Recommended POS Reviews

Rain is a cloud-based POS system combined with robust eCommerce, email, and messaging capabilities. The company was founded in 2008 and has since become one of the most trusted POS systems for retailers. Customers love Rain because it does much more than what you’d expect from a POS system.

Founded in 1972, Epicor has over 50 years of experience providing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for industries like retail, manufacturing, and distribution. Epicor Retail Solutions, including Epicor Eagle and Epicor Propello, serve nearly 8,000 retail locations with tools for POS, inventory management, and purchasing. Available in both cloud-based and on-premise options, Epicor helps retailers compete with larger enterprises and eCommerce giants.

Abacus POS is an “Australian born and bred” point of sale system. Although it’s suitable for retail organisations, its primary focus is on providing a rich feature set for modern hospitality businesses, such as restaurants and bars. The system is already in use in chains like Sushi Jiro and Ciao Mamma. As a relatively new player in the POS industry, Abacus provides features that support the way people snack and dine in the modern world. Businesses looking to offer facilities like self-service kiosks and advance ordering via an app will find all the bolt-ons they need here.

Cin7 provides a unique approach to retail point of sale. Cin7 stands for “connected inventory,” and was originally conceived as an inventory management system. It’s now evolved to incorporate point of sale, and supports an extensive range of integrations, covering everything from warehouse management to sales forecasting. Cin7 will particularly interest growing retail businesses who sell goods through multiple channels, with support for everything from wholesale to Amazon FBA. Cin7 supports multiple currencies, and is trusted by a range of global businesses, including Steens, Playtech and Earthwell. The system is particularly popular in Australia and New Zealand.

Epos Now is a UK-based POS company that launched back in 2011. Its systems have won accolades from the likes of The Sunday Times and the European Business Awards, giving the company a legitimate claim to making some of the best POS systems out there. Epos Now offers richly-featured POS systems tailored specifically towards the retail and hospitality industries. Companies using Epos Now include household names such as Yankee Candle and Universal.

CAKE POS was created by Sysco – a leading vendor in the food industry – to establish a vertically integrated system to meet the needs of the restaurant industry. It’s a cloud-based POS system designed specifically for the different types of restaurants in the small and medium enterprise category.

Lavu’s POS solution caters to a diverse range of businesses in the food and beverage industry, encompassing full and quick service restaurants, bars, nightclubs, food trucks, ice cream stores, cafes, and wineries. It simplifies POS systems, kiosks, online ordering, cash discounts, invoice management, and payment processing for owners operating within these sectors.

Vend, founded in 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand by Vaughan Rowsell, was a pioneer in cloud-based point-of-sale systems for retailers. In 2021, Vend was acquired by Lightspeed Commerce Inc., a Montreal-based company, for approximately $350 million. Following the acquisition, Vend was integrated into Lightspeed’s suite of products and is now marketed as part of their retail management platform, Lightspeed Retail (X-Series).

Upserve is an impressive all-in-one restaurant POS solution for small and medium businesses as well as large chains. The POS comes equipped with handy analytics that empowers data-driven decision-making on the fly. The company is so confident in their ability to increase your profits that they promise a 30% sales boost.