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Is there a free EPOS system in the UK?
What each company publishes, read 4 November 2026, and what it means for your month.
45-day free trial this Christmas · £0 a month per counter, list price £19 · no card · we set it up with you
Yes, there are free options in the UK. What differs is what is included and how the company earns.
Free options, as published
| Product | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Nivasik | £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial | The whole product, including stock, staff and expenses. An opening offer that may change or end at any time without prior notice. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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, e |
Sources
- Square: read 4 November 2026
- Zettle by PayPal: read 4 November 2026
- Odoo: read 4 November 2026
- Loyverse: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
Is there a truly free EPOS system in the UK?
Nivasik is £0 for your 45-day Christmas trial. Others publish a free option too; most earn from card processing or charge for stock and staff features. The table above shows what each page says.
Why would a POS be free?
Usually because the company earns from processing your card payments or from add-ons. Nivasik does not process payments, so it is free for 45 days as an opening offer, with a list price shown.
What happens when the offer ends?
This is an opening offer. We may change it, or end it, at any time, without prior notice. Before anything is charged to you we will tell you in writing, and your data can be exported with no exit fee.
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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