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PHP Point of Sale vs Shopify POS: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 10th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,007 reviews from Retail POS System users.
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
For Retail
5.0
Payment Processing
4.2
Inventory Management
4.8
Sales Reports
4.8
Point of Sale (POS)
4.9
% Fit
Feature ratings
For Retail
4.6
Payment Processing
4.6
Inventory Management
4.5
Sales Reports
4.5
Point of Sale (POS)
4.6
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews342
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.7
4.6
User reviews191
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.4
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Free trial
Best for

We target small/startup business who need a cost effective solution to manage inventory and sales.

Brick & mortar retailers as well as online retailers

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pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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John P
CEO
5.0

John: My name is John, and I am an author and editor with a company. It's a small company of about four employees. I give Shopify POS five out of five stars. Before using Shopify POS, I was using Square and also probably PayPal for a while. These two methods were expensive, and I had tons of connectivity issues, which really slowed down the process and actually lost me a couple of sales. So, we decided to use Shopify POS because, first of all, we were using Shopify, so we already had it integrated within our website and within our company, and so inventory and stuff showed up automatically when we were doing in-person conventions and using Shopify POS. So, it was pretty seamless. We were also able to use it with other people at other conventions that we weren't at. So they were also able to access Shopify POS to sell books at conventions where they were. So, using Shopify POS, it was really, really easy. We had to get a card reader, and so the setup was pretty quick. We were already familiar with Shopify, but the POS system was basically point and click. It allowed us to set up different conventions in the books that we were selling, and all you have to do is just push a button on a screen and you're ready to go. So the advice I'd give anybody starting to use Shopify POS is to practice. To get familiar with the system and to do all of your work first, setting up what products you want at that particular convention, and making sure all of those work. We ran into some issues early on that we thought that some books and stuff were on the system, but they weren't, so we found out that we spent about 10, 15 minutes before we're going to use it to make sure everything is set up and ready to go, and also that our card reader is set up because you need wifi in order to use the system. So we make sure all of that's set up before we ever begin a day of selling.

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PHP Point of Sale

Top Features
35/50
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Customer History
  • Data Synchronization
  • Multi-Currency
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • API
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Cash Management
  • Commission Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discount Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Retail
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Management
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Pricing Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Receipt Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • Sales Reports
  • Stock Management
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Shopify POS

34/50
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PHP Point of Sale
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Shopify POS
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
PHP Point of Sale
  • By PHP Point Of Sale
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2010
Shopify POS
  • By Shopify
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2004
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