Comparison of Features by Level: Free, Basic, Pro

The Point of Sale software that you purchased contains three separate levels of the program, each with a specific set of features. This allows you to license and use only those features that you need, without having to pay for advanced features you don't need.

Your current program level is shown in the title bar at the top of the Point of Sale window.

Point of Sale Free provides fundamental retail functionality to:

Ring up sales
Track sales by product or department
Run insightful reports to see what's selling and what's not
Accept credit, debit, and gift cards1
Transfer summary sales and expenses to QuickBooks Desktop Financial Software

Point of Sale Basic includes all the Free features, plus:

Manage up to 20 checkout lanes in one store2
Receiving of merchandise into inventory
Track inventory item quantities and cost of goods sold
Track customer purchases and contact information
Integration options with QuickBooks Desktop financial software to help you manage your business better
Control access to features by password

Point of Sale Pro includes all of the Free and Basic features, plus these additional features:

Customer orders (layaways, sales orders, and work orders)
Customer Rewards program
Create Customer ID cards
Inventory styles (size and color grid), assemblies, and grouped items
Inventory item pictures
Track multiple vendors per item, each with separate UPC, ALU, and order cost
Purchase and sell items by multiple units of measure (case-to-unit)
Create and track purchase orders with your vendors
Record item serial numbers on documents
Track available and committed quantities
Capture customer shipping addresses
Enter shipping and tracking information on receipts and customer orders; integrated Shipping Manager
Track employee hours worked and send time records to QuickBooks Desktop for payroll purposes
Track employee commissions on sales
Define and apply manual, automatic, and coupon discount pricing for special or temporary sales
New item, price change, and customer order reminders
Suggest PO and generating POs from customer orders simplifies purchasing
Create special order items to sell or order customized or one-off merchandise
Customize printed documents and tags
Define and use custom fields for vendor, item, employee, and customer records
Manage up to 20 stores efficiently from a Headquarters location
Track merchandise transfers between stores
Collect different sales tax rates and set default payment methods at each store
Centralized inventory control and purchasing
Exchange information between stores
Company reports
Run store-specific profit/loss and other reports by class in QuickBooks Desktop financial software

Notes:

1 Requires an account with QuickBooks Desktop POS Merchant and/or QuickBooks Desktop POS Gift Card Services. Fees apply.

2 Requires a separately purchased license for each lane.