Octopus Bridge vs Point of Sale
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Octopus Bridge, Nov 2, 2026 for Point of Sale.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $79/month for Octopus Bridge and $89/month for Point of Sale.
- Point of Sale lists 25 features Octopus Bridge’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-updates, Barcode scanning, Discounts.
Head to head
Unify online and in-person sales.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Plan Cloud POS (A)
- · $0.50 per order thereafter
- · Applies to cloud-based POS only
- · Download Orders and Customers
- · Download up to 10 orders per month
- · Monthly: $0/month
- · Setup Fee: $0
Plan Cloud POS (B)
- · $0.20 per order thereafter
- · Applies to cloud-based POS only
- · Complimentary white-glove onboarding
- · Download orders and customers
- · Download up to 500 orders per month
- · Setup Fee: $0
Plan Native POS
- · $0.10 per order thereafter
- · Applies to Native POS only
- · Complimentary white-glove onboarding
- · Download Orders and Customers
- · Download up to 1500 orders per month
- · Multilocation Routing-$59/month/location
Shopify POS Lite
- · Best for selling at pop-ups, markets and fairs.
- · Included with all Shopify plans.
Shopify POS Pro
- · $89/month per location
- · Best for selling at brick-and-mortar stores.
- · Try Shopify POS Pro features with a 14-day free trial.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOctopus Bridge connects Shopify with leading POS and ERP systems, enabling near real-time sync of products, inventory, orders, and customers. No spreadsheets - manual entry is eliminated, reducing errors and saving time.
Shopify POS unifies your online and retail stores to strengthen sales conversions everywhere you sell, streamline store management, and helps you build stronger relationships with your customers. It has all the essential features you need to make sales, track performance, and manage customers, orders, and inventory.
- Eliminate duplicate and manual data entry
- Sync in-store POS inventory with Shopify
- Publish POS items to Shopify with the click of a mouse
- Convert more with features like local pickup, email carts and ship to customer.
- Keep customer profiles, product details and inventory levels at your fingertips.
- Sell and accept gift cards, split payments, returns and exchanges.
- Accept payments anywhere with always-ready retail check out hardware.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Octopus Bridge |  Point of Sale |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Octopus Bridge | Point of Sale |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 402 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Octopus Bridge | Point of Sale |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $79/month(ahead) | $89/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Octopus Bridge | Point of Sale |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #177 | #41 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 16, 2023 | Aug 28, 2013 |
| Languages | 1 | 20 |
| Developer | Octopus Bridge, Inc | Shopify |
FAQ
Octopus Bridge and Point of Sale: common questions
- Is Octopus Bridge or Point of Sale cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $79/month for Octopus Bridge and $89/month for Point of Sale. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Point of Sale lists 25 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-updates, Barcode scanning, Discounts, Draft orders. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 14, 2026 for Octopus Bridge, Nov 2, 2026 for Point of Sale; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 14, 2026 for Octopus Bridge, Nov 2, 2026 for Point of Sale. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.