--- description: Review of Shopify POS Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Shopify POS | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Mobile Credit Card Processing Software](/directory/4759/mobile-credit-card-processing-software/software) > [Shopify POS](/software/372951/shopify-pos) # Shopify POS Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/372951/shopify-pos Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/372951/shopify-pos?page=2) > Shopify POS is a point-of-sale solution that helps retail businesses streamline operations related to marketing, inventory management, payment processing, product reporting and more on a centralized platform. The omnichannel selling module enables staff members to configure email-based carts, send product recommendations, manage online purchases and handle shipping operations. Shopify POS allows employees to categorize products based on multiple categories and variations, such as type, season, size, color and material. It lets team members request stock transfers, maintain inventory counts, create purchase orders and handle demand forecasting processes. Additionally, it enables professionals to create customer profiles with information, such as contact details, customer tags, order history, shipping details and marketing preferences. Shopify POS comes with an API, which allows businesses to integrate the platform with several third-party solutions. It is available as part of Shopify on monthly subscriptions. Support is extended via email, phone, documentation, community forum and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 233 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 233 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 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. 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 - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - CRM - Catalog Management - Contactless NFC - Cost Tracking - Credit Card Processing - Customer Accounts - Customer Database - Customer History - Data Synchronisation - Discount Management - Electronic Payments - Email Marketing - Employee Management - For Retail ## Integrations (2 total) - Meta for Business - Shopify ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Mobile Credit Card Processing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4759/mobile-credit-card-processing-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Mobile Credit Card Processing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4759/mobile-credit-card-processing-software/software) - [eCommerce Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4340/ecommerce/software) - [Retail Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/2025/retail-management/software) - [Retail POS Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4562/retail/software) - [iPad Kiosk Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/39/touch-screen-pos-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Payment processing is a breeze and tracking customer profiles, well worth the money. > > **Cons**: Initial set up is a little tedious, but once everything is up and running and synchronized it is a dream. ----- ### "Imperfect, but a must-have if using Shopify" — 4.0/5 > **Eric** | *23 May 2025* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The interface between Shopify's ecommerce platform and its POS platform is almost seamless. Some very helpful natively included tools connect the two. To name a few: - You can easily make an order in Shopify POS for shipping or fulfillment from another location. - Store credit is interchangeable between POS and online. - The mobile app is excellent. - Setting up a new location (such as a pop-up market) is intuitive. - Inventory, customers, orders, reporting, and discounts are seamlessly integrated between Shopify e-commerce and Shopify POS. > > **Cons**: There are many features that you would assume are natively included in Shopify POS that are not present. Here are some striking examples: - You can not look up past orders by customer phone number. - You can not generate a list of past customer orders by line item. - Fractional product quantities are not supported. You can't sell 1.522 kg of apples. You would have to sell 1522 grams of apples, and price per gram. - Shopify POS is not supported on desktop computers. - Offline functionality is severely limited. - Printed receipts are capped at 50 line items. > > Shopify POS is improving all the time, but still has room to grow. If you are already relying on Shopify for e-commerce, Shopify POS is by far the best choice for in-person sales despite its limitations. It's tempting but ultimately inferior to use another POS platform and set up the necessary integrations between it and Shopify ecomm. If you are not relying on Shopify for e-commerce, investigate Shopify POS very carefully. Don't presume that it has certain features -- generate a complete list of every POS feature that you rely on, especially features that are specific to in-person sales, and verify that they are included natively. ----- ### "Good experience" — 5.0/5 > **Jillienne** | *30 June 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It so easy to use and update at the same time. You do not have to have products in the pos to use when you are at events > > **Cons**: It is hard to connect the card readers. It took us a minute to get the card reader to work and once it did it was ok. > > It has been a good experience. Definitely have to check the system prior to starting day or events. It updates a lot ----- ### "Overall great platform." — 4.0/5 > **April** | *24 April 2025* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's extremely user friendly and doesn't take a lot of time to train someone. Great layout. > > **Cons**: Shopify will continuously make updates and not inform their customers about the changes. It isn't until we need to use a feature and it isn't there anymore, that we realize the changes. > > Overall it's a great platform. It's very user friendly and our staff have an easy time using it. ----- ### "A good platform for beginners." — 4.0/5 > **Cheri** | *17 October 2025* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The learning curve with Shopify is fairly easy. They have tutorials, and a lot of the stuff necessary is intuitive. I never had issues with the security features, or with bugs or glitches. You do need a few plugins for a fully functional store, but most of them have free options. > > **Cons**: The marketing opportunities on Shopify aren't as easy to find as I'd hoped, and so my ROI wasn't as high as it could have been. > > Easy to build and use my site, responsive customer service. 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