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What is the best POS system in the US?
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 · $0 a month per counter, list price $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 | $0 for your 45-day Christmas trial; list price $24 a month |
| Square | You want one provider for card processing, POS, online store, invoicing and banking, and are happy to take cards through Square. | $0 Square Free, per location, per month $49 Square Plus, per location, per month $149 Square Premium, per location, per month |
| Toast | You run a full-service or high-volume restaurant and want integrated hardware, kitchen display and payments in one contract. | No price published on the page we read |
| Clover | You want a bundled terminal system with the card processor and a multi-year device payment plan. | $349 or $15/mo for 48 months Retail Basic (Starter software plan), one-off device price or 48-month payment plan $179/mo for 36 months, or $1,799+ $89.95/mo Full-service restaurant Starter (Restaurant Growth), per system, monthly plan or device purchase + monthly $239/mo for 36 months, or $2,548+ $109.90/mo Full-service restaurant Standard, per system |
| Lightspeed | You run a retailer with large inventory, variants and several locations and want a retail-focused system with ecommerce and purchase ordering. | No price published on the page we read |
| Shopify POS | You already run, or want, a Shopify online store and want the same inventory and orders in one place for in-store sales. | No price published on the page we read |
| TouchBistro | You run a full-service restaurant and want tableside ordering, floor plans and add-ons from one restaurant-only vendor. | $69 Point of Sale, per month, 'starting at' $119 Essentials Bundle, per month, 'starting at' not published Custom Setup, custom |
| SpotOn | You want no up-front hardware or software cost in exchange for processing with SpotOn on a 2-year term. | $0 All-In Plan, per station, per month $55 POS Essentials, per station, per month $50 Core Bundle (add-on), per month + 20bps of GPV (capped at $200) |
| Loyverse | You run a tiny shop, cafe or market stall and want a POS on a free tier, with essential stock and loyalty. | $0 Free (POS, essential inventory, loyalty, kitchen display, multi-store), no card required $9 USD Unlimited sales history add-on, per month, per store $5 USD Employee management add-on, per month, per employee |
| Odoo | You want one system across POS, inventory, accounting, purchasing and manufacturing and have a partner to configure it. | No price published on the page we read |
| Revel | You are an existing Revel merchant and want to stay on a familiar restaurant POS now supported by Shift4. | No price published on the page we read |
Sources
- Square: read 4 November 2026
- Toast: read 4 November 2026
- Clover: read 4 November 2026
- Lightspeed: read 4 November 2026
- Shopify POS: read 4 November 2026
- TouchBistro: read 4 November 2026
- SpotOn: read 4 November 2026
- Loyverse: read 4 November 2026
- Odoo: read 4 November 2026
- Revel: read 4 November 2026
Straight answers
What is the best POS system in the US?
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 $0 for now.
What is the best-selling POS system in the US?
No neutral public source ranks these by sales. The names you will meet most in the US include Square, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, Shopify POS. 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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