Compare POS systems
POS software comparisons: find the one that fits your store
Six comparisons between BizTracker and other point-of-sale systems, each built on fit rather than feature lists. Choose the one that matches the system you are weighing. Every comparison sets out what to ask, answers for BizTracker, and leaves the other company’s current details to that company.
Compared on fit. No competitor prices, rates or figures are published here.
How should I compare POS systems?
Start from how your store runs, not from a feature list. Put the same questions to every vendor: how checkout and scanning work at your busiest hour, how the item file handles the way you stock, what the reports show, who can void or discount, how cards are taken, and who sets the system up and answers afterwards. Then test the answers against your own items in a demonstration.
BizTracker builds retail systems on Infinity, for grocery and deli, convenience, liquor and bottle shops, and specialty retail. Restaurants and bars follow a separate pathway on LINGA. The comparisons below answer for whichever of the two applies.
- Compare on your own itemsA demonstration against your real item file shows more than any comparison table.
- Confirm each vendor’s details with that vendorPlans, fees and features change, and each company is the source for its own.
- Count the whole projectThe software is one part. Counter hardware, setup, training and support are the rest.
This page names other companies only to point to the comparison that covers them. It publishes no facts about their products; anything about their current plans, features or fees should be confirmed with them.
Fit
Which comparison fits
Pick the system you are weighing. Each page compares fit and the questions to ask, and answers for BizTracker.
BizTracker vs Square POS
Compare with Square POSWhat to compare between Square POS and BizTracker for a retail store, and where each may fit.
BizTracker vs Clover POS
Compare with Clover POSWhat to compare between Clover POS and BizTracker for a retail store, and where each may fit.
BizTracker vs Lightspeed POS
Compare with Lightspeed POSWhat to compare between Lightspeed POS and BizTracker for a retailer, and where each may fit.
BizTracker vs Shopify POS
Compare with Shopify POSWhat to compare between Shopify POS and BizTracker for a retailer, and where each may fit.
BizTracker vs Toast POS
Compare with Toast POSFor a restaurant or bar. BizTracker’s restaurant platform is LINGA, and that is what this comparison covers.
IT Retail vs Clover for grocery
Compare IT Retail and CloverFor a grocery or specialty store comparing IT Retail and Clover, with Infinity answered alongside as a third option.
What to compare
What to compare in any POS
The same questions, whichever systems are on the list. BizTracker’s answer is in each card.
Checkout and scanning
Barcode scanning and labelsHow quickly a cashier can scan, look up an item and take payment at the busiest hour. A BizTracker counter is specified lane by lane: the scanner, receipt printer, cash drawer and payment device each chosen for the job it does.
Inventory the way the store stocks it
Inventory managementDepartments, purchase orders, receiving and counts, and how an item sold in more than one unit is kept straight. How bottles, packs and cases will be set up is checked against Infinity before quoting, rather than assumed.
Reporting
ReportingSales, margin and movement by item and department, and the transactions behind a number that looks wrong.
Employee controls
Cash managementWho may void, discount or override. In Infinity, permissions decide who may do each one, and each action carries the employee who took it.
Card processing
Start with a statement reviewBizTracker reviews card processing alongside the POS, starting from one recent processing statement, and nothing is recommended before the statement has been read.
Setup, training and support
Installation and trainingWho sets the system up, trains the staff and answers afterwards. BizTracker sets systems up remotely nationwide and onsite across Tampa Bay. Standard support hours are weekdays 9–5.
What the whole project costs
Build a POS systemBizTracker specifies the system first (software, hardware, setup, training and support) and quotes against that scope, so the system cost can be compared with the current setup. Ask each vendor the same question about theirs.
Comparing POS systems
Which comparison should I read first?
The one for the system you are already weighing. If you run a restaurant or bar, read the Toast comparison, which covers LINGA. If you are choosing a grocery system, the IT Retail and Clover comparison answers for Infinity alongside both.
Is BizTracker better than other POS systems?
It depends on your business. Every system on these pages suits some stores well. BizTracker may suit retail stores that want the system specified, installed, trained and supported, with inventory, reporting and employee controls set up for the store.
Why do these comparisons not list competitor prices or features?
Because they change, and each company is the source for its own. The comparisons set out what to ask and answer for BizTracker; confirm the other company’s current details with that company.
How much does BizTracker cost compared with other POS systems?
We specify the system first and quote against that, so the number is attached to something real. What a POS system costs sets out what moves the number. If card processing is part of the comparison, start with a statement review.
Does BizTracker handle restaurants and bars?
Yes, on LINGA, BizTracker’s restaurant platform. Grocery, convenience, liquor and specialty retail stores run on Infinity, its retail platform.
Square is a trademark of Block, Inc. and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of Block, Inc. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with Block, Inc. before choosing a POS system. Clover is a trademark of Clover Network, LLC and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of Clover Network, LLC or Fiserv. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with Clover Network, LLC before choosing a POS system. Lightspeed is a trademark of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with Lightspeed Commerce Inc. before choosing a POS system. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc. and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of Shopify Inc. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with Shopify Inc. before choosing a POS system. Toast is a trademark of Toast, Inc. and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of Toast, Inc. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with Toast, Inc. before choosing a POS system. IT Retail is a trademark of IT Retail, Inc. and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of IT Retail, Inc. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with IT Retail, Inc. before choosing a POS system.
Compare it on your own store
See the system demonstrated against your own requirements before anything is decided.