Cloud-based vs Traditional POS
According to Hospitality Technology’s 2018 point of sale (POS) Software Trends Report (registration required), 61% of merchants said they want their next POS system to be cloud-based.
Compared to client-server POS systems that have developed over the course of decades, cloud POS is relatively new. Since cloud POS is one of the hottest trends in POS software and many businesses are considering a switch, it’s important to understand the answers to two important questions: What is a cloud-based POS, and how is it different from the systems that merchants have used for decades?