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What is the cheapest POS system in Canada?
Every price here is from the company's own page, read 4 November 2026, with the free options listed too.
45-day free trial this Christmas · US$0 a month per counter, list price US$24 · no card · we set it up with you
Nivasik costs US$0 for your 45-day Christmas trial. Its list price of US$24 a month is also below the paid monthly plans of Square ($35+), Shopify POS ($49 CAD), TouchBistro ($69). Square, Loyverse, Odoo also publish a free option; check what it leaves out and what you pay per card sale.
The cheapest choice is the one with the lowest total for what you need: the monthly fee, plus what you pay per card sale, plus the add-ons for stock and staff. Here are the published numbers, so you can work it out.
The published prices
| Product | Published price | As published |
|---|---|---|
| Nivasik | US$0 a month for your 45-day Christmas trial; list price US$24 per counter, plus GST/HST where it applies | No contract, no hardware to buy, no processing fees from us. You keep your own card machine. |
| Square | $0 Free, per month $35+ Plus (general), per month $60 Square for Restaurants Plus, per month | The software subscription is separate from payment processing, which Square handles. It states no contract and cancel anytime. |
| Shopify POS | $49 CAD Basic, per month (monthly billing) $132 CAD Grow, per month (monthly billing) $517 CAD Advanced, per month (monthly billing) | The page offers a trial of free, then $1 a month for the first 3 months. Plus is on a 3-year term, and Advanced on a 1- or 3-year term. |
| Lightspeed | No price published on the page we read | |
| Clover | No price published on the page we read | |
| TouchBistro | $69 Point of Sale, per month, starting $119 Essentials Bundle, per month, starting | Hardware is required and sold separately, and payment processing and additional fees apply. Add-ons such as kitchen display and online ordering are by quote, and hardware financing is offered for venues with two or more |
| Moneris | No price published on the page we read | |
| Loyverse | $5 Employee Management, per employee, per month $25 Advanced Inventory, per store, per month $9 Unlimited Sales History, per store, per month | The free tier covers point of sale, sales analytics for the last 31 days, essential inventory, loyalty, customer display, kitchen display, multi-store management and integrations. Each paid add-on has a 14-day free trial |
| Odoo | No price published on the page we read | It has a free tier for one app with unlimited users, plus per-user Standard and Custom plans. POS is among the apps in the all-apps plans. |
Below our list price
- Square: $35+ (Plus (general))
- Shopify POS: $49 CAD (Basic)
- TouchBistro: $69 (Point of Sale)
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 cheapest POS system in Canada?
Nivasik costs US$0 for your 45-day Christmas trial. Its list price of US$24 a month is also below the paid monthly plans of Square ($35+), Shopify POS ($49 CAD), TouchBistro ($69). Square, Loyverse, Odoo also publish a free option; check what it leaves out and what you pay per card sale. Free options usually earn from card processing or charge for add-ons, so count the total for your own month.
Is there a free POS system in Canada?
Yes. Nivasik is free for 45 days this Christmas (an opening offer that may change or end at any time without prior notice). Square, Loyverse, Odoo also publish a free option.
What does a POS system cost in Canada?
The chart above lists what each company publishes, read 4 November 2026. Many publish no price and quote you instead.
What should I count besides the monthly price?
What you pay per card sale, whether a card machine or a contract is required, what stock and staff features cost as add-ons, and what it takes to leave with your data.
Why is Nivasik free right now?
It is an opening offer from a new product. The list price stays on the page (US$24 a month) so you know what it is worth. Nothing is charged during the trial, and there is no card to enter.
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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