Loyverse vs SpotOn Retail
Loyverse
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| Figure | Loyverse | SpotOn Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 3 |
| Spec score · Point-of-Sale Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.4 (#24) |
| Employee permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | The marketplace lists accounting integrations such as QuickBooks and Xero, ecommerce services including Shopify and WooCommerce, delivery services including Uber Eats and DoorDash, marketing tools and data connectors. | SpotOn's 2021 SpotOn Retail announcement describes an omnichannel product with integrations for Shippo and DoorDash for shipping and delivery. |
| Inventory management | Inventory tools track products and components, provide low-stock notifications, purchase orders, transfers, stock counts, production, barcode labels and valuation reports. | No |
| Loyalty | The loyalty program rewards customers with points, and customer notes can record preferences. | Optional loyalty rewards let retailers create custom rewards and award points by visit or amount spent. |
| Notable limit | The free sales analytics plan covers the last 31 days; viewing and exporting reports beyond that requires the Unlimited sales history add-on. | SpotOn Terminal does not support barcode scanners or barcode labels, and the retail page advises stores requiring inventory tracking to consult SpotOn about suitability. |
| Offline mode | Yes | The terminal can store card information while offline and process transactions after the connection returns; users can set transaction limits for offline transactions. |
| Security | The Loyverse Payments description says transactions are processed through PCI-compliant infrastructure. | SpotOn's handheld POS specifications list PCI PTS v7 and end-to-end encryption. |
| Paid from | 5 | 25 |
| Support | Loyverse states that its support team is available 24/7 via live chat and that help articles are available. | SpotOn advertises 24/7/365 technical support from real people at no extra cost for small-business Terminal clients. |
| What it does | Loyverse is a suite of point-of-sale mobile applications for managing sales, inventory, employees and customers. | SpotOn's current retail page describes a point-of-sale system for independent retail shops, including boutiques, bookstores, gift shops, hobby shops, and local markets. |
Plans
Loyverse
- Loyverse POSPrice not published
- Loyverse POSPriced on request
- Unlimited sales history$5 a month
- Unlimited sales history$50 a year
- Employee management$25 a month
- Employee management$250 a year
- Advanced inventory$25 a month
- Advanced inventory$250 a year
- FreeFree
- Free planFree
SpotOn Retail
- Terminal$25 a month
- Terminal + Website$90 a month
- Terminal + Loyalty$90 a month
In their own words
Loyverse
Loyverse is a suite of mobile point-of-sale apps for merchants managing sales, inventory, employees and customers. Restaurant staff can assign open tickets to tables, split or merge them, and move orders between tickets. Menus support categories and modifiers, while orders can be marked dine in, takeout or delivery. Orders can be sent to kitchen displays or printers with item details, quantities, modifiers and comments. Inventory tools cover purchase orders, composite items, stock transfers, counts and corrections. A loyalty program awards points, and customer notes can capture preferences. The free plan includes POS, essential inventory, loyalty, kitchen displays, integrations, multi-store management and reports covering the last 31 days. Longer sales history requires the Unlimited sales history add-on at $5 a month per store. Employee management and Advanced inventory each cost $25 a month per store. Loyverse supports Android, iOS, web and API access, with listed integrations including QuickBooks Online, Xero, WooCommerce, Shopify and Otter.
SpotOn Retail
SpotOn Retail has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.