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# Shopify POS

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> Built for retail, Shopify POS brings sales, inventory, customers, and more together across brick and mortar and online locations.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 248 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Shopify POS?

Brick \&amp; mortar retailers as well as online retailers

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 248 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Shopify
- **Location**: Ottawa, ON, Canada
- **Founded**: 2004

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$5.00
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Shopify POS is sold as part of Shopify software. &#10;&#10;Shopify POS Pro is available as an add-on to the Shopify application at $89/month per location.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden and 3 more

## Features

- Accounting Integration
- Alerts/Notifications
- Barcode/Ticket Scanning
- CRM Software
- Catalog Management
- Contactless NFC
- Credit Card Processing
- Customer Accounts
- Data Synchronization
- Discount Management
- Electronic Payments
- Email Marketing Software
- Employee Management
- Forecasting
- Gift Card Management
- Inventory Control Software
- Inventory Management Software
- Loyalty Program
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Card Reader
- Order Management Software
- PCI Compliance Software
- Point of Sale (POS)
- Pricing Management
- Promotions Management
- Purchase Order Management
- Receipt Management
- Reorder Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Retail Inventory Management Software
- Returns Management
- Returns Tracking
- Sales Reports
- Shopping Cart Software
- Touch Screen
- Website Management
- eCommerce Management

## Integrations (2 total)

- Meta for Business
- Shopify

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Point of Sale Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/20052/point-of-sale/software)

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## Reviews

### "Easy retail integration and operations management for Shopify users" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *March 29, 2026* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: What I like the most about Shopify POS is how easily it connects with the Shopify overall platform. If you’re already using Shopify for your online store, having your online sales and store integrated is the best advantage it offers. Inventory, customer data, and orders are all synced in real time, which makes managing the business much more efficient and reduces errors.
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> **Cons**: What I don’t like is the cost structure and the fact that it works best and its way easier when you re using all Shopify tools integrated to the system. Therefore, besides the Shopify subscription, it can become expensive when you need to upgrade your plan to use some of the features not available in the basic plan, plus getting the Shopify tools for compatibility.&#10;&#10;Another downside is that it’s heavily retail-focused. If your business isn’t centered around selling physical products, or if you need more specialized POS features, it may feel limiting. &#10;NerdWallet&#10;&#10;Also, some features (like advanced reporting, staff management, or customization) are locked behind higher plans, which can be frustrating as you grow.
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> Overall, Shopify POS is a powerful solution, especially for businesses already using Shopify for e-commerce. It creates a very easy connection between online and in-person sales, making operations easier to handle.

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### "Quick and easy to cash out customers" — 5.0/5

> **Jessica** | *August 17, 2026* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I used Shopify POS while working at a café and found it extremely easy to use. I was responsible for training new employees on the system, and it was honestly a piece of cake to teach. Most people picked it up very quickly, even if they had never used Shopify POS before.&#10;&#10;It helped keep our daily operations organized by connecting orders, payments, and inventory with PICTURES in one system.&#10;&#10;Payments were quick and straightforward, which was especially helpful during busy café rushes.&#10;&#10;Overall, I think it offers good value, especially for businesses that want their POS, payment processing, and inventory management all connected.
> 
> **Cons**: If the internet connection goes down, it can make processing orders/payments more difficult but that’s pretty much like any system.
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> Extremely easy to learn. Since I trained new employees myself, I can say firsthand that it was very simple to explain and most employees were comfortable using it very quickly.&#10;&#10;Overall, Shopify POS made our day-to-day operations much easier. It was reliable, intuitive, and worked particularly well in a fast-paced café environment. I would definitely recommend it to other businesses.

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### "If you use Shopify, this is the only POS you should be looking at" — 5.0/5

> **Anonymous User** | *February 26, 2026* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Shopify POS is a nicely packaged POS option that works great if you already have a shopify store.  It uses the shopify catalog for your ecommerce site which basically mean zero setup.  Buy a tablet and card reader and you're running\!
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> **Cons**: Some more customization would be nice on the receipt.  It would be cool to be able to add some more design options to it to allow it to look custom for your business.  Other than just the logo
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> We ran an online store for 4 years before adding POS. It was a no brainer decision for us since we were very happy with shopify and knew this wouldnt take much to setup.  It has been great to use and integrates seamlessly with our online ordering system

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### "One of the best POS systems." — 5.0/5

> **Tori** | *September 18, 2025* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: Very straight-forward, easy for customers to make transactions online and in-store, great for inventory tracking, and easy process for refunds or exchanges and well as automatically applying and processing sales and discounts.
> 
> **Cons**: The cost is reasonable but not stellar depending on the size of your business. There are some bugs amd issues depending on how familiar you are with setting up your products and sales.
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> Overall great and an effective selling tool that staff and customers like. It helps you keep track of inventory for loss and ordering very easily.

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### "New user to shopify" — 4.0/5

> **Andy** | *April 25, 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10
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> **Pros**: Easy access to the software. Payment methods that are available to use
> 
> **Cons**: Separate app download. Would be a better setup being able to use in one app

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