About Shopify
If you’ve ever dabbled in e-commerce—ever—you’ve probably heard of Shopify. With 15 years in the industry, this is a POS system to consider if you already work with the Shopify platform in e-commerce, or want something that grows you’re your business.
The story behind Shopify starts where most big stories do—necessity. After launching an online snowboarding retailer in 2004, founders Tobias Lutke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake realized how frustratingly few quality e-commerce products were available to them. So Lutke built his own, and Shopify launched in 2006.
What shopify does
The point of sale for every sale. Sell everywhere people shop with the best omnichannel POS system.
- Fast checkouts: Close sales quickly with easy-to-use software that keeps everything at your fingertips.
- Smooth payments: Take payments with reliable POS hardware designed for smooth sales everywhere you sell.
- Less work: Save time with connected order, customer, and inventory data that’s always in sync, with every sale at every location.
- On your website: Build a website to support your store and make it easier for local shoppers to find you.
- In store and online: Let customers shop their way by offering browse in store, buy online – and buy online, pickup in store.
- Everywhere else: Offer omnichannel shopping and sell on social media, digital marketplaces, and more all from Shopify.
- Mobile POS software: Turn your mobile device into a point of sale and download the Shopify POS app onto any smartphone or tablet.
- Customizable terminal: Personalize the home screen to keep popular products and important discounts at your fingertips.
- Plug-and-play apps: Add functionality as your needs change, from loyalty apps to logistics and time tracking.
Pricing
Basic £19
For solo entrepreneurs
- 2% + 25p GBP online
- 1,7%+ 0p GBP in person
- 2% 3rd-party payment providers
- Unlimited POS logins
- Full-featured online store
Shopify £49
For small teams
- 1,7% + 25p GBP online
- 1,6% + 0p GBP in person
- 1% 3rd-party payment providers
- 5 additional staff accounts
- Unlimited POS logins
- Full-featured online store
Advanced £259
As your business scales
- 1,5% + 25p GBP online
- 1.5% + 0p GBP in person
- 0,6% 3rd-party payment providers
- 15 additional staff accounts
- Unlimited POS logins
- Full-featured online store
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Specifications
- Hardware
- Omnichannel selling
- Payment processing
- Staff management
Advantages
- Seamless integration Shopify eCom
- Reasonable pricing
- Inventory management
- Interface
Disadvantages
- Limited features
- Not scaleable
- Stays eCom focussed
- buggy offline modus
The recent updates have significantly slowed down the checkout process! There’s so much unnecessary tapping and lag, with no options for customization to streamline it. If you’re selling in a fast-paced environment, expect delays. We purchased three POS machines last summer and now find ourselves stuck in this ecosystem. It was a major mistake.
I have been using the free version for 2 years. Although it wasn’t perfect, it did the job. The last couple of months have been terrible, but even worse, the last week or so. Completely unusable. So slow. The time it take to do a product search is way too long and the lagging is terrible. I can honestly say, it is not fit for purpose. Customers are waiting too long. The extra steps to add something to the cart and no more ‘save cart’ is very disappointing. I would not recommend this app to anyone in it’s current state. Side note – When using an IPAD, if you connect a barcode scanner via bluetooth, the keyboard disappears. If you have variables, you still have to go into the product and select it, but you cannot because there is no keyboard.
We’ve been using Shopify for five years now and are overall very satisfied. One improvement I’d like to see is the addition of a support contact number. Last week, there was a major outage affecting another POS system in our area, causing several stores to close. Meanwhile, we had a fantastic day with sales up 20%!