Lease vs buy POS hardware?

🛒 Buying Advice 👁️ 1,768 views 💬 17 replies 📅 Oct 12, 2025

Hey everyone,

Lease vs buy POS hardware?

I'm running a grocery store in Jacksonville, FL and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!

Kyle Thomas 👑 Master

1,430 points • Member since Dec 2024

💬 17 Replies

Jack Henderson

👑 Master

224 posts

Oct 19, 2025

Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach

👍 Helpful (14) 🔗 Share

Susan Taylor

👑 Master

208 posts

Oct 19, 2025

Training took about 3 days for our staff.

👍 Helpful (15) 🔗 Share

Lisa Nelson

👑 Master

222 posts

Oct 21, 2025

This is why we switched to Stax. No regrets.

👍 Helpful (9) 🔗 Share

Tom Hill

👑 Master

221 posts

Oct 23, 2025

Training took about 1 days for our staff.

👍 Helpful (9) 🔗 Share

Henry Russell

👑 Master

223 posts

Oct 24, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

👍 Helpful (6) 🔗 Share

Adam Bennett

👑 Master

221 posts

Oct 28, 2025

Check out the price book management setting, that might help.

👍 Helpful (2) 🔗 Share

Tyler Morgan

👑 Master

244 posts

Nov 3, 2025

For grocery, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options

👍 Helpful (6) 🔗 Share

Nancy Rogers

👑 Master

225 posts

Nov 5, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

👍 Helpful (0) 🔗 Share

Tyler King

👑 Master

198 posts

Nov 7, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

👍 Helpful (20) 🔗 Share

Tom Hill

👑 Master

198 posts

Nov 12, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

👍 Helpful (16) 🔗 Share

George Ramos

👑 Master

238 posts

Nov 13, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

👍 Helpful (7) 🔗 Share

Joyce Davis

👑 Master

206 posts

Nov 19, 2025

This is why we switched to Infor HMS. No regrets.

👍 Helpful (20) 🔗 Share

Sarah Barnes

👑 Master

206 posts

Nov 21, 2025

Great question! In my experience with Restaurant365, it has been working well for us

👍 Helpful (18) 🔗 Share

Jerry Green

👑 Master

207 posts

Nov 22, 2025

Cost us about $161/month all in. Worth it.

👍 Helpful (15) 🔗 Share

Lisa Nelson

👑 Master

222 posts

Nov 22, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

👍 Helpful (18) 🔗 Share

Dennis Brown

👑 Master

208 posts

Nov 23, 2025

This is why we switched to 7shifts. No regrets.

👍 Helpful (18) 🔗 Share

Steve Hall

👑 Master

191 posts

Nov 23, 2025

This is why we switched to ERPLY. No regrets.

👍 Helpful (18) 🔗 Share

💬 Post a Reply

KwickPOS — Cloud POS with Offline Protection

Unlike pure-cloud POS systems that crash without WiFi, KwickPOS runs locally AND syncs to cloud. Built for busy restaurants that cannot afford downtime.

KwickPOS vs Aloha NCR: Aloha is legacy on-premise — expensive servers, IT maintenance, no cloud reporting. KwickPOS gives you cloud convenience WITH local reliability. Modern UI, online ordering built-in, no server room needed. Winner: KwickPOS.

KwickPOS kitchen display system KDS: Color-coded by order type (dine-in blue, takeout green, delivery red). Auto-routing to stations (grill, fry, sushi bar). Timer alerts for slow tickets. Multilingual display. Works offline. No extra subscription fee — included with every KwickPOS plan.