# PHP Point of Sale Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is PHP Point of Sale the right Retail POS System solution for you? Explore 340 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/145413/PHP-Point-of-Sale/reviews --- PHP Point of Sale 4.7 (340) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/145413/PHP-Point-of-Sale/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of PHP Point of Sale Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Stanley M System AdministratorInformation Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Inventory control and transfer is a wow factor and its implementation makes PHP Point of Sale adaptable for use in Pharmacy Retail and Wholesale.“ November 13, 2022 GO Gabriel O TechnicianComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Restaurant Table management features not integrated yet!“ June 27, 2024 MS Matthew S IT managerRetail, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The built-in API and the ability to extend the system with your own PHP code are the features that set this apart from other POS systems.“ May 31, 2022 TS Twila S OwnerRetail, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Before switching to PHP, most of my experience with POS systems were on the bookstore side, meaning that managing detailed inventory is a high priority, and I was skeptical that I could find a less expensive system that would allow me to do what I needed to for my diverse inventory. “ June 1, 2022 KN Ken N PresidentRetail, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “There is no perfect system for every business but PHPPointofSale is the best system that I've tried after looking at a handful of other systems including the big-name Quickbook, Clover, Toast, Revel, and NCR.  “ December 15, 2022 KN Ken N PresidentRetail, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Users cannot look up items without barcodes nor credit cards can be saved for processing when back online.“ December 15, 2022 JB Joshua B OwnerInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The price is affordable, and it does everything we need it to do. If there is a feature we need added or tweaked, it is typically accomodated quickly with customer service that is prompt and curteous.“ May 31, 2022 BM Brian M CEOTelecommunications, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Bacodes can be hard to set-up depending on the size of the lables and the label printer you're using.“ June 7, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 340 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Marenyane M. Entrepreneur Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best software to manage inventory in your business" March 25, 2022 5.0 I had a phenomenal experience using PHP point of sale. It is easy to calculate how much turnover the available stock is going to make. I am able to plan well how much I am going to save from that turnover and how much is going to purchase more stock. Despite that, I like the fact that during busy hours, it is easy to serve the customers because I don't have to manually calculate how much the items bought cost and how much change is required. I also like the fact that with this software, I am able to track my employees work. Some people become tempted to steal when there is no Inventory Management Software. This software is so awesome, I like the fact that it is secure, every person has to have his or her account in case mistakes happen, that particular person is held responsible without implicating the entire staff. Pros I like the fact that I am able to manage my inventory easily with this software. I am able to know how much profit the available stock is going to generate It is easy for me to see my employees are cheating me. The cashed money has to correspond with the sales made per day. What I like most is the fact that I don't have to calculate how much change I will have to give back to the customer, it calculates it automatically as I am selecting the items bought. Cons There is nothing I would disregard about this software. But you will find that we hire unskilled labor or illiterate people, so it becomes a challenge when you have to train such a person to use the system. Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale I chose Php point of sale because php is the most common programming language used in my country, so it won't be a problem to troubleshoot it. Review Source Response from PHP Point Of Sale March 28, 2022 Thanks so much! JB Joshua B. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A+ POS solution!" May 31, 2022 5.0 We love it. The price is affordable, and it does everything we need it to do. If there is a feature we need added or tweaked, it is typically accomodated quickly with customer service that is prompt and curteous. Pros Everything from installation to features to customer support is exemplary Cons Can't say there are any we run into on any frequent basis Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale We considered many other products, but most were charging way more. PHPPOS really saved the day when we found it! Switched from [QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/212058/QuickBooks-Desktop-Pro/) We were facing having to buy a new license which was very expensive, and this was much more affordable and the demo was much simpler to use than QB POS. Review Source MK Mari K. Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A descent tool for small businesses" April 25, 2018 3.0 Pros We use PHP POS as a costing tool for our ecommerce website which it does fairly well especially for creating product bundles. Relatively easy to use. Cons Does a poor job of inventory management when using product bundles, e.g. it doesn't adjust the inventory of the individual products in a bundle. The new price is rather steep. Review Source EA Eko A. Owner Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love PHP POS" June 13, 2022 5.0 Love the ease of use and \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] is always responsive anytime I have a question. Highly recommend Pros I have 2 locations and need a POS I could use with different currencies. It’s the best investment I made for my business. Cons I am appointment based so I would love to be able to use the calendar feature. Because it doesn’t currently connect to any external calendars, we have to copy and paste our customer information into the system. Alternatives considered [Square Point of Sale](https://www.capterra.com/p/275802/Square-Point-of-Sale/) Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale The biggest driver for me was being Able to use it at both my locations, 1 of which is international but also the ease of use was a bonus Review Source RC Roger C. owner/Master Tech Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Outstanding service" December 13, 2021 5.0 Migration was a breeze, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] is right on top of things! Learning curve was very minimal and easy to adapt! Pros Outstanding local (USA) customer service, migration was very painless and took little to no time! the lay out is neat and easy to navigate. Issues are addressed promptly and effectivly. Cons Sometimes if correct wording for repairs isn't used it has a hard time finding them. Can't obtain a work order authorization signature and no before and after function check lists. Switched from [RepairDesk](https://www.capterra.com/p/146659/RepairDesk/) Cost and features for the same features that PhP has I would be spending over $150 anywhere else! Review Source BB Brittany B. Owner Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Love this product! " June 13, 2022 5.0 This product has immensely helped my business, helping it run smooth Pros We started a new business with this software and loved it, the setup process was simple and we never have any issues, keeps the store running smoothly Cons I honestly don’t have anything I dislike, we really enjoy this software Alternatives considered [Wave](https://www.capterra.com/p/178021/Wave-Apps/) Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale None I could find were like PHP in the way I wanted Review Source RL Rebecca L. General Manager Alternative Medicine Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very satisfied with PHP" June 14, 2022 5.0 Easy to use as a POS. Pros Very thoroughly thought out product and does what we need a POS to do. Cons A few options not available, but will be addressed. Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale Had all the basic options and functions our business needed. Switched from [QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/212058/QuickBooks-Desktop-Pro/) QB was expensive and the Desktop option was being (or will be) discontinued. Review Source Ashrafujjaman B. Software Tester Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An Amazing Point of Sale System" November 11, 2021 5.0 Pros First of the product is very easy to use and anyone buddy can operate this. All features like inventory , sales ,Ecommerce Integration and Offline Mode are very important and useful. Cons Everything was good enough I did not find anything that causes any hassle. Review Source Bryan L. Store Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I have been using PHP Point of Sale for over 3 years now. I am very happy with the value and support" April 17, 2018 5.0 Pros Great support, if you have an issue they will take care of you. It is so comforting to know that there is a real person that will help you out when you are in a jam. They are also innovating, they don't rest on there past performance. I always see new features that I am happy they have added. Cons I am very happy with it. However, if I had to chose something it would be better accounting for a whole business picture of your performance. Review Source Ahmed A. Software Developer/Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I really enjoyed the user experience .. its easy to navigate and setup" April 20, 2018 4.0 Pros The setup was easy and straight to the point. I also liked the product entry process. It allowed me to scan products directly. Cons There was a few cons when it came to customer rewards. The user interface was ok but needed some work. Review Source MS Matthew S. IT manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very flexible and easy to extend" May 31, 2022 5.0 Overall, we are extremely happy with PHP Point Of Sale. We've invested a lot of time in customizing it for our specific needs. I don't think we would've been able to integrate it so tightly with our other systems if we had gone with another POS system. It has also been extremely reliable. Pros The built-in API and the ability to extend the system with your own PHP code are the features that set this apart from other POS systems. We have modified our system extensively, which would not have been possible with other software. Technical support was outstanding, even when we were adding completely new features. The developer was very open with sharing information and tips. Probably the best technical support I have ever received with a software package. Also, the ability to host the software on our own on-premises server was important. Cons We found some of the features to be a little confusing and unintuitive, but once you understand how they work it all makes perfect sense. Like anything, there is a learning curve. Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale We looked carefully at several other systems. None of the others offered the flexibility and extensibility that PHP POS does. Review Source TS Twila S. Owner Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Inexpensive and User Friendly" June 1, 2022 5.0 Before switching to PHP, most of my experience with POS systems were on the bookstore side, meaning that managing detailed inventory is a high priority, and I was skeptical that I could find a less expensive system that would allow me to do what I needed to for my diverse inventory. The system was easy to install, setup and learn. The customer service has been outstanding. They take the time to work through any issue(s) whether through instruction or logging on to help directly. PHP is a perfect fit for me and my store! Pros This is one of the most user friendly POS systems that I've used. There is a common sense approach with the applications, which makes it easy to train employees and quickly learn any updates that are added. Cons Sometimes the set up for credit cards and other applications can be overwhelming; however, as soon as I reached out to customer service, I had help and was able to accomplish whatever task or tasks that needed fixed/completed. Review Source BS Ben S. Managing Member Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Robust, intuitive, and cheap for the small business!" November 17, 2016 4.0 I came across phpPOS while researching different POS systems when we were first opening. Suggested by a user on /r/smallbusiness, we were seeking a POS option that allowed us to utilize categorized products for our own stock, consignment based sales, and reporting features. Another caveat we held was that the POS was within our "limited" budget at the time -- phpPOS fit all of those needs, and more. We purchased, and two years later still use, the stand-alone version of phpPOS which fit our needs perfectly. We only use one register, but all staff have their own unique password protected logins and we can easily backup our inventory, sales history, etc. to an external drive. For larger businesses that require concurrent registers, etc -- you may want to consider the online version instead. Very happy with phpPOS and would definitely suggest it to other small business folks out there looking for a robust yet affordable POS option. Pros \- detailed inventory options with categorization - ability to separate consignment sales and suppliers - product / service separation - good reporting options - can customize with knowledge of php - extremely affordable - stand-alone product -- service outages don't affect your sales! - item-grid compatible with touch-screen (we have too many items, so don't utilize this feature -- but it's there!) Cons Very little cons. Never had any major issues, nor had to resort to customer support. The POS is intuitive enough to figure out on its own. Gift cards can be a little confusing at first. Review Source AB Andrew B. CEO Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Supreme Point of Sale" June 23, 2023 5.0 I'm picky when it come to my Point of Sale. This PHP POS is a work of art. It has all the features I wanted plus tons more. Best part, I can turn off the ones I don't need and turn them back on later when I do. Also, the support team is remarkable! They are very quick with their response and answered every inquiry, even the small questions. Overall, great product with a great team behind it. Keep up the great work! Pros Best part, I can turn off the ones I don't need and turn them back on later when I do. Cons It has tons of features. Some I didn't need... but I can turn off the ones I don't need, so that's not a problem. Reason for choosing PHP Point of Sale The interface (GUI) is layer out well and eye appealing. Plus I have the ability to create add on modules or adjust the software thatbI see fit. Review Source Response from PHP Point Of Sale June 26, 2023 Thank you so much! JM Jose M. President Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best POS for Retailer" June 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Simple, easy to use, if you have knowledge in Excel you can transfer products, suppliers and customers in seconds. A lightweight program so you don't need to have a server or a supercomputer to manage it. You can work in the cloud or you can simply do it locally. It adapts to cell phones, laptops, tablets and you can access it from anywhere by creating a network that allows you to do it. We have been using it for years when it only had about 70mb of download. Cons It would be good to improve the way to search for products so that