POS Systems by Industry
A cafe, a bookshop and a dispensary need different things at the till. See which systems publish what your type of business needs.
Food, drink and hospitality
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Cafes and coffee shops
POS systems for cafes and coffee shops compared on modifiers, kiosks, direct ordering and tips. Five advertise $0. Four attach a condition. See which.
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Bars and pubs
Eight pos systems for bars and pubs compared on tabs, splits and happy hour rules. One states happy hour pricing. None verifies age at the POS.
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Banquet halls and event venues
No vendor page names a banquet hall. See how three pos systems for banquet halls and event venues match by related wording, and what the IRS says.
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Bed and breakfasts
Three pos systems for bed and breakfasts compared, all via hotel pages. None documents a lodging tax line. See what each actually posts to a room.
Retail and automotive
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Bookstores
POS systems for bookstores compared on special orders, ISBN stock and supplier reordering. Two of seven publish a bookstore page. See which fits.
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Cannabis dispensaries
Cannabis dispensary POS compared on Metrc, purchase limits, age checks and excise tax. Three card providers exclude cannabis. See which POS fits.
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Auto dealerships
Two pos systems for auto dealerships name the industry and only one confirms what its product does. See the card-versus-ACH cost on a large payment.
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Auto repair shops
Four pos systems for auto repair shops compared on estimates, authorization capture and invoices. None records the approval California requires. See why.
Professional services
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Accounting firms
Four pos systems for accounting firms compared on retainer billing, ACH, QuickBooks and Xero sync. Only one documents the full workflow. See which.
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Architecture firms
Only one of the pos systems for architecture firms we checked names them. See what Square covers for phase billing and which features need Plus.
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