It’s time for another POS battle! Next in line is a comparison between YITH POS and Oliver POS, two leading WooCommerce POS plugins that are fairly new to the scene. Let’s weigh out the pros and cons of each point of sale software, and see how they compare.
Installation Process
Pros
Installation is a piece of cake! Install, Activate, and Launch your POS.
Cons
Installation requires purchase of their annual subscription, and requires an activation license for your plugin.
The YITH Installation process is a little bit more involved than the Oliver POS installation. You can install Oliver POS in a few clicks, whereas YITH not only requires purchasing the POS but activating your license as well.
Interface
YITH
Pros
Simple and intuitive
Products displayed neatly in tile form
Has tabs for featured and sale products
Product Variations are easy to find
Easy to return to WooCommerce
Customizable discounts, fees, and shipping
Available on a multitude of different devices
Allows you to add products directly on register
Menu that offers daily profits, order history, and close cash
Easy to return to WooCommerce
Offered in multiple languages
Cons
The option to park sale does not save the sale
No customer list, only search bar
No customer purchase history or notes
Refunds are not an option
Integrated Payments available only with the purchase of a plugin
Card payment allows you to add higher price than the amount tendered
Oliver POS
Pros
Intuitive layout
Customizable tiles for product organization
Shop settings and reports all available on Oliver Hub and Register
Customizable discounts, additional fees, and taxes
Customer history and notes
Ability to change product inventory and customer information
Available on multiple devices and browsers
Offers split payments
Offers integrated payments
Offers refunds
Menu that brings you to Activity View or Customer View
Easy to return to WooCommerce
Offered in multiple languages
Cons
Does not offer multiple tax rates with free plan
Cannot add new products on the register
Both POS interfaces are similarly intuitive and simple, and both feature tiles for organization. Oliver POS’s interface is a little bit more customizable, however YITH POS’ does allow for some customization. With Oliver POS, you can keep track of your customers with customer notes and purchase history, as well as give refunds. YITH POS does not offer these features, however, it does allow you to add new products directly onto the register--a feature Oliver POS does not offer.
Reports
YITH
Pros
Includes on the register order history and daily profits
In the backend of WooCommerce, offers an abundance of reports, including location, register, cashier, and payment reports.
Date range is customizable.
Oliver POS
Pros
The free plan includes weekly, daily, and hourly reports, and includes data on tax, discounts, store credit, net sales, and more.
Advanced plans come with in-depth data, including location, product, and employee reports.
Date range is customizable.
YITH POS and Oliver POS’ reports are arguably on par--the only downside to reports on Oliver POS is that some of the more in-depth reports are only available with a paid subscription--however, since YITH POS only offers paid subscriptions and does not offer a free plan as Oliver POS, it is hardly a con.
Integration with WooCommerce
YITH
Pros
Automatically pulls customers, products, and taxes from your online shop
Keeps your POS and your online store synced automatically
WooCommerce will sync new products added on register
Oliver POS
Pros
Automatically pulls customers, products, and taxes from your online shop
Keeps your POS and your online store synced automatically
Cons
Does not allow you to add new products directly on the register
Adaptability
YITH
Pros
It offers customization in its custom discounts and fees.
Offers POS only products
Offers customizable receipts
Customizable fees, discounts, and shipping
Allows you to customize the colors of your POS register
Other custom values, such as pre-set fees and discounts, login page, login logo, and more.
Offers a variety of plugins go along with its POS
Cons
Does not offer much integration with external plugins
Oliver POS
Pros
Customizable features include product organization, taxes, shipping, fees, discounts, reports, customer information, and more.
Designed for advanced integration, so it can integrate any number of extensions, add-ons, or apps to create personalized POS software.
Offers multiple languages
Customizable receipts
YITH POS is one of the more customizable POS software we’ve come across, besides Oliver POS. It’s custom discounts and fees, customizable receipts, along with the ability to choose your interface colors, and it’s extension selection of plugins, make it a compelling competitor for Oliver POS. However, YITH POS does not offer customizable product tiles, and it does not boast custom development or external integration. While you may choose from other YITH plugins to integrate with your POS, Oliver POS can integrate with any plugin, extension, or app, and was designed for custom development to make the possibilities for customization limitless.
Support
YITH
Pros
Offers a Help Centre, live-chat, a contact form, and support tickets.
Cons
While their Help Centre is extensive, there seems to be little information on the subject of the POS.
Oliver POS
Pros
Offers an extensive Knowledge Base and FAQ, support tickets, a contact form, and a live-chat.
Performance for Cost
YITH
Pros
Very affordable
Comes with several amazing features, including limitless locations and registers
Has a 30 day money back guarantee
Comes with 3 plans based on number of websites
Cons
There is no free plan
There is no free trial, only a live demo
Offers only annual plan, no monthly subscriptions
Only extra features with high priced plans are the number of websites
Oliver POS
Pros
Comes with a free plan
Offers both monthly and annual subscriptions
Affordable
Cons
More costly than WCPOS
Offers only one website
Both POS software are arguably matched when it comes to performance for cost. While YITH POS may be slightly less expensive than Oliver POS’ paid subscription, YITH POS does not offer any kind of free trial or free plan.
Conclusion
Both software offer excellent adaptability, integration with WooCommerce, in-depth reports, and both offer extensive features for an affordable price. While YITH’s prices are more affordable than Oliver POS’s paid plans, YITH does not offer a free option. Similarly, while YITH POS’ adaptability surpasses most other POS systems we’ve encountered, it is still no match for Oliver POS. If you’d like to learn more about Oliver POS, we’re happy to answer any questions!
