One quote, one provider
Pricing comes from ScomsPOS directly, shaped to your size, locations, and modules — not from a reseller whose margin sits invisibly inside your processing rate.
The Clover Alternative Where the Price Is the Price
Clover's hardware is polished — but Clover isn't really one product with one price. It's sold by banks and resellers, each setting their own processing rates and hardware markups, and the terminal is generally locked to whoever sold it. ScomsPOS is a cloud Clover alternative with one transparent quote and everything on one cloud POS platform — no app-store add-ons, no reseller roulette.
The Reseller Problem, Plainly
Two identical shops can run identical Clover setups and pay very different totals — because the price depends on the channel that sold it: the bank's bundle, the reseller's processing markup, the apps added later for features that feel like they should be built in. And since a Clover device is generally tied to the processor it was sold with, discovering a better rate elsewhere usually means buying new hardware to reach it.
None of this makes Clover a bad system — the hardware is genuinely good, and some bank bundles price fairly. It makes Clover a system you must shop around, carefully, with the processing rates in writing. Or you can get one quote that already contains the whole answer.
How ScomsPOS Is Built Differently
Hardware you keep
Runs on devices you already own; nothing is locked to a processing agreement, so changing processors never means re-buying registers.
Features, not apps
Inventory, purchase orders, CRM, loyalty, and multi-location dashboards are built in — the register doesn't come with an app store bill attached.
Restaurant + retail in one
Tables, kitchen order flow, and split checks alongside barcode checkout and live stock — both sides of a mixed business on one platform.
Switching from Clover: Questions Answered
Is ScomsPOS a good alternative to Clover?
If your bank quoted you Clover as part of a merchant-services bundle, compare it against a direct quote before signing — sometimes the bundle genuinely prices well. ScomsPOS is the alternative for businesses that want one transparent quote from one provider: software, onboarding, and support priced in the open, with no reseller spread and no hardware tied to a processing agreement.
Why do two businesses pay different prices for the same Clover setup?
Clover is sold through many channels — banks, independent resellers, and directly — and each channel sets its own processing rates and hardware pricing. The device is generally locked to the processor it was sold with, so a bad rate is expensive to escape. ScomsPOS avoids this by quoting directly, with pricing shaped to your size and modules rather than a reseller's margin.
Do I have to buy new hardware for ScomsPOS?
No. ScomsPOS runs on tablets, phones, laptops, and desktops you already own, with standard barcode scanners, receipt printers, and card readers added as you choose. Clover's own terminals are built for the Clover platform and generally can't come with you.
Are inventory and customer management extra, like Clover apps?
No. Real-time inventory with reorder points, supplier management, customer profiles, loyalty, and multi-location reporting are part of the ScomsPOS platform — not per-month apps added from a marketplace.
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