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Helcim POS

Small-business point-of-sale software included with a Helcim merchant account, with checkout, inventory, customers, reporting, card hardware, and payment processing.

Last reviewed: 2026-07-21

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Overview

Small-business point-of-sale software included with a Helcim merchant account, with checkout, inventory, customers, reporting, card hardware, and payment processing.

Best for

Small retailers and service businesses that want free POS software tied to transparent payment processing and can use Helcim hardware.

Not ideal for

Large retailers needing enterprise merchandising or merchants that want to pair the POS with an unrelated payment processor and terminal.

Key features

POS checkout
Inventory
Customer profiles
Reporting
Card reader and Smart Terminal

Integrations

Confirm current integration depth with the vendor before buying. Listed integrations are a starting point for research, not a complete implementation guarantee.

Helcim PaymentsHelcim Card ReaderHelcim Smart TerminalQuickBooksPayments API

Pricing summary

Helcim POS software has no monthly subscription when used with a free Helcim account. Merchants still pay published processing rates and one-time hardware costs where hardware is needed.

Free trial

Not applicable

Free plan

Yes

Pros and cons

Pros

  • No monthly POS software fee
  • Published processing and hardware pricing
  • Works across common computers and mobile devices

Cons

  • Card acceptance uses Helcim's payment stack
  • Less operational depth than enterprise retail POS
  • Dedicated hardware has an upfront cost

Alternatives

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