when the item number or barcode is not available, the search is done by item description. The other thing that could be improved would be (in my case) the account statements for customer accounts receivable. This applies to me because I have few customers to whom I grant credit. Review Source WL Wilfred L. Marketing Manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great piece of POS software!" November 8, 2016 5.0 We have used this software since Day 1 of our company InfinityMeals. I'm a PHP techy but my associates who are not so IT inclined were also able to use it easily. We use it in our restaurant to punch in orders and track our inventory and generates sales reports for analysis of products purchased. We wish there are extra features like further customization to the receipt to reduce the length of receipt printed. Printing out a kitchen copy. Store a sale, associate it to a table number to be retrieved later for final payment. Another huge feature would be to calculate the sales for the date and equate it to the amount of raw ingredients that has been used for proper inventory. Wishful thinking. Another feature would be to customize an order like. Order combo 1 with a sandwich and a salad with a particular drink and it would automatically list it on the receipt and the deduct it from the inventory. Other features for centralized server. Having a central server that retrieves sales information from multiple branches and consolidates it into once server. Having an offline mode then reconcile the sales to the central server for general reporting. An API so we can develop our own interfaces and use premade functions in PHPPOS Once those features are incorporated then I would totally pay for the extra features and mark it a straight 5/5. Thank you so much for the software and looking forward to grow with it as much as possible. Pros Simplicity Ease of use Great User Interface Straight forward functionality Cons Rapid updates. :) Review Source WF Willow F. owner Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "After 3 years this POS software still makes my life so much easier." November 8, 2016 5.0 I started with PHPPOS about 3 years ago when I opened an art supply store. With thousands of sku's to track I needed an easy platform to use. I found PHPPOS online and gave it a try. It is incredibly easy to use both in function and design. I haven't needed help often but when I have the support has been lightspeed fast. I chose to download and use the software on a local server as I do not want to be at the whim of my internet connection. The cost of upgrading to a newer version is so small that it is worth it. The latest version has so much more that you can do with stats. which I am really getting a lot out of. There could always be more but I am super happy with how much value and ease this has brought to my business. Willow Friday Iron Oxide Art Supplies Nanaimo Canada www.ironoxideartsupplies.com Pros It is easy to use, reliable, aesthetic and intuitive. Cons There are a few things that could allow me to be more efficient when using it for example, if I could choose what line the screen landed on after adding a product. Or if I could choose which lines were mandatory or not to fill out when adding products. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant general manger Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The all inclusive POS you'll ever need." April 2, 2019 4.0 Very affordable for a small business like the one I am currently managing. Varying capabilities for different users and the simple layout makes it very easy to learn (Very intuitive). We learned that it was a single location license and needed to purchase a second one. Pros Multiple location POS functionality, intuitive, and powerful!! Great customer service, easy to install and very functional. Simple and efficient inventory managing. Two options for the POS; Download or cloud-based (Prices vary) You do get a 14 -day free-trial which we took advantage of a few months ago and signed up for the annual. Compatible with Square for Credit card processing. Cons Not compatible with items that need to be weighed/ Scale systems. Review Source RB Raffy B. IT Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works amazing, Easy and convenient" June 1, 2022 5.0 Pros I like the responsiveness of the product and the flexibility, from small to mid-size businesses, suitable for all retail industry. Cons I don't think there is a least likely for this software, works perfect for me. Review Source ML Mitz L. Project Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hard to beat PHPPOS" December 14, 2016 5.0 Trying to convey away from the traditional Point of Sale system, we decided to test PHP Point of Sale. We were very impressed from the moment we started using it. Compared to the many different software we tried, we found PHP POS to have the best user interface. It is perfectly laid out, making the workflow very easy to understand. We also found PHP POS to be the fastest most responsive out there. Carrying out transfers and sales was very easy and logically delivered in the system. PHP POS also gave us the necessary reports for our staff. One of the things we liked the most about PHP POS was the ability to have it installed on our servers. None of the web-based software we tried allowed us to do that. When it came to customer