview
Features
93 features across 15 categories
Checkout(10)
Quickly build carts through search, customized product tiles, or scanning barcodes from your device camera or a connected barcode scanner
Improve the data captured at checkout by enforcing cart actions like adding a customer to an order or attributing a sale to a staff member
Send custom email or SMS receipts and build your customer contact list for re-engagement
Easily customize printed receipts to fit your brand with access to the code editor for more advanced modifications
Use custom line items to bundle items on the spot and set a price
Enable a buyer-facing checkout flow on POS for customers to choose a digital or print receipt
Speed up checkout with the customizable smart grid that adapts based on cart actions to create cues for staff
Apply dollar and percentage discounts at checkout by entering them manually or creating promotions that are automatically applied
Taxes are automatically calculated based on your store's set location with ability to disable or set custom taxes
Pre-set dollar or percentage amounts to let customers show their appreciation at checkout
Customer Management(9)
Empower staff to create personalized shopping experiences with tools to track customer preferences
Build your contact list by collecting valuable customer information at checkout with options to choose which fields are required
Access customer loyalty insights and lifetime value reporting through POS Pro
Improve clienteling and personalization in store by creating custom attributes that allow staff to capture the retail customer data that means most to your business
Personalize customer experiences with profiles that track contact information, preferences, lifetime value, and more
Instantly connect POS transactions to buyers on Shop to give customers the convenience of one-tap digital receipts and order management in the Shop app
Collect marketing opt-ins at checkout to re-engage customers online and serve up timely, relevant communications
Track and view a customer's complete online and in-store order history to make informed recommendations or support with past purchases from any location
Capture rich customer data in store and online and access lifetime value reporting and loyalty insights directly in POS
Fulfillment(4)
Make sales in store and ship directly to customers from anywhere you have inventory with automatic tax and shipping calculation
Manage and fulfill local delivery orders placed online directly from your Shopify POS
Manage and fulfill in-store pickup orders directly from Shopify POS
Surface shipping orders for fulfillment in POS so staff can pick, pack and ship orders, including purchasing and printing shipping labels
Hardware(6)
Complete your POS setup with barcode scanners, receipt printers, and more compatible hardware
Build your ideal point of sale with hardware that staff can use at the counter or on the floor
Get replacements for any Shopify hardware with issues while under warranty with 1-year standard warranty or 2 years with POS Pro
Sell reliably at the counter with Shopify's innovative POS Tablet Stand and the POS Terminal card reader, complete with customer-facing display
Pair this lightweight reader to your POS device over Bluetooth and accept contactless or chip-insert payments anywhere
Accept contactless card payments and digital wallets in person with a compatible smartphone—no additional hardware required
Integration(1)
Integrate with your existing software and easily customize with low-code and no-code options
Inventory(14)
Reduce errors and increase profit from a single place using smart recommendations from Stocky app by Shopify
Get purchase order suggestions based on recent product performance or seasonality
Identify trends and confidently plan for the future with reports about your locations and inventory
Decide which products are worth reordering and which are taking up valuable storage and cash based on stock performance grading
Use a barcode scanner to match your store inventory to your records
Perform accurate inventory counts for incoming orders with a barcode scanner
Use inventory states to track and share the status of your inventory as products are received, transferred, or an order is fulfilled
Stay on top of your inventory and assign products to different sales channels and locations with automatic updates
Request transfers from your other locations and keep track of what's been received and what's leaving
Receive warnings of low stock based on current rate of sales and lead time for each vendor
Create and allocate inventory to your various online sales channels, warehouses, retail stores, or wherever else you store stock
Create purchase orders for vendors and suppliers
Using the sale suggestion page, know which products aren't selling so you can release cash and inventory
Keep track of small changes made to your stock levels
Marketing(5)
Group shoppers by purchase history, location, or spending habits and create targeted marketing campaigns with personalized offers
Capture customer emails at checkout and stay in touch with marketing emails and promotions
Promote your store and automatically sync products and information with Google Merchant Center
Send customers an email with items they were interested in but didn't purchase in store
Create campaigns to connect with your local customers that drive store visits and sales
Order Management(4)
Cancel orders and void payments easily if a customer changes their mind or a mistake is made at checkout
Create and save carts in POS that can be retrieved, edited, and completed from other POS devices, retail locations, or sales channels
View orders in one place in POS making it easy for staff to track, process and fulfill orders
Track special requests and details by attaching notes to orders
Payments(12)
Shopify Payments comes included with every Shopify plan for fully integrated payments both in store and online
Easily manage and reconcile chargebacks in the Shopify admin and win 17% more disputes
Create custom payment options like checks or transactions taken through external terminals
