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At a glance01Moneris Go POS02Lightspeed Retail03Square POS
Current position#1 in Edmonton#2 in Edmonton#3 in Edmonton
Recognized asCanadian acquiring and POS ecosystem with retail and restaurant editions, terminals, portal reporting, device documentation, service-status visibility and established support resourcesRetail-first Canadian commerce system with inventory, purchasing, multi-location, ecommerce, analytics and integrated payments with explicit offline-mode limitationsCanadian integrated POS, payments and hardware family with retail, restaurant, appointment and general modes plus documented offline settings
Best forMerchants prioritizing Canadian acquiring and terminal supportComplex retail catalogues and multiple storesSmall operators needing flexible, low-friction deployment
Decision fitRun scripted demos using your hardest sale, return, discount, tax, modifier, tip, split, inventory and closeout scenarios · Model complete three-year cost including software, hardware, processing, PCI, chargeback, integration, support, replacement and cancellation fees · Test internet and service outages, permissions, audit logs, settlement reconciliation, support escalation and a complete data export before signingRun scripted demos using your hardest sale, return, discount, tax, modifier, tip, split, inventory and closeout scenarios · Model complete three-year cost including software, hardware, processing, PCI, chargeback, integration, support, replacement and cancellation fees · Test internet and service outages, permissions, audit logs, settlement reconciliation, support escalation and a complete data export before signingRun scripted demos using your hardest sale, return, discount, tax, modifier, tip, split, inventory and closeout scenarios · Model complete three-year cost including software, hardware, processing, PCI, chargeback, integration, support, replacement and cancellation fees · Test internet and service outages, permissions, audit logs, settlement reconciliation, support escalation and a complete data export before signing
Shortlist by business model, then run identical scripted transactions and a real settlement reconciliation. Compare the complete merchant agreement, hardware ownership, offline loss allocation, integration depth, support access, data portability and three-year cost.