Clover

Comprehensive point of sale & business management solution

About Clover

Clover is designed to help small businesses manage their entire business by providing a powerful point of sales software, accessible from smartphones.

Handle your business from Clover & stop using spreadsheets. Get activity reports & insights and manage your shop in real time: edit your menus, oversee your inventory and keep an eye on your employees.

Clover also provides payment facilities for POS: credit & debit card payments are accepted & your customers' data are securely stored. Clover also accepts Apple Pay technologies to make your processes smoother.

Pricing starting from:

Not provided by vendor

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Key benefits of Clover

  • Handle your business activity from any device. Real-time reports give you access to any data you need: payments, credits, promotions. Also analyze the most profitable products you sell and find your average customer profile to sell more products.

  • Clover also provides payment technologies to facilitate your payments and those of your customers. Accept debit & credit card and securely store your customers' card data.

  • Manage your staff properly: keep track of their shifts, manage their tips and give them customized access to the application.

  • Handle your day-to-day business with Clover's POS technologies: edit your menus, print your orders, make promotions or set up loyalty programs.

  • Clover also allows you to manage your inventory with its pre-configured tools. Add & delete products and get more information on your top products.
  • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Markets

    Argentina, Austria, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands and 2 others

    Supported Languages

    English, French, German, Spanish

    Pricing starting from:

    Not provided by vendor

    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
    • Subscription

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    Clover Software - Clover offers native apps for Android and iOS, in addition to its web app
    Clover Software - POS stations, receipt printers, and other hardware can be used with Clover
    Clover Software - Customers can be managed in Clover
    Clover Software - Customer signatures can be captured electronically
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    Clover Software - Clover offers native apps for Android and iOS, in addition to its web app
    Clover Software - POS stations, receipt printers, and other hardware can be used with Clover
    Clover Software - Customers can be managed in Clover
    Clover Software - Customer signatures can be captured electronically

    Features

    Total features of Clover: 64

    • ACH Payment Processing
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Accounting
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Appointment Management
    • Barcode Recognition
    • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
    • Billing & Invoicing
    • Cash Management
    • Commission Management
    • Contact Management
    • Credit Card Processing
    • Customer Accounts
    • Data Security
    • Delivery Management
    • Discount Management
    • Electronic Payments
    • Electronic Signature
    • Employee Management
    • Feedback Management
    • For Bars/Clubs
    • For Restaurants
    • For Retail
    • For Salons and Spas
    • For iPad Devices
    • Gift Card Management
    • Inventory Control
    • Inventory Management
    • Item Management
    • Loyalty Program
    • Mobile Access
    • Multi-Location
    • Online Ordering
    • Order Management
    • Partial Payments
    • Payment Processing
    • Point of Sale (POS)
    • Pricing Management
    • Product Catalog
    • Real Time Reporting
    • Receipt Management
    • Reporting & Statistics
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Restaurant POS
    • Retail Inventory Management
    • Retail Management
    • Retail POS
    • Returns Management
    • Returns Tracking
    • Rewards Management
    • Sales Reports
    • Sales Tax Management
    • Separate Checks
    • Shopping Cart
    • Split Checks
    • Table Management
    • Third Party Integrations
    • Tips Management
    • Touch Screen
    • Transaction History
    • Transaction Management
    • Transaction Monitoring
    • Website Integration
    • eCommerce Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    3,9 /5
    (417)
    Value for Money
    3,6/5
    Features
    3,9/5
    Ease of Use
    4,1/5
    Customer Support
    3,4/5

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    Robert
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    • Industry: Food & Beverages
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Been with Clover since Beta

    Reviewed on 2018/09/18

    Pros

    I love Clover!!! Been with them since Beta and they have improved so much. Their app store has so many great tools. I have 4 locations and will continue to use Clover as I continue to grow pass 8 location.

    Cons

    NONE. lol really they have all solutions through their app market and they continue to improve.

    Jodi
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    • Industry: Medical Practice
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Great payment processing device

    Reviewed on 2020/01/21

    Clover payment system has been really great for our spa. Really easy to run transactions, reports...

    Clover payment system has been really great for our spa. Really easy to run transactions, reports or refunds. The customer service has been knowledgeable and super friendly when we have had any issues.

    Pros

    It’s is super easy to take and track transactions. Has report capabilities And many functions. It is super easy to use. I have two different clover devices for different providers and they are all great.

    Cons

    The software itself is wonderful. The only issue I have is with the flex portable device on/off button. It is on the side and client constantly hit the button when they are picking up to sign for a transaction. The button should be on back underneath where it can’t be accidentally touched.

    Alternatives Considered

    Square Payments

    Reasons for Switching to Clover

    Love the functions on the clover and the receipts it prints.
    Carol
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    • Industry: Retail
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    • Ease of Use
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    • Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10

    Clover not a choice for retail, very misrepresented and pricey

    Reviewed on 2016/09/22

    Pros

    There is absolutely nothing that I like about this product except maybe the appearance and not too bad adding in stock that is already in the system.

