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What is the best grocery POS system in Australia?
When each one fits and what each costs, from its own page, read 4 November 2026. Nivasik is one of the options: we say that up front.
45-day free trial this Christmas · US$0 a month per counter, list price US$24 · no card · we set it up with you
No single product wins for everyone. What fits depends on your trade, on whether you want card payments built in, and on your total monthly cost. Here is what each company publishes, and when each fits.
How to choose
- Barcode scanning that is fast at a queue
- Loose goods sold by weight from a label-scale barcode
- Expiry dates by lot, with the older stock sold first
- Running-low lists that become purchase orders
The options
| Product | Fits when | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Nivasik | You want the whole business on one set of books, on what you already own, with your own card machine | US$0 for your 45-day Christmas trial; list price US$24 a month |
| Square | You want card payments, hardware and POS in one account, with a free tier to start. | $0 Free, per month from $40 Plus (general), per month $129 Square for Restaurants Plus, per month |
| Shopify POS | You sell online and in store and want one catalogue and stock count. | $56 AUD Basic, per month (monthly billing) $149 AUD Grow, per month (monthly billing) $575 AUD Advanced, per month (monthly billing) |
| Lightspeed | You run a multi-venue hospitality or retail group and want vendor onboarding and a large list of integrations. | No price published on the page we read |
| Abacus | You run a larger hospitality venue and want a locally supported POS. | No price published on the page we read |
| H&L POS | You want a POS made for hospitality. | No price published on the page we read |
| Loyverse | You want a POS on a free tier and will add paid features only as you need them. | $5 Employee Management, per employee, per month $25 Advanced Inventory, per store, per month $9 Unlimited Sales History, per store, per month |
| Odoo | You want one system for accounting, inventory and POS, and can set it up or pay a partner to. | No price published on the page we read |
Sources
- Square: read 4 November 2026
- Shopify POS: read 4 November 2026
- Lightspeed: read 4 November 2026
- Abacus: read 4 November 2026
- Loyverse: read 4 November 2026
- Odoo: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
What is the best grocery POS system in Australia?
There is no single one: it depends on your trade and on whether you want card payments built in. The table above says when each one fits. Nivasik fits when you want the whole business on one set of books at US$0 for now.
What is the best-selling grocery POS system in Australia?
No neutral public source ranks these by sales. The names you will meet most in Australia include Square, Shopify POS, Lightspeed, Abacus, H&L POS. Vendor-written "top 10" lists exist, and each is written by a company selling one of the products on it.
What is the easiest grocery POS system to start with?
One you can open before you sign up. Nivasik has a sample business that opens in your browser with no account, and we set your own up with you from a spreadsheet or a photo of your list.
What should I look for in a grocery POS system?
Barcode scanning that is fast at a queue Loose goods sold by weight from a label-scale barcode Expiry dates by lot, with the older stock sold first Running-low lists that become purchase orders
Run your own place on it, free
Every plan is free for 45 days this Christmas. The list price stays on the page, crossed out, so you know what it is worth; during the trial you pay nothing. The whole product is unlocked, there is no card to enter, and we help you set it up: your rooms or menu or stock list, your staff and your prices.
This is an opening offer. We may change it, or end it, at any time, without prior notice. Ask for your data and we hand it over, with no exit fee.
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