WooCommerce vs WCPOS - Point of Sale for WooCommerce
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| Feature | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WCPOS - Point of Sale for WooCommerce v1.11.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7M+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | WooCommerce | WCPOS - Point of Sale for WooCommerce · WCPOS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management | Same catalogue, stock and prices as the WooCommerce store; Receipt templates and cloud printing to PrintNode or Star printers; Free edition available; Pro adds more templates and features |
| Cons | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features | Needs WooCommerce and a working sync to keep stock accurate; Cloud printer services need their own third-party accounts; Some templates and features are Pro-only |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports | Sync API with revision and idempotency headers for offline orders, Receipt and document templates stored as a custom post type, Pro-only templates unlocked by an active Pro licence ($), Receipt shortcode for the storefront, Printing through PrintNode, Printing through Star Micronics cloud printers, Cloud print relay for printers behind a firewall, Extension catalogue fetched from the WCPOS GitHub repository, Upgrade to Pro menu and links |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | — |
| Analytics | WooCommerce usage tracking service | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WooCommerce.com | Yoast SEO |
| Other | — | TaxJar, PrintNode, Star Micronics cloud |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is | cdn.jsdelivr.net, downloads.wordpress.org, api.printnode.com, api.stario.online, updates.wcpos.com, raw.githubusercontent.com, cloudprint.wcpos.com, ph.wcpos.com, o159038.ingest.sentry.io |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 31 | — |