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What is the best POS system in Canada?
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
- Count the total: monthly fee, card fees, add-ons for stock and staff, and any contract
- Check it works with the card machine and printer you already own
- Try it on your own items before you decide
- Ask how you leave, and in what format you get your data back
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 processing, POS hardware and software from one account. | $0 Free, per month $35+ Plus (general), per month $60 Square for Restaurants Plus, per month |
| Shopify POS | You sell online as well as in a shop and want one catalogue and stock count. | $49 CAD Basic, per month (monthly billing) $132 CAD Grow, per month (monthly billing) $517 CAD Advanced, per month (monthly billing) |
| Lightspeed | You run a larger restaurant or multi-store retailer and want onboarding led by the vendor. | No price published on the page we read |
| Clover | You want hardware and card processing arranged together by one provider. | No price published on the page we read |
| TouchBistro | You run a full-service restaurant and want table management, kitchen display and integrated payments from one vendor. | $69 Point of Sale, per month, starting $119 Essentials Bundle, per month, starting |
| Moneris | You want a processor and terminals from one provider. | 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
- Clover: read 4 November 2026
- TouchBistro: read 4 November 2026
- Moneris: read 4 November 2026
- Loyverse: read 4 November 2026
- Odoo: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
What is the best POS system in Canada?
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 POS system in Canada?
No neutral public source ranks these by sales. The names you will meet most in Canada include Square, Shopify POS, Lightspeed, Clover, TouchBistro. Vendor-written "top 10" lists exist, and each is written by a company selling one of the products on it.
What is the easiest 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 POS system?
Count the total: monthly fee, card fees, add-ons for stock and staff, and any contract Check it works with the card machine and printer you already own Try it on your own items before you decide Ask how you leave, and in what format you get your data back
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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