Point of Sale

Square for Retail starts free with published rates; Lightspeed Retail starts at $89 a month with deeper inventory tools. Here is which fits a small shop.

Coffee shops process lots of small tickets, so the fixed fee per transaction matters as much as the percentage. Here is how Square, Toast and Clover compare for a café.

Square sells month-to-month with published rates; Clover bundles hardware, software and processing, often on multi-year contracts. Here is the full cost picture.

Square publishes its restaurant prices and doesn’t lock you into a contract; Toast is built only for restaurants and often comes with a multi-year agreement. Here is the full cost picture.