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POS system vs cash register
A cash register holds cash and adds up totals. A POS system records every sale in detail and does useful things with that record. Here is how they compare for a Zimbabwean business.
Side by side
| Cash register | Revoluno POS | |
|---|---|---|
| Payments | Cash, sometimes a separate card machine | Cash in USD and ZWG, EcoCash and other wallets, cards |
| Stock | Counted by hand | Updated with every sale, per branch |
| Reports | End-of-day total | Sales by product, cashier, branch and day |
| ZIMRA fiscalisation | Needs a fiscal device or separate software | FDMS fiscal receipts built in |
| Online sales | No | Online store sharing the same stock |
| Cost | Upfront purchase | From US$5 a month, no hardware required |
Which should you choose?
If you only ever take cash, sell a handful of items and are not VAT registered, a cash register can do the job. As soon as you take mobile money, carry real stock or need fiscal receipts, a POS pays for itself in time saved at cash-up alone.