eHopper

eHopper is a point-of-sale system for small retailers and restaurants that combines checkout, stock control and staff administration. It is a strong fit for operators needing those functions across Android, iOS, web and Windows, especially restaurants adding integrated ordering. The main cautions are the conditional online-ordering charge and the account requirements for QuickBooks synchronization.

Overview

eHopper handles sales, inventory, vendor orders, tax rates, employee time clocks and staff activity management in one system. Its reporting covers sales, inventory, customer information, staff activity and transactions, so owners can review more than takings alone. That breadth suits businesses wanting a shared operational record; a simple cashier-only operation may find the wider feature set unnecessary.

Key features

Inventory and employees

The POS supports unlimited products and categories, with pricing, quantities and vendor records. The free POS offering also describes unlimited employee accounts. Employee time clocks, activity management, staff permissions and employee permissions give owners ways to separate responsibilities and review work across a team. Customer information captured during checkout can support remarketing and outreach, although businesses that do not use customer follow-up will gain less from that facility.

Ordering, payments and integration

Restaurants can synchronize online orders with the POS for pickup, delivery or dine-in service. The ordering service includes SSL, CDN hosting, monitoring and backups. Card processing is interchange plus 1% +29c per transaction through Authorize.net, Nuvei, Stripe or PayPal. The ordering page shows $0.00 gateway, commission, hosting, SSL and customer-support fees, but a minimum service fee of $29.99 per month may apply when processing does not generate that amount. That structure favors restaurants with enough order volume and is less attractive for very low-volume online sales.

QuickBooks Online integration synchronizes sales, inventory and revenue data. It requires a Freedom account and a QuickBooks Plus account, so it is not a plug-in choice for every subscription or QuickBooks tier.

Offline operation

On Windows, eHopper can continue operating without a connection and upload data to its cloud server later. This is useful for shops or restaurants with unreliable connectivity, while the Windows-specific description means platform choice matters when offline continuity is a priority.

Pricing

eHopper uses a freemium model with a free plan and a free trial. The published monthly plans are:

PlanPriceBest fitEssential Plus$14.99 a month, billed monthlySmall operators seeking the lowest paid tierFreedom$24.99 a month, billed monthlyBusinesses needing the account level used for QuickBooks synchronizationRestaurant$29.99 a month, billed monthlyRestaurants using restaurant-focused POS and ordering workflowsOmniChannel$39.99 a month, billed monthlyBusinesses combining POS with broader channel needsThe 30-day OmniChannel demo trial is temporary: data is lost after 30 days unless the account is upgraded. Online ordering can therefore cost nothing in the listed fee categories but may still incur its $29.99 monthly minimum, plus card-processing charges. Review the plan and ordering terms together rather than treating the free POS as the total operating cost.

Platforms

eHopper runs on Android, iOS, web and Windows. Hardware support covers both supported hardware categories, and the service supports multiple locations. Windows is the platform explicitly associated with offline operation.

Who it's for

eHopper is suited to small retailers and restaurants that want inventory, vendors, employee controls and reporting alongside sales. It is particularly sensible for multi-location operators or teams needing role permissions, and for restaurants wanting pickup, delivery and dine-in orders synchronized to the POS. Look elsewhere if you need a permanently cost-free online-ordering model, cannot meet the Freedom and QuickBooks Plus requirements, or want a narrower checkout tool.

Pros and cons

Pros

Unlimited products, categories and employee accounts on the free POS offering help small businesses keep core records without an immediate seat or catalog ceiling.

Reports span sales, inventory, customers, staff activity and transactions, giving owners a broad management view.

Multi-location support, permissions and Windows offline operation support growing or connectivity-sensitive businesses.

Restaurant ordering synchronizes pickup, delivery and dine-in orders with the POS.

Cons

Online ordering may trigger a $29.99 monthly minimum when processing falls short, despite zero listed gateway, commission, hosting, SSL and support fees.

Card processing adds interchange plus 1% +29c per transaction.

QuickBooks synchronization requires both a Freedom account and QuickBooks Plus.

The 30-day OmniChannel demo loses its data unless upgraded.

Alternatives

Biyo POS is worth choosing for a free-processing-fee model limited to US businesses, or for its $47.00 monthly Standard plan, and it runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows.

Loyverse suits businesses wanting a free POS with 31 days of sales history, or unlimited sales history at $5 per month per store ($50 yearly).

HunoMenu is another freemium option for Android, iOS, web and Windows.

CartFlow is aimed at tightly capped free usage, including three events and 20 sales records per month, with a paid Pro tier.

Paloma365 is a paid alternative with a free trial and a $23 monthly Startup plan for one location and workstation.

SOMENU POS offers a paid, annual POS plan with multi-device synchronization and restaurant table and KOT functions.

SpotOn Restaurant is a paid restaurant package combining POS, hardware, ordering, payments, tables, menus and reporting under a two-year minimum term.

Zeller provides a free-to-run POS with no monthly software fee, but requires a Zeller Terminal and charges transaction fees.

For category browsing, see Food Truck POS Software, Retail POS Software and Point-of-Sale Software.

Verdict

Choose eHopper when a small retail or restaurant business wants POS, stock, staff controls, reporting and optional ordering across four platforms, with offline Windows operation and multi-location support. Choose another system when low-volume online ordering makes the possible $29.99 minimum costly, or when QuickBooks integration without specific account upgrades is essential.