    Cons

    This is marketed as a state of the art POS system with added capabilities through apps. However the base system is so limited that i would not even consider it a POS system, but more of an expensive payment processor. I had researched retail systems and most have lots of features and capabilities such as accepting unlimited bar codes, include a wide variety of detailed reports, inventory management including tracking of stock, re-orders, keeping track of back orders, client records, all kinds of very basic needs to a retail store. When the bank presented this system, I asked very specifically about its capabilities and gave very clear information on what I needed in a system. The rep assured me that it not only did all of the basics that I needed, but it also had apps that were available for customizing and expanding , such as going into also having an online sales presence. So, I feel it was either deliberately misrepresented or the rep is not trained at all on what the system offers and did not feel it important enough to get valid answers. The basic system does not even include basic necessary functions for retail. 1) it has a 15,000 bar code limit, plus other limits for categories and modifiers. - Their solution is for you to create new bar codes per item and just use the modifiers and what not to make up for it - however the modifiers and such also have limits. 2) it does not allow more than one wholesale cost per bar code. So if you obtain stock at differing prices due to seasons, volume, clearance, or price increases - the new prices over writes the original price put in. There is no way to have different cost for the same item. So again their suggestion is creating new bar codes for new pricing or to have a separate system for tracking cost of goods. 3) The reports are nominal. They look like ticker tape reports. No report gives information usable for a purchase order. I made the categories my suppliers so I could easily use the category report to reorder sold products, but the product and bar codes are not part of the report, so the only indicator of which item it is is the description and price. There are also few types of reports available compared to other systems I had looked at. 4) There is no purchase order capability in the base system, so also no way to track orders, back orders or way to easily know what to even order from sales or stock quantities. 5) I have had multiple times where items are put into inventory only to have them not show up when scanned at the register. Part of the time, I will go into the inventory app later and find the item with all of the necessary info there, but for some reason it is not getting picked up by the register app. Other times it isn't there and even after going back and re-entering again, I still have same problem, so I have resorted to running these items as a customer item which has further screwed up the accuracy of my inventory. 6) Due to various glitches (items not showing up in or possibly not even being subtracted properly from inventory) my inventory is nowhere close to accurate and at some point will have to be fixed. 7) To order or check inventory has to be done almost exclusively by physically going through my store to see what truly is in the store and what is needed and then typing up an order or report from that. 8) new inventory is all added manually rather than the scanner adding into the inventory app. So if you have two on the shelf, but two more you add it to make now 4. There is nothing that shows you who or what manually added or subtracted from the inventory app or when. You can assign specific access to specific functions, but I have found no oversight at all, there is no way to see what they are actually doing besides their name by the transaction they oversaw at the register. This is only the beginning of what this system lacks. 9) The only way to make up for these shortfalls is through the app store (which they had told me was for customizing, expansive needs - not basic functions). I still have yet to see anything that really covers everything this system lacks and each app costs monthly and I could easily be spending somewhere between $99 and $250/ month on an app - and its a thrid party app, that though approved, is not guaranteed, and then it is more customer service reps to deal with. I have been unable to get any decent or helpful responses from customer service reps just with the system itself - can't imagine what it would be like with glitches between apps and the system.On top of all of what the system does not do, I got mine though a lease which is way more expensive then it was presented to be, and the lease is "iron clad, unbreakable" with no guarantee the system works for my situation. I have taken it to corporate level and the best I have gotten so far is an apology that I have been inconvenienced but still denying me the ability to get out of the lease. This is so non-functional for a dance store with lots of shoes, that I will have to get another system while paying for this one while I fight to get it resolved. The only reason I leased this system was the answers given to me bto very thorough questions and it was 100% misrepresented. I hate dealing with tech anything by phone and it looked like a simple solution - on the ground set up and my bank, merchant services, POS all basically through the same place. What a disaster it has been. Has made everything more time consuming then if I had just had a basic old fashioned register and done books handwritten and not had to spend so much. The purpose of the point of sale system was to simplify book keeping and have all of the inventory, purchase orders, client info, etc. all in one system. This does absolutely nothing well except possibly process the payments - at what is seeming like pretty high fees.

    brandy
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Medical Practice
    • Company size: 501–1 000 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Clover is a great product

    Reviewed on 2022/12/22

    Pros

    Clover is easy to use and we have the device you can unplug it and walk to a consult room and it still works. You can use all cards and apple pay.

    Cons

    At this time we have not had any issues with the clover.

    Katey
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    • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
    • Company size: 10 000+ Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    For accepting payments

    Reviewed on 2020/10/28

    Positive. Much easier than our last system. Just wish they weren't so expensive.

    Positive. Much easier than our last system. Just wish they weren't so expensive.

    Pros

    That it is portable and easy to use for people who are not tech savy. You can also take pictures of people if you need to when you take their payment.

    Cons

    How expensive it is to replace a machine that is out of it's warranty.

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    Clover FAQs

    Below are some frequently asked questions for Clover.

    Clover offers the following pricing plans:

    • Pricing model: Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    Clover point of sale systems arrive payments-ready, with rates starting at 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction. Contact Clover for detailed pricing information.

    Clover has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000

    Clover supports the following languages:

    English, French, German, Spanish

    Clover supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    Clover integrates with the following applications:

    Adobe Commerce, Constant Contact, DocuSign, Gusto, Homebase, Mailchimp, Shopify, WooCommerce, Xero

    Clover offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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