Clover Retail POS vs Retail Pro

Clover Retail POS8.7Visit Retail Pro4.3Visit

Higher score Clover Retail POS #5 in Point-of-Sale Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Clover

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Retail Pro #56 in Point-of-Sale Software 4.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Retail Pro

• Clover Retail POS fits best

  Retailers wanting payments and omnichannel selling

• Retail Pro fits best

  Enterprise retailers needing advanced controls

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Side by side

Feature	Clover Retail POS 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Retail Pro 4.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	4.3
Ranking	#5 in Point-of-Sale Software	#56 in Point-of-Sale Software
Best for	Retailers wanting payments and omnichannel selling	Enterprise retailers needing advanced controls
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Android	Windows, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7	Email
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Clover Retail POS 5/5 · Retail Pro 5/5
Inventory management	✓	✓
Offline mode	✓	✓
Employee permissions	✓	✓
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Sales reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Hardware support	Both	Third_party
Our review
Pros	Tracks SKUs, variants, barcodes, stock levels, reorder points, and low-stock alerts Supports in-store, online, offline, mobile, wallet, QR-code, and Klarna payments Combines employee controls, reporting, loyalty, returns, and multi-location management	Offline POS supports continued access to core retail functions Deep inventory, purchasing, replenishment, and multi-location controls Permissions, forecasting, loyalty, promotions, and hardware support
Cons	Retail pricing requires contacting sales and varies by business type Proprietary POS devices may add hardware considerations for retailers Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple checkout operations	Additional users cost $99 per location Initial subscription term requires a minimum of 24 months Installation, training, and other service fees are excluded
Our verdict	Clover Retail POS is designed for small and midsize retail businesses that need more than checkout alone. From the Clover Dashboard and mobile tools, retailers can manage inventory, payments, employees, sales reporting, online selling,… Read the review →	Retail Pro is point-of-sale and retail management software for retailers operating one or more stores. It brings together transactions, orders, returns, fees, shipping, inventory, purchasing, receiving, transfers, replenishment, pricing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Clover Retail POS — where it wins

  • Tracks SKUs, variants, barcodes, stock levels, reorder points, and low-stock alerts
  • Supports in-store, online, offline, mobile, wallet, QR-code, and Klarna payments
  • Combines employee controls, reporting, loyalty, returns, and multi-location management

  Where it doesn't

  • Retail pricing requires contacting sales and varies by business type
  • Proprietary POS devices may add hardware considerations for retailers
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple checkout operations

• Retail Pro — where it wins

  • Offline POS supports continued access to core retail functions
  • Deep inventory, purchasing, replenishment, and multi-location controls
  • Permissions, forecasting, loyalty, promotions, and hardware support

  Where it doesn't

  • Additional users cost $99 per location
  • Initial subscription term requires a minimum of 24 months
  • Installation, training, and other service fees are excluded

• Clover Retail POS8.7/10 · Paid

  A broad retail POS for businesses that need payments, inventory, and online-to-store coordination.

  Visit CloverFull verdict →
• Retail Pro4.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A control-focused POS suite for enterprise retail operations across locations.

  Visit Retail ProFull verdict →