support, PHP POS would answer our questions in a matter of minutes. The developers are also always on top of customers recommendations as we posted a few requests and they were added in the subsequent version. The only thing that PHP POS fell short for us was in its ability to add GL accounts to complement with a Financial software. Other than that, PHP POS is the best one out there. It can quite well adapt to many different applications in the retail industry. Pros Everything. It is very well built software. Cons It does not have the ability to add GL accounts Review Source MC Mari C. Owner Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Customer Service" November 8, 2016 4.0 We use the software for costing and inventory management since we are an online shop. While changing hardware, I couldn't figure out how to bring over the data. The customer service I received was unbelievably great going above and beyond. Using the software is fairly straight forward. There are a couple of annoying bugs but the next version promises to fix that. Comparing the value for the price, this is a good buy. I recommend this product. Pros Ease of use. Customer service. Cons Days to expiry: Having to manually count the number of days leading to the expiry date. I would like to be able to enter the expiry date stated on products and have the software calculate the number of days so that we can run a report listing products expiring in x days. Kits: When creating a kit, the individual product cost appear, but afterwards when looking at a kit, the product costs are hidden making modifying a kit time consuming. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Disbursement accountant Consumer Goods Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use" December 19, 2018 5.0 It has helped us track all sales transactions, maintain inventory records and generate reports easily and quickly. Pros This is one of the most simple softwares for small organizations. The customer support team is so friendly and quick. it is also very affordable and effective . Cons No major problem so far. it just simple and straightforward but majorly useful for start up businesses. Review Source EN Eugene N. Technician / Technology Advicer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Happy user of 4 Years of using PHP Point Of Sales " November 17, 2016 5.0 Start using PHP Point Of Sales in my on computer repairs business, been a happy user for most of the time due to the software functionality, stable and easy to use. Also it is on the affordable pricing; as a small business , software pricing is very important. Along these year had been introduce PHPPOS to client, they purchased it and we deploy it for them. Can see PHPPOS is growing into a mature software, our repair business had been grow together with different version of PHPPOS although we are not actively in the forum. Pros simple, easy; straight to the point. that is the beauty for a small business usage no fancy not necessary function Cons no function of click/drag an item into to create a bundle and just display a final price instead of pre-create a package first then start sell it. Quotation/ Estimate never show as Quotation, it still show as Sales Receipt Review Source RY Raghu Y. Ui developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ultimate product for reports generation" December 23, 2018 5.0 PHP Point Of Sale gains a monetary for our business to track the reports at real time extremely high end product with lots of features in it, the items and inventory can generate reports based on sales. This program works great for businesses that use cash, check, or account numbers for their sales. For my business needs, it's gaining my business to huge thanks for php point of sale ..... Pros PHP point of sale is mainly used for reports generation unlike other softwares, php point of sale does it all work at one place, we can sync with apps that you already use like QuickBook, Square, and Woocommerce. To boost our business in no time ,extra clean format of dashboard can be maintained to the end user ie.. reports generation. Quiet easy with this software, php point of sale is a best product to recommended to small and medium-sized businesses people to track their levels of business in graphical format.. thanks for php point of sale Cons No cons till now php point of sale has to improve one basic source is when ever product is sold on daily basis or item can't be checked try to improve this overall good product Review Source CH Corey H. Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### " Easy to use and customize for my business needs." April 20, 2018 5.0 Pros This software is easy to start using, and offers a lot of features that I use everyday. The inventory management system is great to see what is in stock and what needs to be reordered. The customer system provides everything I need to manage my customer base and provide loyalty rewards. The ability to access the software from anywhere helps a lot when I am out and about. Cons Recently, the barcode label system was reverted back to the old system. I appreciated the ability to skip labels on the barcode sheet, as sometimes my batch printing would reuse partially printed sheets. I would like to see the option to skip labels added back into barcode sheet printing. 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