NCR Counterpoint vs LS Retail

NCNCR Counterpoint9.1Visit LS Retail8.7Visit

Higher score NC NCR Counterpoint #4 in Retail POS Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit NCR Voyix

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LS Retail #7 in Retail POS Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit LS Retail

• NCR Counterpoint fits best

  Retailers wanting mature mobile POS capabilities

• LS Retail fits best

  Enterprise retailers using Microsoft business systems

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Side by side

Feature	NCNCR Counterpoint 9.1/10 Visit ↗	LS Retail 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Retail POS Software	#7 in Retail POS Software
Best for	Retailers wanting mature mobile POS capabilities	Enterprise retailers using Microsoft business systems
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	iOS	Web, Windows, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Email, Docs	Tickets, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features NCR Counterpoint 5/6 · LS Retail 6/6
Inventory management	✓	✓
Barcode scanning	✓	✓
Multi-location support	✓	✓
E-commerce sync	✓	✓
Customer loyalty	✓	✓
Staff management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Hardware support	Both	Third-party
Our review
Pros	Covers POS, inventory, purchasing, transfers, counts and reporting Supports mobile POS, ecommerce, payments and multiple stocking locations Includes loyalty, gift cards, barcode workflows and customer records	Offline POS supports checkout continuity during connectivity disruptions Combines inventory, replenishment, loyalty, ecommerce, and labor management Connects with Business Central, SAP, Oracle, Shopify, and Adobe Commerce
Cons	Pricing requires a sales or assigned-partner conversation The listed platform is iOS Overview and documentation materials are older	Standard pricing requires a sales conversation There is no free plan or free trial New customers cannot choose on-premises deployment from April 2025
Our verdict	NCR Counterpoint is a retail management and point-of-sale system designed for specialty retailers. It brings checkout, returns, orders, gift cards, inventory, purchasing, customer loyalty, ecommerce, payments and reporting into one retail… Read the review →	LS Retail provides LS Central, a modular retail POS and business management platform for medium-sized and enterprise retailers. It brings together checkout, inventory tracking, replenishment, stock transfers, loyalty, ecommerce… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• NCR Counterpoint — where it wins

  • Covers POS, inventory, purchasing, transfers, counts and reporting
  • Supports mobile POS, ecommerce, payments and multiple stocking locations
  • Includes loyalty, gift cards, barcode workflows and customer records

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales or assigned-partner conversation
  • The listed platform is iOS
  • Overview and documentation materials are older

• LS Retail — where it wins

  • Offline POS supports checkout continuity during connectivity disruptions
  • Combines inventory, replenishment, loyalty, ecommerce, and labor management
  • Connects with Business Central, SAP, Oracle, Shopify, and Adobe Commerce

  Where it doesn't

  • Standard pricing requires a sales conversation
  • There is no free plan or free trial
  • New customers cannot choose on-premises deployment from April 2025

• NCNCR Counterpoint9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature retail system combining mobile POS, inventory, ecommerce and loyalty tools.

  Visit NCR VoyixFull verdict →
• LS Retail8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad retail operations suite for enterprise teams built around Microsoft business systems.

  Visit LS RetailFull verdict →