Best-in-class POS for retail chains on Business Central.
Every vendor on your shortlist calls itself the best. So here is ours next to the alternatives: how each approach works with Business Central, what it takes to run, and the cases where you should buy something else. For retail chains running 2-200 locations on Business Central.
Three ways to run a POS on Business Central
Some POS systems bolt onto Business Central. Others are built for enterprise chains. POS365 is built only for Business Central, without the weight of a heavy retail platform.
| Cloud POS platforms | POS365 | BC retail suites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Built for multiple ERPs. Business Central connects through a bolt-on integration that you have to maintain. | Built only for Business Central. One data model, one version of the truth. Sales post in real time, stock stays current. | Native to BC. Same data model, wrapped in a full retail suite. |
| Implementation | Fast to start. The BC integration is your project and headache. | First meeting to go-live in 14 days. | 6 to 12 months, budget to match. |
| Omnichannel | The strongest e-commerce story in the market. Store and webshop in one platform. | Gift cards, stock and sales orders live in BC, so the store and the webshop read the same numbers. | Full omnichannel, at suite scope and suite cost. |
| Support | Certified third parties, paid monthly. | Your partner and POS365 together. A direct line to people who know both retail and your BC. | Through your implementation partner. |
| Roadmap | A global roadmap. Your request is one of many thousands. | You shape it. Webinars, open feature requests, and direct access to the product team. | An enterprise roadmap, set centrally. |
| Built for | Single stores and e-commerce first retail. | Retail chains, 2-200 locations on Business Central. | Enterprise chains, 500+ locations. |
When POS365 is the wrong choice
Two situations where another system will serve you better, and one where we are hard to beat. Read the one you recognise.
Choose a cloud POS platform
You run one store, or a handful, and the webshop is the business
If e-commerce leads and the shop follows, the cloud platforms are built for exactly that and they are very good at it. Everything we are better at only starts to matter once you run enough stores for the back office to hurt.
Choose an enterprise BC suite
You run more than 500 locations and you need the whole suite
Deep merchandising, complex allocation, a dedicated retail IT team to run it. That depth is real, and we do not have it. If you need it, you are their customer, not ours. The price follows the depth, and at that scale it is worth paying.
When POS365 is the right choice
This is where POS365 fits best. If Business Central already runs your business and you need a grown-up POS for multiple stores, this is the setup we built POS365 for.
You run a chain on Business Central and the POS is the part that keeps costing you
If Business Central already runs the business and your POS is the part creating complexity, this is where POS365 fits. You get the retail workflows you need without taking on the weight of a full enterprise retail suite.
Choose POS365
- Business Central is already the system your business runs on
- You have 2-200 locations
- Your POS sits beside Business Central today, and somebody spends their week keeping the two in agreement
- You sell to account customers as well as walk-in customers
- You have been quoted for a retail suite and the number did not match the problem
See what changes when your POS is built only for Business Central
Explore POS365 in action, or book a demo with someone who knows both retail and Business Central.