Best Point-of-Sale Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Loyverse is ranked #1 of 47 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of Imonggo and Cegid Retail. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Imonggo. The lowest first paid tier on this page is uniCenta oPOS at £0.50/mo.
Choosing point-of-sale software means weighing checkout needs alongside the store operations around it. Compare employee permissions, inventory management, sales reporting, and hardware support, then consider whether multi-location support and offline mode fit how your team works. The entries also indicate free-plan availability and where paid access starts, so you can weigh those options against the listed capabilities. Loyverse, Imonggo, and Cegid Retail lead the ranking, with Posnic POS and Heartland Retail among the next entries. Use the ranking order as a starting point, then focus on which features matter for your staff, stock, and sales workflows.
47 point-of-sale software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Inventory management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Loyverse | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | $5/mo | — | View |
| 2 |  Imonggo | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $30/mo | Yes | $30/mo | Yes | View |
| 3 | Cegid Retail | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 4 | Posnic POS | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 5 |  Heartland Retail | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $89/mo | Yes | $89/mo | Yes | View |
| 6 |  uniCenta oPOS | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | £0.50/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 7 | Fedelta POS | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 8 | retailcloud | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29/mo | No | $29/mo | Yes | View |
| 9 |  Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 10 | Erply | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $49/mo | No | $1,000/mo | Yes | View |
| 11 | Clover Retail POS | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  GoDaddy POS | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  SalesVu | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $180/mo | No | $180/mo | — | View |
| 14 |  PHP Point of Sale | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | $54/mo | Yes | View |
| 15 | iVend Retail | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 16 | Hike POS | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $59/mo | No | $59/mo | Yes | View |
| 17 | KORONA POS | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $59/mo | No | $59/mo | Yes | View |
| 18 |  Volanté POS | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 19 | Shopify | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | $1,499/mo | Yes | View |
| 20 |  Verve POS | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 21 |  StoreHub | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $39/mo | No | $39/mo | Yes | View |
| 22 |  ready2order | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 23 |  POS Nation | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | $59/mo | Yes | View |
| 24 | Retail Pro | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 25 |  Runit RealTime | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
Is your platform on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which point-of-sale software is ranked first on Inferse?
Loyverse is ranked #1 of 47 with a score of 8.8. Imonggo is second and Cegid Retail third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, uniCenta oPOS has the lowest first paid tier we found: £0.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.