Your counter matters more than your website
SmartPOS is built counter-first; the online store comes free from your catalogue.
Shopify POS alternative · 5 reasons
A Shopify POS alternative that fits your trade.
Owners rarely leave Shopify POS because it is bad. They leave because of one specific limit. Find yours below, see the edition that answers it, and move in a day.
General Retail Edition
Grocery & Market EditionYou are not a product brand
Restaurants, salons and garages need tables, bookings and work orders.
Restaurant Edition
Hair Salon Edition
Auto Repair EditionYou pay twice for the same location
One SmartPOS plan per location, instead of a platform plan plus a POS add-on.
Boutique EditionYou want to keep WooCommerce
WooCommerce sync is built in; Shopify sync is possible through the API connector, ask on your demo.
You need Arabic or Urdu at the till
Staff and receipts can run right to left.
Moving over
From Shopify POS to SmartPOS in a day
CSV import is free on every plan. With the bundle or an annual plan, we do the import for you.
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01 · 15 min Export from Shopify POS
Download your items and customers from Shopify POS as CSV files.
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02 · 20 min Import into SmartPOS
Paste columns into our template and import. Errors are listed by row before anything saves.
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03 · 15 min Set taxes and hardware
Add your tax rates, connect the receipt printer and scanner, print a test receipt.
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04 · 1 shift Run a shift side by side
Keep Shopify POS until the end of your billing period while staff try SmartPOS.
Price context · checked October 17, 2026
What you pay now vs what you would pay
Reviewers list Shopify POS at $39 (Shopify Basic (required base plan)) and $89 (POS Pro add-on, per location) a month, with processing POS Pro is added on top of a Shopify plan. SmartPOS POS Growth is $59AED 199Rs 5,999 per location a month with your own processor.
Sources: CostBench: Shopify POS plans and pricing; Qualimero: Shopify POS pricing 2026.
Run your own numbers
FAQ · 6
Shopify POS alternative: questions
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01What is a Shopify POS alternative for in-store first shops?
SmartPOS is built counter-first, with an online store generated from the catalogue, at one price per location.
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02Is there a Shopify POS alternative for restaurants?
Yes. The Restaurant, Cafe, Diner and Food Truck editions cover food service.
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03Is there a Shopify POS alternative with WooCommerce?
SmartPOS has built-in WooCommerce sync.
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04Is there a Shopify POS alternative in Urdu?
Yes, SmartPOS runs in Urdu and is sold in Pakistan in PKR.
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05Will I lose my online store if I leave Shopify?
You can keep Shopify for online sales, or use the SmartPOS online store; ask on a demo about syncing the two.
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06Can I import my Shopify products?
Yes. Export products as CSV from Shopify and import them into SmartPOS.
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