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What is the cheapest EPOS system in the UK?
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 · £0 a month per counter, list price £19 · no card · we set it up with you
Nivasik costs £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial. Its list price of £19 a month is also below the paid monthly plans of Square (£49), SumUp POS (£49), Toast (starting at £80). Square, Zettle by PayPal, Odoo, Loyverse 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 | £0 a month for your 45-day Christmas trial; list price £19 per counter, plus VAT | No contract, no hardware to buy, no processing fees from us. You keep your own card machine. |
| Epos Now | from £25 Payments and support subscription (required for the bundle discounts), per month from £19 Kitchen Display System add-on, per month from £225 to £299 Complete Solution bundle (countertop, card machine, cash drawer), one-off, hardware bundle | The bundle discount requires a 12-month payments and support subscription. Card processing uses one flat rate for Visa, Mastercard, Diners and Discover and a second for Amex, JCB and UnionPay, with no rate figures shown. |
| Square | £0 Retail Free, no monthly fee £49 Retail Plus, per month, per location £69 Restaurants Plus, per month, per location | Free and Plus plans carry per-transaction processing fees, and the product is built around Square's own card processing. Custom pricing is available if you process more than £200k a year. |
| SumUp POS | £49 Point of Sale Pro, per month £19 each Add-ons: Advanced Stock, Kitchen Display Screen (per terminal), Advanced Loyalty, Advanced Promotions, Business Intelligence, Hospitality Module, per month 1.7% + 12p (table ordering); 2.7% + 12p (delivery and collection) Goodeats online ordering, per order | Onboarding is £0 and POS support is listed as free. Hardware is priced separately. |
| Zettle by PayPal | 1.75% Card transactions, per transaction from £29 excl. VAT Card reader, one-off from £149 excl. VAT Terminal, one-off | It states no contracts or recurring fees, and describes the POS app as no additional cost. The £29 reader price is for new business users only, and additional readers are £69 excluding VAT. |
| Toast | starting at £80 Starter, per month starting at £150 Essentials, per month not published Custom Quote, | Pricing includes the first hardware terminal subscription, and additional devices cost extra. Upfront costs for installation, shipping, handling and taxes vary with hardware and installation needs. |
| Lightspeed | No price published on the page we read | |
| TouchBistro | starting at $69 Point of Sale, per month | |
| Odoo | No price published on the page we read | The Custom plan adds Odoo.sh or on-premise hosting, and the cost of Odoo.sh hosting is not included. The discount is valid for 12 months for initial users ordered. |
| Loyverse | $0 Base POS, $25 USD Advanced inventory, per store per month $5 USD Employee management, per employee 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. Prices are in USD, excluding taxes, with |
Below our list price
- Square: £49 (Retail Plus)
- SumUp POS: £49 (Point of Sale Pro)
- Toast: starting at £80 (Starter)
Sources
- Epos Now: read 4 November 2026
- Square: read 4 November 2026
- SumUp POS: read 4 November 2026
- Zettle by PayPal: read 4 November 2026
- Toast: read 4 November 2026
- Lightspeed: read 4 November 2026
- TouchBistro: read 4 November 2026
- Odoo: read 4 November 2026
- Loyverse: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
What is the cheapest EPOS system in the UK?
Nivasik costs £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial. Its list price of £19 a month is also below the paid monthly plans of Square (£49), SumUp POS (£49), Toast (starting at £80). Square, Zettle by PayPal, Odoo, Loyverse 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 EPOS system in the UK?
Yes. Nivasik is free for 45 days this Christmas (an opening offer that may change or end at any time without prior notice). Square, Zettle by PayPal, Odoo, Loyverse also publish a free option.
What does a EPOS system cost in the UK?
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 (£19 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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