Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 2 sources
Pludor POS runs in the browser on any tablet or computer, uses the same product catalog and stock as the online store, records cash and card sales, supports staff PINs and produces an end-of-day report.
Separate POS systems keep in-person sales and stock out of sync with the online store.
5 steps, in this order. Each one is explained in the step-by-step guide.
Pludor POS is a point-of-sale system that runs in the browser on any tablet or computer, so there's nothing to install. It uses the same product catalog and stock as your online store, records cash and card sales, supports staff PINs, and produces an end-of-day report. You open it from the Core Commerce menu in your Pludor store and tap products to ring up a sale.
Start by creating a free store at pludor.com/setup, then open Point of Sale (POS) from the Core Commerce menu on a tablet or computer. Add staff and give each a PIN so sales are attributed to the right person, then tap products and take cash or card. Optionally configure a receipt printer or cash drawer in POS hardware settings, and run the end-of-day report to close out.
Costs vary a lot by provider, but with Pludor POS is on for every store including the Free plan - you get a free amount every month and pay only for what you use (1 credit = 1 cent). There's no card needed and no item limit to start. Pludor also charges a platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, while cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee.
Yes. Pludor POS runs in the browser on any tablet or computer, so you can use an iPad, Android tablet or a laptop as your register. Just open your Pludor store in the browser, choose Point of Sale (POS), and start ringing up sales. If you want card payments, connect Stripe in Settings or use the Smart Terminal app on a spare NFC Android phone.
The cleanest way is to use one system for both channels. With Pludor POS, in-person sales come from the same product catalog and stock as your online store, so a sale at the counter automatically reduces the same stock count - no separate sync app needed. With traditional setups like Square or Shopify POS, you typically need a matching online platform or a sync tool to keep stock aligned.
You'll need a card reader or a tap-to-pay terminal connected to your POS. With Pludor, connect your Stripe account in Settings, then either use a Stripe reader or install the Pludor Smart Terminal app on a spare Android phone with NFC - customers tap their card on the phone or scan a QR code. You can also download product or store QR pay links to accept payment in person.
Enter your notes and coins and compare the total against your recorded cash sales. Pludor POS produces an end-of-day report that reconciles your cash and card totals, and there's a free Cash Drawer Count (End of Day) tool on pludor.com that adds up your notes and coins instantly - no account needed. Note that Pludor records cash sales but doesn't collect them, and takes no platform fee on cash.
Give each staff member their own PIN and have them sign in at the POS before ringing up sales. In Pludor, you add staff under Team Staff in the Management menu, invite them by email, and set a POS PIN for each person - every sale is then attributed to who rang it up. When someone leaves, you simply remove their access.
It depends on whether you also sell online. Square, Toast and Clover typically need a separate kiosk product, vendor-specific card readers, and a sync app to connect in-person sales to an online store. On Pludor, counter, kiosk, kitchen, tables and online orders all run on one catalog and one order list, and you can even turn a spare phone into a card terminal instead of buying a reader.
Yes, but you want one that includes restaurant tools rather than bolting them on. In Pludor, set your store category to Food & Restaurant in Settings, which turns on Kitchen, Tables, Reservations and Waitlist - you build your menu with modifiers, print QR codes for each table, and run the Kitchen screen on a prep-station device. Orders from QR table ordering flow into the same order list as counter and online sales.
Yes - POS sells from the same product catalog, so an in-person sale reduces the same stock count.
Pludor POS runs in the browser on any tablet or computer, uses the same product catalog and stock as the online store, records cash and card sales, supports staff PINs and produces an end-of-day report.
Shops with a counter, market vendors, restaurants, pop-up sellers.
Separate POS systems keep in-person sales and stock out of sync with the online store.
On for every store, including the Free plan - a free amount every month, then pay only for what you use (1 credit = 1 cent).
1. Open POS 2. Set staff PINs 3. Ring up a sale 4. Connect hardware (optional) 5. Close the day Full step-by-step guide: pludor.com/tutorials/pos
Cash sales are recorded, not collected, by Pludor - no platform fee is taken on cash.
Counter, kiosk, kitchen, tables and online orders run on one catalog and one order list. Online + in-person stock: typically needs a matching online platform or sync app; on Pludor, same catalog and stock as your Pludor store. Self-order kiosk: typically separate kiosk product; on Pludor, kiosk mode inside the POS. Card hardware: typically vendor-specific readers; on Pludor, stripe readers or a spare phone as a terminal. Staff clock-in and tips: typically often an add-on; on Pludor, included with Scale.
Browser-based POS. Shared catalog and stock with the online store. Cash and card payments. Staff PIN sign-in. End-of-day report. Receipt printer / cash drawer hardware settings.
In-person sales in the same order history, End-of-day reports.
Shops with a counter, market vendors, restaurants, pop-up sellers.
Cash sales are recorded, not collected, by Pludor - no platform fee is taken on cash.
Smart Terminal: turn a spare phone into a Tap-to-Pay / QR point-of-sale terminal. Checkout & Payments: card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, wallet and QR payments with payouts to your bank. Restaurant Tools: online ordering, QR table ordering, kitchen display, reservations and waitlist. Team Staff: staff accounts with roles, POS PINs and a shared inbox.
Every step, in order: How to use Point of Sale (POS).
On for every store, including the Free plan - a free amount every month, then pay only for what you use (1 credit = 1 cent).
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Open my free storeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.