Epos Now vs Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service

Epos Now8.9Visit Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service8.8Visit

Higher score Epos Now #5 in Point of Sale POS software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Epos Now

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Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service #6 in Point of Sale POS software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Oracle Retail

• Epos Now fits best

  Restaurants needing feature depth and integrations

• Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service fits best

  Enterprise retailers needing flexible deployment

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Side by side

Feature	Epos Now 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Point of Sale POS software	#6 in Point of Sale POS software
Best for	Restaurants needing feature depth and integrations	Enterprise retailers needing flexible deployment
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$84/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Web
Support	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	PCI DSS	PCI DSS
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Epos Now 0/2 · Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service 2/2
Offline mode	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Inventory tools	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Business focus	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Sales channels	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
POS platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Staff accounts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects floor plans and live table management with kitchen display and course firing. Supports online ordering, delivery, pickup, and table ordering. Tracks ingredients and connects with OpenTable, accounting, retail, and staff apps.	Combines checkout, inventory, loyalty, staff tools, and sales reporting. Supports offline transactions on selected tablet and handheld deployments. Offers desktop, mobile, hybrid, cloud, and headless deployment options.
Cons	No free plan; published monthly option starts at $84. The $399 one-time option lists hardware alongside POS software, unlike the monthly bundle. Pricing may vary with bundles, payment processing, add-ons, and contract terms.	Pricing requires contacting Oracle rather than choosing from public plans. Offline sales are documented for selected device types, not every deployment. Its focus is retail operations rather than restaurant workflows.
Our verdict	Epos Now brings point-of-sale and restaurant management workflows together for restaurants, cafés, bars, and takeaways. Its toolkit spans table plans, kitchen operations, menu control, inventory, reporting, payments, and online ordering,… Read the review →	Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service is an enterprise POS application for retailers managing in-store transactions alongside inventory, customer, employee, and reporting tasks. It covers item scanning, price adjustments, tendering,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Epos Now — where it wins

  • Connects floor plans and live table management with kitchen display and course firing.
  • Supports online ordering, delivery, pickup, and table ordering.
  • Tracks ingredients and connects with OpenTable, accounting, retail, and staff apps.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; published monthly option starts at $84.
  • The $399 one-time option lists hardware alongside POS software, unlike the monthly bundle.
  • Pricing may vary with bundles, payment processing, add-ons, and contract terms.

• Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service — where it wins

  • Combines checkout, inventory, loyalty, staff tools, and sales reporting.
  • Supports offline transactions on selected tablet and handheld deployments.
  • Offers desktop, mobile, hybrid, cloud, and headless deployment options.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Oracle rather than choosing from public plans.
  • Offline sales are documented for selected device types, not every deployment.
  • Its focus is retail operations rather than restaurant workflows.

• Epos Now8.9/10 · Paid

  A restaurant-focused POS with table, kitchen, menu, inventory, and ordering workflows.

  Visit Epos NowFull verdict →
• Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad retail POS suite for enterprise teams that need store and omnichannel operations.

  Visit Oracle RetailFull verdict →