PROS / Intuit's POS software will integrate well with businesses already using QuickBooks.

CONS / QuickBooks Point of Sale Basic software is missing several features that most companies need.

VERDICT / This software is great for small businesses that don't need the pro version additions.

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QuickBooks Point of Sale

Intuit has taken their QuickBooks software and made an adaptation for Aloha pos help manuals. The software QuickBooks Point of Sale is one of the best available software applications that allows you to track sales, customers and inventory easily and quickly. This software has two versions Basic and Pro. This review is based on the Basic version, but we will point out some of the upgrade's features. The Pro version includes nearly every feature you could ask for in Aloha pos help manual software, but many of them are not necessary for small businesses. That is why Intuit designed the Basic edition. This is a software-only point-of-sale solution.

A checkout is where a sales transaction occurs and a selling process is overseen. A checkout system creates and prints vouchers, tracks inventory and must be reliable and efficient. The latest QuickBooks Point of Sale software offers features that are leaps and bounds ahead of earlier versions of the software.

This version’s standout features enable you to save time and energy while managing inventory and the software gives you a handle on what you have or do not have in stock. When an item is sold, the software automatically lowers the inventory count, and when a product is returned, it is added on the inventory list. This avoids the problem of an over- or under-stocked inventory. QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro (but not Basic) will also track layaways and sales orders through serial numbers or UPC codes.