A small-business POS should make selling, refunds, inventory and reporting easier without trapping the owner in a confusing setup. Compare payments, hardware, staff permissions, offline behaviour and data export.
Choose by operating model
- Retail: barcode, variants, purchase orders and stock counts.
- Hospitality: tables, modifiers, tips and kitchen workflows.
- Services: appointments, deposits and customer records.
- Multi-location: central reporting with location-level controls.
What to test
Run a sale, refund, discount, offline transaction and end-of-day close. Check fees, hardware replacement, staff roles and how easily you can export transactions if you switch later.
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