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Retail POS Systems

Retail POS

What is Retail POS Systems?

Retail Point of Sale (POS) software is used to manage the inventory, financials and general daily business operations of a retail store.

Common Features

  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Employee Mobile
  • Inventory Control
  • Customer Account Management
  • Cash Register Point of Purchase Devices
  • PCI and EMV Compatible
  • Employee Management
  • Online Integrations Web Store
  • Sales Transactions
  • Pricing Promotions
  • Loyalty Program

Top Retail POS Systems

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Products: 10
Next Award: Mar 2026

Top Retail POS Systems 2025

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

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Composite Score
6.6 /10
CX Score
6.9 /10

Sell online with a one-stop eCom platform built to grow your business. Harness the power of a revenue stream that never closes its doors. Lightspeed’s fully integrated platform lets you manage your entire business in one place.

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Pros

  • Friendly Negotiation
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Respectful
  • Generous Negotitation

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Composite Score
7.4 /10
CX Score
7.2 /10

More than just a point of sale, ShopKeep is reporting, analytics and support software that will take your business to the next level.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

Cons

  • Less Inspiring
  • Leverages Incumbent Status
  • Less Performance Enhancing
Windward Software

Windward System Five

Composite Score
7.3 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10

Windward System Five is a fully integrated point-of-sale solution that helps you manage all your retail operations across the store and your entire business - from the POS to accounting, inventory to purchasing management, financial reporting to customer marketing and management - what's more, it does all these things well!

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Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Respectful
  • Fair
  • Altruistic
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LivePOS

LivePOS

Composite Score
7.0 /10
CX Score
7.0 /10

Whether you have one store or one hundred, LivePOS harnesses the power of the cloud to give you a powerful, yet simple-to-use system that is anything short of amazing.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
Composite Score
7.0 /10
CX Score
7.1 /10

enVista’s cloud-based Point of Sale rapidly scales to grow with your business. Empower your store associates with an omnichannel POS and deliver seamless, personalized shopping experiences to delight customers and exceed expectations.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

Cons

  • Charges for Enhancements
  • Under Delivered
Composite Score
6.7 /10
CX Score
6.7 /10

We are the first Online Point of Sale Software that offers Offline Check Out functionality, our product is built using the latest web standard HTML 5 which enables offline browsing through application cache.

Pros

  • Effective Service
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity

Cons

  • Under Delivered
  • Less Friendly Negotiation
  • Less Generous
Composite Score
6.3 /10
CX Score
6.6 /10

AccuPOS Point of Sale software is bundled to work with all budgets, from neighborhood start-ups to multiple-store chains that have been open for years. Unlimited software/hardware combinations allow AccuPOS to configure the most economical and efficient and POS system for your precise business needs.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

Cons

  • Under Delivered
Composite Score
5.9 /10
CX Score
5.6 /10

Founded in 1989, STORIS continues to be the leading provider of Retail Software Solutions and Services to the home furnishings industry. Over 400 clients utilize STORIS’ Unified Commerce Solution, which includes point of sale, eCommerce, mobile POS, CXM, inventory management, merchandising, kiosk, business intelligence, supply chain management, accounting, and more.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Respectful

Cons

  • Less Efficient Service
  • Less Effective Service
  • Vendor's Interest First
Realtime POS

Realtime POS

Composite Score
5.8 /10
CX Score
6.1 /10

Realtime POS delivers Complete turn-key solutions for all of your Point Of Sale Software and Inventory Control needs. Leveraging our extensive knowledge of the Retail industry, Point Of Sale Software Systems and combined with our ability to adapt industry standard solutions, makes us unique in offering a total end to end solution.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Efficient Service
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Performance Enhancing

Cons

  • Under Delivered
  • Less Transparent
  • Slower Product Innovation
CenterEdge Software

CenterEdge Advantage POS

Composite Score
5.4 /10
CX Score
6.0 /10

Combining incredible flexibility and blindingly fast transactions with excellent security controls and ease of use, CenterEdge Advantage POS gives you the edge you need to boost profitability.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Altruistic
  • Inspires Innovation

Cons

  • Less Transparent
  • Vendor Friendly Policies
  • Less Efficient Service