A SumUp POS alternative built around stock and suppliers.
SumUp offers three POS options, from a free app to POS Pro, the former Goodtill. POS2026 is a single browser-based subscription for shops, with stock, supplier purchases, customer credit and profit in the same app, and no tie to any card reader.
POS2026 is a SumUp POS alternative for shops that want stock control, supplier purchases, customer credit and profit tracking in one subscription, without a card reader tie-in. SumUp has a Free POS, POS Plus at £39 a month and POS Pro (formerly Goodtill) at £49 a month ex VAT, with £19 monthly add-ons for features such as Advanced Stock, Loyalty and Promotions.
We are the team behind POS2026, so this is not a neutral review. SumUp has a strong offer for small businesses, especially in hospitality, and it publishes its prices clearly. Below we set out where the two products differ, so you can work out which fits the way your shop trades.
SumUp details were checked on 5 November 2026 on SumUp's UK website: the POS pricing page, the POS overview and the card payments pricing page. SumUp changes its range from time to time, so confirm current plans with SumUp.
Side by side
POS2026 and SumUp POS compared.
UK prices, excluding VAT.
POS2026
SumUp POS
Plans
A POS2026 subscription, billed by Stripe once your free trial ends. The price of each plan appears in the app.
Free POS at £0; POS Plus at £39 a month; POS Pro at £49 a month, with £0 onboarding.
Extra features
Stock, Purchase, Due List, Expense and Loss/Profit are modules of the same app.
POS Pro add-ons at £19 a month each: Advanced Stock, kitchen display (per terminal), Loyalty, Promotions, business intelligence and Hospitality.
Card payments
Not a card processor and not tied to any reader. Record how each customer paid.
SumUp card fees of 1.69% pay-as-you-go, or Payments Plus at £19 a month with a 0.99% headline rate. Free POS charges fees only when you take cards on a SumUp device.
Hardware
Your own computer, laptop, tablet or phone, through its web browser.
Sells POS hardware and card readers. POS Pro runs on iPads, with stands, printers and scanners.
Contract
Cancel whenever you choose from your subscription settings. New accounts get a 30-day money-back guarantee on their first payment.
POS Pro: no long-term contracts. Payments Plus: no long-term commitment, cancel anytime.
Hospitality
Not offered. POS2026 has no table management or kitchen display.
Table management, kitchen display and online or table ordering through Goodeats.
Languages and currencies
More than 47 app languages and multi-currency settings.
Check with SumUp for the languages and currencies available to you.
SumUp information checked on 5 November 2026 from sumup.com/en-gb (POS pricing, POS overview, POS Pro and card pricing pages). SumUp POS Pro was formerly Goodtill, which SumUp acquired in November 2020 (SumUp press release). SumUp and Goodtill are trademarks of their owner. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by SumUp.
01 · Where SumUp is strong
When SumUp may suit you better.
SumUp makes it cheap to start. Free POS costs nothing a month, prices are published openly, and POS Plus and POS Pro let you move up as the business grows. Card fees are simple too: a pay-as-you-go rate, or a monthly plan for a lower headline rate. Free POS is deliberately basic (SumUp's overview notes it has no preset discounts), so most growing shops will look at the paid tiers.
POS Pro, the former Goodtill, is strong in hospitality. Table management, kitchen displays and online or table ordering through Goodeats are all available, and POS Pro customers get UK-based support by live chat, phone and email. If you run a café or bar, or a shop with a busy food counter, those tools are a good reason to choose SumUp, because POS2026 does not offer them.
02 · Where POS2026 differs
When POS2026 is the better fit.
A shop's hardest work happens away from the till: counting stock, chasing deliveries, remembering who owes what. On SumUp POS Pro, Advanced Stock is one of several add-ons at £19 a month each, so a shop that wants stock, promotions and reporting tools can see the monthly bill grow line by line. POS2026 keeps the back office in the same app as the till.
Stock in the same app
Stock levels, low-stock alerts, adjustments and transfers between branches, updated by every sale in Stock.
Suppliers and deliveries
Purchase orders and purchase history for each supplier, with the amount you owe shown on their record.
Credit for regulars
The Due List tracks what account customers owe, with deadlines and reminders.
Discounts at the till
Apply a discount during checkout and find it later in the sales history.
Any card machine
Keep a SumUp reader or choose another provider. POS2026 records how each customer paid either way.
03 · Switching
Moving from SumUp to POS2026.
Thinking of leaving SumUp POS? Our guide to switching POS systems explains how to run both side by side for a few days.
Because POS Pro has no long-term contract, the main things to plan are your products and your card payments. You can keep your SumUp card reader for payments while POS2026 runs the till and the stock. The two do not connect, so you enter the card amount on the SumUp side and record the sale in POS2026.
Start the free trial, add your best sellers with barcodes and prices to Products, enter opening stock and add your suppliers. Run both systems side by side for a few days, then move the rest of your range. If you are still on an older Goodtill agreement, check its end date first: some older third-party reviews mention 12-month terms.
Questions
Common questions.
Straight answers for shop owners, based on what POS2026 actually does.
Is Goodtill the same as SumUp POS Pro?
Yes. SumUp acquired Goodtill in November 2020, and Goodtill is now sold as SumUp POS Pro. The old Goodtill website redirects to SumUp.
How much does SumUp POS cost?
On SumUp's UK pricing page, Free POS is £0, POS Plus is £39 a month and POS Pro is £49 a month, all ex VAT, with optional POS Pro add-ons at £19 a month each. Card fees are separate: 1.69% pay-as-you-go, or Payments Plus at £19 a month.
Can I use my SumUp card reader with POS2026?
You can keep using it to take card payments, but POS2026 does not connect to it. Take the payment on the reader, then record the sale and the payment method in POS2026.
SumUp vs Zettle: which is better?
Both are payments-led and cheap to start. SumUp offers monthly POS plans and a lower-rate payments plan; Zettle has no monthly fee and charges 1.75% per card sale in the UK. See our Zettle alternative page, or the UK EPOS roundup for the wider market.
Does POS2026 have table management like SumUp POS Pro?
No. POS2026 is built for shops and has no table management or kitchen display. If you run a café or restaurant, SumUp POS Pro's hospitality tools may suit you better.
Is this comparison independent?
No. POS2026 wrote it, using SumUp's own UK pages for every price. Check the current figures with SumUp before you decide.
