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Find the best Retail POS Software for your retail business. 'Which vendor offers the best point of sale software for small businesses?' From our perspective. First, let’s get to know what a POS software system is all about. The letters stand for “point-of-sale” and at its very basic is your business cash register. First, let’s get to know what a POS software system is all about. The letters stand for “point-of-sale” and at its very basic is your business cash register.

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Things only children and crazy people believe? It’s NOT a myth. Free POS exists, though you’ll still have to buy the hardware, whether that’s is a full register/scanner/printer combo or just a desktop computer or tablet. Below, I’ve gathered a list of the elusive sasquatches of the software world.

In this collection, you’ll find a few open-source options, a few truly free versions (which is an anomaly not just in the POS world, but in the software world at large), and one freemium product. Most of the solutions are locally installed, except where specified, and they’re presented in alphabetical order.