The Shopify POS alternative built for the counter
NectarPay vs. Shopify POS
Shopify's card hardware needs Shopify Payments, and POS Pro's yearly plan can't be cancelled mid-term. NectarPay runs on Stripe Terminal, with your own Stripe account and readers that aren't tied to the software.
How NectarPay compares to Shopify POS
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Shopify POS | |
|---|---|---|
| Payments | ||
| Payments into your own Stripe account | ||
| Payments into your own Stripe account | Yes | No In person, card payments need Shopify Payments |
| Card readers that aren't locked to the software | ||
| Card readers that aren't locked to the software | Yes | Not in their documentation Readers pair only through Shopify POS |
| Tap to Pay on Android | ||
| Tap to Pay on Android | Yes | Yes On Android phones |
| Hold a card now, capture it later | ||
| Hold a card now, capture it later | Yes | Not in their documentation Only a 15-minute delayed capture, on POS Pro |
| Phone and mail orders keyed on the reader | ||
| Phone and mail orders keyed on the reader | Yes | Yes Keyed in the POS app |
| A cut of each vendor's sale, paid out to the venue | ||
| A cut of each vendor's sale, paid out to the venue | Yes | Not in their documentation |
| Selling | ||
| Self-checkout kiosks | ||
| Self-checkout kiosks | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans Through third-party apps |
| Payment links and QR codes | ||
| Payment links and QR codes | Yes | Yes |
| Checkout on your own website | ||
| Checkout on your own website | Yes | Yes |
| Questions and forms at checkout | ||
| Questions and forms at checkout | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans Through an app |
| Variants and modifiers | ||
| Variants and modifiers | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans Variants; modifiers through paid apps |
| Fulfilment | ||
| Pickup, local delivery and shipping | ||
| Pickup, local delivery and shipping | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans Local delivery at the POS on POS Pro |
| Orders split across locations with the stock | ||
| Orders split across locations with the stock | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory | ||
| Stock per location, with low-stock alerts | ||
| Stock per location, with low-stock alerts | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans Low-stock alerts on POS Pro |
| Transfers between locations | ||
| Transfers between locations | Yes | Yes |
| Stock changes with reasons, and their history | ||
| Stock changes with reasons, and their history | Yes | Yes 180 days of history |
| Stock held during checkout | ||
| Stock held during checkout | Yes | Not in their documentation |
| Locations and team | ||
| Prices per location | ||
| Prices per location | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans On POS Pro |
| Several businesses, each with its own payouts | ||
| Several businesses, each with its own payouts | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans On Shopify Plus |
| Roles limited to the accounts people work in | ||
| Roles limited to the accounts people work in | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans On POS Pro |
| Company sign-in and required two-factor | ||
| Company sign-in and required two-factor | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans On Shopify Plus |
| A log of who changed what | ||
| A log of who changed what | Yes | Yes |
| Your own logo and colours | ||
| Your own logo and colours | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans On the customer display; the staff app is Shopify's |
| ERP and API | ||
| A REST API for products, stock, orders and reports | ||
| A REST API for products, stock, orders and reports | Yes | Yes |
| Webhooks for orders and stock | ||
| Webhooks for orders and stock | Yes | Yes No low-stock event |
| Reports made on a schedule, delivered as files | ||
| Reports made on a schedule, delivered as files | Yes | Partly, as an add-on or on some plans Through Shopify Flow or apps |
| Products, stock and customers in and out by spreadsheet | ||
| Products, stock and customers in and out by spreadsheet | Yes | Yes |
Yes Partly, as an add-on or on some plans No Not in their documentation
Why counters switch from Shopify POS
Your own payments account
Readers that aren't locked in
Your Shopify file, as it is
Bring everything over from Shopify POS
Your products
In Shopify admin, open Products and choose Export. Pick All products and the CSV for Excel, Numbers or another spreadsheet program.
In NectarPay, open Products, Import, and choose the file at the location its quantities belong to. Columns are matched for you; check the preview.
Your customers
Open Customers and choose Export, then the CSV. Shopify emails the file when you have more than 50 customers.
Open Customers, Import, and choose it. First and last names are joined, and anyone already here isn't added twice.
Your readers
Order Stripe Terminal readers from inside NectarPay.
Pair each one to a location, and take your first payment the same day.
Before you cancel Shopify POS
Check your POS Pro term
Cancel POS Pro per location
Using a POS Go?
Moving several locations? We'll do it with you.
Send us your Shopify POS exports and we'll set up your catalog, locations and readers alongside you.
Switching from Shopify POS: questions people ask
Can I use my Shopify card reader with NectarPay?
Shopify's card hardware is set up for Shopify Payments. NectarPay runs on Stripe Terminal readers, such as the Stripe Reader S700, the BBPOS WisePOS E and the Stripe Reader M2, and on Android tablets with Tap to Pay.
Can I bring my Shopify products over?
Yes. Export them from Shopify admin as a CSV and import it under Products. NectarPay reads Shopify's columns, old and new, and shows a preview before it saves anything.
Can I bring my Shopify customers over?
Yes. Export them as a CSV and import it under Customers. First and last names are joined, and customers already in NectarPay aren't added twice.
Do I need my own Stripe account?
Yes, and it's yours. Connect the Stripe account you have, or open one from inside NectarPay; Stripe pays your sales out to your bank.
Open your first location today
Connect Stripe, add a location and take a payment. Moving several accounts over? We'll help.
What this page says about Shopify POS comes from its own documentation and public records, as of October 2026:
- Shopify: POS Go requirements and limitations
- Shopify: POS Pro yearly subscription terms
- Shopify: exporting products
- Shopify: exporting customers
- Shopify: cancelling POS Pro
Shopify POS is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify it.