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What Is Shopify POS?

Shopify POS has the essential features you'd expect from a traditional POS plus the features you need for the future. Run your online and retail stores from one app, so you don't need to keep track of multiple inventories, catalogs, and payment systems. Customers and orders are synced across online and in-store, so offering local pickup, processing returns/exchanges, rewarding customers through loyalty programs, and selling gift cards anywhere is easy. Get the POS that gets your retail business.

Who Uses Shopify POS?

Brick & mortar retailers as well as online retailers

Shopify POS Software - Speed up checkout
Shopify POS Software - Make informed decisions
Shopify POS Software - Frictionless returns
Shopify POS Software - Offer local pickup
Shopify POS Software - Reward loyal customers

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Reviews of Shopify POS

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Issaka
Issaka
freelancer upwork in Niger
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

best popular e-commerce platform used by businesses of all sizes to set up and manage online stores

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Shopify offers extensive customer support through various channels, including live chat, email, and phone support. They also provide a wealth of resources and guides to help you set up and manage your store.

Pros:

Shopify is known for its user-friendly and intuitive interface, making it accessible even for those without a technical background.

Cons:

While Shopify provides a good range of themes and customization options, it may not offer the same level of design flexibility as some other platforms.

Janine
Janine
Owner in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

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I Am Most Impressed With Shopify

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: I’m very happy with them and have convinced my friend to sign up. She is happy with it too

Pros:

I love the ease of use and learning didn’t take too much time. I use it to cash out my customers and inventory management as well as website maintenance.

Cons:

The price. The additional apps can be confusing. I wish they had better apps for social media posts. They did but the social companies pulled the apps as far as I know. I can’t afford paid ads all the time and the posts directly from my products across all socials were so helpful. Now I can only post in Facebook.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Cosmetics, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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A Solid Option for Small Businesses, But Not Without Its Drawbacks

3.0 6 months ago

Comments: I have a love-hate relationship with Shopify POS. On the one hand, it integrates seamlessly with Shopify E-commerce, which makes life much easier. On the other hand, it is not very useful as a standalone POS system. If you are not using Shopify E-commerce, I would recommend staying away from Shopify POS, as you will likely be disappointed with the lack of basic features. Additionally, customer support is difficult to reach and unhelpful.

Pros:

Shopify POS has a user-friendly interface that is easy to learn and use, even for new business owners. It integrates seamlessly with Shopify e-commerce, making it easy to manage both your online and in-store sales.

Cons:

Shopify POS is sluggish, slow on older devices, and incompatible with non-Shopify hardware. The Order Printer app is broken even on the native iOS platform. There is no credit card payment gateway integration for merchants in the Middle East, and no inventory reporting.

Adam
ECommerce lead in Canada
Food & Beverages, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great pos for Shopify users

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: It does what we needed it to do.

Pros:

East to set up, integrates with full Shopify inventory, and low downtime. Hardware is good. Staff is able to use with little training.

Cons:

I don’t have anything negative to say really.

Yi Ting
Self-employed in Taiwan
Information Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

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Reviews

4.0 8 months ago

Comments: The layout (templates) can be modified to a large extent without any programming knowledge. Adding products and managing payment and shipping options as well as processing orders is an absolute breeze.

Pros:

1.Support connecting to multiple sales platforms (Amazon/Facebook/Pinterest)2. Helps search engine optimization (SEO)3. More than a thousand extensions, powerful

Cons:

1.Some extensions need to be paid2.Do not support email hosting service3.Do not support hosting on third party servers4.Commission will be charged for each transaction (about 2.5% of each transaction)