Comparison · checked October 17, 2026
The best POS for small business is the one built for your trade.
Every SmartPOS edition, its trade features and its starting price, in one table you can scroll, filter and quote. Prices switch with your country.
- Editions
- 21
- Lowest start
- $25AED 89Rs 2,499
- Food Truck Edition, /mo
- Feature columns
- 12
| Edition | From / mo | Kitchen tickets | Tables | Bookings | Commission / tips | Scales / weight | Age checks | Variants | Serial / IMEI | Memberships | Job cards | Delivery | Expiry / lots | Edition site |
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 Restaurant | $39AED 139Rs 3,999per location | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | restaurantposstudio.com |
 Cafe | $29AED 99Rs 2,999per location | Yes | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | getcafepos.com |
 Bakery | $29AED 99Rs 2,999per location | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | getbakerypos.com |
 Diner & Multi-Location | $45AED 159Rs 4,499per location | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | getdinerpos.com |
 Food Truck | $25AED 89Rs 2,499per truck | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | getfoodtruckpos.com |
 Grocery & Market | $45AED 159Rs 4,499per location | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | getgrocerypos.com |
 Convenience Store | $39AED 139Rs 3,999per store | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | getconveniencestorepos.com |
 Bottle Shop | $35AED 119Rs 3,499per store | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | getbottleshoppos.com |
 Boutique | $35AED 119Rs 3,499per store | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | getboutiquepos.com |
 General Retail | $29AED 99Rs 2,999per store | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | Yes | – | retailposstudio.com |
 Hardware Store | $45AED 159Rs 4,499per store | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | gethardwarestorepos.com |
 Jewelry | $49AED 169Rs 4,999per store | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | getjewelrypos.com |
 Spa & Nail Salon | $35AED 119Rs 3,499per location, up to 6 technicians | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | getspapos.com |
 Hair Salon | $35AED 119Rs 3,499per location, up to 6 chairs | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | getsalonpos.com |
 Barbershop | $25AED 89Rs 2,499per shop, up to 4 chairs | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | getbarberpos.com |
 Pet Store | $35AED 119Rs 3,499per store | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes | – | Yes | – | getpetstorepos.com |
 Auto Repair | $49AED 169Rs 4,999per shop | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | getautoshoppos.com |
 Car Wash | $49AED 169Rs 4,999per site | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | getcarwashpos.com |
 Gym & Studio | $45AED 159Rs 4,499per location | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | – | getgympos.com |
 Florist | $35AED 119Rs 3,499per shop | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | getfloristpos.com |
 Pharmacy | waitlist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | getpharmacypos.com |
✓ = included in POS Growth for that edition. Every edition also includes the core POS, stock, customers, staff, tax groups, reports, receipts, languages and the online store. Card processing is never included.
How to read it
Edition vs general-purpose POS
A general-purpose POS is one product for every shop, with trade features sold as add-ons or higher plans. An edition is the same platform with one trade's features included and its own language on screen. Editions are cheaper when you need the trade features; a general POS can be cheaper when you only ring up simple sales.
Pros of an edition
- Trade features included in one price
- Screens use your trade's words
- Setup starts closer to finished
- Edition site in your trade's languages
When a general POS is fine
- You only sell a few items at a counter
- You want a free plan and accept its payments
- You never need bookings, tables or job cards
- Starting price
- The edition's lowest monthly price per billing unit, before extra registers or add-ons.
- Billing unit
- What one price covers: a location, a truck, a shop with up to 4 chairs, a site.
Other vendors
SmartPOS vs the big names
Fair, dated head-to-heads, and alternatives pages for owners who already know why they want to leave.
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SmartPOS vs Square
Best known for getting a small shop selling for free on day one, with Square handling the payments.
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SmartPOS vs Toast
Best known for full-service and quick-service restaurants that want one restaurant-specialist vendor.
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SmartPOS vs Clover
Best known for well-made countertop and handheld hardware sold alongside a merchant account.
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SmartPOS vs Lightspeed
Best known for retailers with large, complex catalogues and several stores.
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SmartPOS vs Shopify POS
Best known for brands whose online store is the main business and who also sell in person.
FAQ · 8
Comparison questions
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01What is the best POS system for a small business?
The best POS for a small business is the one that already does what your trade does, at a price you can see, with card processing you choose. Use this table to find the editions that include your must-have features, then compare their starting prices in your currency.
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02Which SmartPOS edition is cheapest?
The lowest starting prices are on the editions billed per truck or small shop, starting at $25 a month in the USA. Your total depends on registers and whether you take the bundle.
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03Do all editions include the online store?
Yes. Every plan on every edition includes an online store generated from your catalogue.
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04Are features in the table included in the price?
Trade features marked for an edition are included in POS Growth for that edition. POS Essentials covers the core POS for one register without trade modules.
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05How do these compare with Square, Toast or Clover?
See the head-to-head pages linked below. Each one lists the competitor's published prices with sources and the date checked, says where the competitor is stronger, and which edition to look at instead.
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06Can I use features from two editions?
Yes. Modules can be switched on together in one account, for example a bakery with a cafe counter.
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07Why are prices different per country?
Each market is priced for local buying power and tax rules, not converted: UAE prices include 5% VAT; US and Pakistan prices are before tax.
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08Does every edition support every language?
Every edition runs in English, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu and more; each edition site is written in the languages its trade uses most.
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