Shopify POS Review

Unified online and in-store selling

9.2/10 Ranked #3 of 5 in POS Systems
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Quick facts

Software from
$5/month add-on
Processing rate
2.6% + 10¢
Hardware from
$49 reader
Contract
None

Our verdict

Bottom line: If your business lives on Shopify online, Shopify POS makes the physical store a natural extension, one catalog, one customer list, one set of reports.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Seamless with Shopify online store
  • Unified customer profiles
  • Clean, intuitive UI

Cons

  • Weak without a Shopify store
  • Advanced retail features cost extra

Who Shopify POS is best for

Retailers selling online and in person.

  • One inventory across channels
  • Best e-commerce integration
  • Modern, fast checkout

How Shopify POS compares

Our current top pick for pos systems is Square. Here is how they line up:

Measure Shopify POS Square
Editorial score 9.2/10 9.6/10
Software from $5/month add-on $0/month
Processing rate 2.6% + 10¢ 2.6% + 10¢
Hardware from $49 reader Free reader

See the full pos systems comparison for everything we measured.

How we chose

Every pos systems provider here gets the same treatment: the BusinessShop research team scores it on five weighted factors, the weights are published, and no provider can pay to move up. Commissions never touch the math.

  • 30% Pricing & value
  • 25% Product quality
  • 20% Customer experience
  • 15% Reputation
  • 10% Flexibility
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