Best POS Systems · FREE
Best free POS Systems (2026)
3 pos systems that offer a genuine free plan, ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Clover at $0/mo.
- Qualifying: Clover, Square POS, Toast POS.
- Data current through: 2026-11-01. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. 2 of 3 rows below are marked.
Comparison
| # | POS System | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clover | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | Businesses wanting an open app ecosystem on dedicated Clover hardware | nerdwallet.com |
| 2 | Square POS STALE · 2026-09-29 | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | — | Solo operators and micro-businesses wanting $0/month software | squareup.com |
| 3 | Toast POS STALE · 2026-09-05 | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | Independent and multi-unit full-service restaurants | pos.toasttab.com |