Sell flexible gift cards, redeemable online or in store with ability to email digital cards and let shoppers add them to Apple Wallet
Accept as much or as little payment as you want in the form of deposits or layaways
Shopify's card readers can accept all major card brands and payment methods including credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets
Stay in control of cash flow and always know when to expect a payout with funds in 1–3 business days of every transaction
Accept popular payments quickly and securely with Shopify Payments
Give in-store shoppers the flexibility to pay for purchases in 4 interest-free payments or monthly installments up to 12 months
Match in-store transactions to over 150 million buyers on Shop to seamlessly capture emails and marketing opt-ins at checkout
Accept two or more payment types in a single transaction
Don't pay additional monthly fees, signup fees, or setup fees with consistent, transparent rates for all cards
Platform(3)
Draft orders, multichannel gift cards, reporting and analytics and more included
Easy to use, cloud-based software that unifies in-store and online selling
Scale your business with a centralized back office that supports 1,000+ locations
Product Management(5)
Assign existing barcodes to products or create new ones to keep track of inventory and speed up checkout
Categorize products by type, season, promotions, and more with smart collections that automatically sort based on vendor, price, and inventory level
Attach QR codes to products so customers can use their smartphone to learn more and purchase online
Add multiple variations to products such as size, color, or materials and assign their own price, SKU, weight, and inventory
Add an unlimited number of products to your store and manage large product catalogs all in one place
Reporting & Analytics(11)
Understand how much you'll be paid and when you'll receive your money from in-person and online sales
Accurately track the balance of your cash drawer for end-of-day deposits
Make informed decisions with detailed insights into sales, products, and staff performance compiled in a daily report generated from your POS
Get an overview of your entire business online and in-store at a glance
Track the performance of your promotions so you can evolve your approach over time
Generate reports to review your finances including sales, returns, taxes, payments, and more
View a month-end snapshot of your inventory and track the quantity and percentage of inventory sold each day
Get insights into product performance, from those that are selling to those that are collecting dust
Get professional retail reports with advanced analytics and insights
Monitor stores in real time from a central location and get holistic insights across your entire business
View, analyze, and export sales by staff members, location, time period, or customers
Returns & Exchanges(2)
Accept exchanges for purchases made online or at another location with instant inventory updates
Accept returns and exchanges from any location, online or in store, and watch your inventory update automatically
Sales(1)
Sell in person, online, on social media, and marketplaces with a connected back office that syncs inventory and orders
Staff Management(6)
Specify when your staff would need manager approval for actions like applying discounts or editing taxes
Assign custom roles to store staff ensuring they have the correct permissions
Attribute sales to staff members for commissions or kudos
Control permissions and track staff performance from one place with customizable roles
Give staff members unique PINs to log into POS
Let staff use POS while keeping admin access separate and add as many employees as you like
Pricing
Basic
- ✓Limited staff can access POS
- ✓Simple customer profiles
- ✓Returns at original purchase location
- ✓Easy to use, cloud-based software
- ✓Multi-location point of sale (1,000+ locations)
- ✓Built-in omnichannel features
- ✓Secure payment processing
- ✓Modern POS hardware
- ✓Low-code and no-code customization
- ✓Earn 1% back on sales
- ✓Up to $5,000 in credits
- ✓Card rates starting at 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.6% + 10¢ in person
- ✓2% 3rd-party payment providers
Grow
- ✓Unlimited POS logins
- ✓Simple customer profiles
- ✓Returns at original purchase location
- ✓Easy to use, cloud-based software
- ✓Multi-location point of sale (1,000+ locations)
- ✓Built-in omnichannel features
- ✓Secure payment processing
- ✓Modern POS hardware
- ✓Low-code and no-code customization
- ✓Earn 1% back on sales
- ✓Up to $7,500 in credits
- ✓Card rates starting at 2.7% + 30¢ online, 2.5% + 10¢ in person
- ✓1% 3rd-party payment providers
Advanced
- ✓Unlimited POS logins
- ✓Simple customer profiles
- ✓Returns at original purchase location
- ✓Easy to use, cloud-based software
- ✓Multi-location point of sale (1,000+ locations)
- ✓Built-in omnichannel features
- ✓Secure payment processing
- ✓Modern POS hardware
- ✓Low-code and no-code customization
- ✓Earn 1% back on sales
- ✓Up to $10,000 in credits
- ✓Card rates starting at 2.5% + 30¢ online, 2.4% + 10¢ in person
- ✓0.6% 3rd-party payment providers
- ✓Available on a 1- or 3-year term
Plus (POS Pro)
- ✓Unlimited POS logins
- ✓Rich customer profiles
- ✓Returns at any location
- ✓Staff roles and permissions
- ✓Customer loyalty insights
- ✓Inventory management
- ✓Professional retail reports
- ✓Omnichannel selling
- ✓Easy to use, cloud-based software
- ✓Multi-location point of sale (1,000+ locations)
- ✓Built-in omnichannel features
- ✓Secure payment processing
- ✓Modern POS hardware
- ✓Low-code and no-code customization
- ✓Competitive rates for high-volume merchants
POS Pro Add-on
- ✓Unlimited staff can access POS
- ✓Staff roles and permissions
- ✓Rich customer profiles
- ✓Customer loyalty insights
- ✓Returns and exchanges at any location
- ✓Inventory management
- ✓Professional retail reports
- ✓Omnichannel selling
- ✓Casual in-person selling features
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Buying Shopify POS saves ~$96,840 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 93 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
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