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A Epos Now alternative in the UK
Facts about Epos Now are from its own page, read 4 November 2026. Nivasik is a competing product.
45-day free trial this Christmas · £0 a month per counter, list price £19 · no card · we set it up with you
Stay with Epos Now if you want one supplier for the till hardware, card machine and processing in one bundle. Look at Nivasik if you run a shop, grocery, café or restaurant and want the whole business on one set of books, on what you already own.
Epos Now's own page lists from £25 (Payments and support subscription (required for the bundle discounts), per month). Nivasik is £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial, with a list price of £19 a month. This is an opening offer. We may change it, or end it, at any time, without prior notice.
Epos Now and Nivasik, side by side
| Epos Now | Nivasik | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A UK EPOS provider of hardware, software, payments and apps. | Bills, stock, staff and guests on one set of books |
| Published price | 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 | £0 a month for your 45-day Christmas trial; list price £19 plus VAT |
| Free option | Not on the pages we read | The whole product is free during the trial |
| Terms as published | 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. | No contract, no hardware to buy, export any time |
| Card payments | See its page: many products bundle their own processing | Not processed by Nivasik: you keep your own card machine and it records the sale |
Which one fits
When Epos Now is the better choice
- You want one supplier for the till hardware, card machine and processing in one bundle.
- You want a hardware-led setup with the vendor's own payments and a published support phone line.
- You want card payments built into the same system, with one bill from one company
- You need a product with a longer public track record: Nivasik is new
When Nivasik fits
- You want stock, suppliers, staff and expenses in the same place as the bill, with nothing extra to buy
- You would rather keep your own card machine and pay nothing to us per sale
- You want it on the phone or laptop you already have, with no hardware and no contract
- You want your counter to keep billing when the internet drops
Moving over
Export your item list, menu or room list from Epos Now as a spreadsheet and load it, or send it to us and we do it with you. Nivasik cannot read another product's own files directly, and your past sales stay in Epos Now: keep your export.
Sources
- Epos Now: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
What is the best alternative to Epos Now in the UK?
It depends on what you use Epos Now for. If you need card payments built in, look at another product that has them. If you want the whole business on one set of books at no cost for now, Nivasik is £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial, list price £19 a month.
Is there a free alternative to Epos Now?
Nivasik is free for 45 days this Christmas, an opening offer that may change or end at any time without prior notice. 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.
How much does Epos Now cost in the UK?
Epos Now's own page lists from £25 (Payments and support subscription (required for the bundle discounts), per month). Read 4 November 2026; check its page before you decide.
Is Nivasik cheaper than Epos Now?
For the trial Nivasik costs £0. Its list price is £19 a month. Epos Now's own page lists from £25 (Payments and support subscription (required for the bundle discounts), per month). Compare what each includes, not only the number: a card-processing fee or an add-on can change the total.
Can I keep my card machine if I leave Epos Now?
Nivasik does not process payments, so it works beside any card machine you own. If your machine came from Epos Now on its own processing terms, check those terms before you move.
What does Nivasik not do?
Nivasik does not take card payments. A card payment is recorded in Nivasik while you take it on the reader you already own, and we never touch a card number. Receipts print through your computer's print dialog. Nivasik does not open a cash drawer. Nivasik is not a fiscal register, a tax-filing system or an e-invoicing system, and it does not file payroll tax. Your data is hosted in Singapore. EU and US data hosting are not available yet. If you need a data-processing agreement or hosting in Europe, ask us before you start. Support is by email and WhatsApp from India, with a reply within one business day: UK and European mornings overlap our day, US replies arrive overnight. Nivasik is a new product. We do not claim a customer count, a rating or a testimonial. Selling on Flipkart or Meesho is India-only, and is not part of these plans.
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.
Email support@nivasik.com · we reply within one business day
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