Qashier vs RetailPOS

Qashier provides a POS, payments, and loyalty platform for Malaysian businesses, including salons, spas, and wellness businesses. Its Bookings tools support online appointments, instant confirmation, package redemption, and a team calendar synced with the POS. Salon features track staff performance and commissions and report sales and customer feedback. The Malaysia terminal accepts major credit and debit cards, DuitNow QR, Touch ’n Go, GrabPay, Boost, mobile payments, and e-wallets. Qashier Treats links loyalty points to payments and supports vouchers, promotions, and personalised customer messages. The Growth plan lists Xero, Shopify, and WooCommerce integrations; API connections cover payments, POS data, and Treats loyalty. QashierHQ is accessible in a browser and on Android, and the HQ mobile app is available for iPhone and Android. Lite costs nothing and limits products to 25; monthly sales and staff limits apply. Essential is $5 a month and Growth is $8 a month, with prices excluding SST.

RetailPOS is an open-source point-of-sale system for physical stores that connects store activity with e-commerce platforms. It syncs inventory, orders, and customer information with services including Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, Sylius, Wix, PrestaShop, Squarespace, and Commercefull. The system can keep working offline using SQLite, then queue orders for automatic synchronization when connectivity returns. Checkout supports barcode scanning, receipt printing, cash drawers, and card payments through listed options including Stripe Terminal, Stripe NFC tap-to-pay, Square, and Worldpay. Hardware connections include USB, Bluetooth, camera, and network. Inventory tools cover variants, low-stock alerts, manual adjustments, and an audit trail; reports provide sales summaries, payment breakdowns, cashier rankings, and CSV export. Role-based access distinguishes Admin, Manager, and Cashier. Registers in server-and-client mode share orders, inventory, and settings over a local network. RetailPOS is free: free, with no monthly fees. Security updates cover version 2.0.x; earlier versions are unsupported.