Yes, you’ll have to pay a monthly fee for using a POS system. However, the fee structure varies among pos alternatives. Many POS systems uses its components from different companies, that has its own range of fees. For instance, the pos system regularly charges a monthly fee.
The fee charged will depend on the business scale and sales processing rate per day. The hardware, such as barcode scanner, is pieced from different company that might be on a rental basis, etc. Further, you might have to buy the software, such as accounting software, CRM software, etc. to make your pos system more efficient.
Altogether, this can cost you in a range from $60/month for the most basic features of a POS systems to $200+ per month for pos software with moderate features.
Also, some POS systems also charge you an additional transaction fee, that takes a cut of your profit, and reduce your profit-earning capacity.
BooksPOS is different. BooksPOS starts with $29/month per device. It gives more value to the dollar you pay than any other POS software in the industry. BooksPOS allows you to save more by integrating either with a solution that we already integrate with or you can bring your own – either way, we do not take a cut of your sales.
Additionally, BooksPOS natively supports surcharging allowing you to save a lot more on your credit card transaction fees.