Clover POS – SaaS Plans (Full Breakdown)

1. Payments Plan (Entry / $0–$15/mo)

⚠️This is NOT a real POS — just a payment terminal

What you get:

• Accept cards (tap, chip, swipe)

• Basic reporting

• Virtual terminal (sometimes)

• Employee permissions

App Market Access:

❌ VERY LIMITED

• Only basic apps (no inventory/order-based apps)

• Will not be able to do dual pricing/cash discount seamlessly

• No deep integrations

 Think: “Glorified credit card machine”

2. Essentials Plan (~$29.95/mo)

This is your TRUE entry-level POS

Core Features:

• Full payment + POS functionality

• Basic inventory tracking

• Order management

• Customer management

• Receipts, tips, refunds

• Employee management

• Basic reporting

App Market Access (IMPORTANT):

 YES — but limited depth

• Can install apps

• Now supports apps that integrate with orders & inventory

• Still considered “lightweight POS ecosystem”

 Key upgrade vs Payments:

• You now have real POS + usable App Market

3. Growth Plans (~$84.95–$89.95/mo)

(Retail / Services / Restaurant — THIS is where Clover gets serious)

A. Retail Growth

Best for: Liquor stores, retail, smoke shops

Features:

• Advanced inventory (variants, categories, modifiers)

• Barcode scanning + scale integration

• Exchanges & returns

• Customer profiles

• Loyalty capability

• Reporting upgrades

App Market Access:

 FULL ACCESS

• Inventory apps

• Loyalty apps

• Accounting integrations

• Advanced reporting tools

 This is where Clover becomes a real retail POS competitor

B. Services Growth

Best for: Salons, med spas, service businesses

Features:

• Appointment scheduling

• Calendar + booking automation

• Customer profiles

• Recurring services

• Staff management

App Market Access:

 FULL ACCESS

• Scheduling apps

• CRM tools

• Subscription billing

C. Restaurant Growth (Counter + Full Service)

Best for: Restaurants, cafes, bars

Features:

• Menu modifiers

• Kitchen printer / KDS

• Online ordering

• Table management (full-service)

• Split checks, bar tabs

• QR ordering & integrations

App Market Access:

 FULL ACCESS

• KDS systems

• Online ordering platforms

• Delivery integrations

 Important real-world note:

• Essentials does NOT support full kitchen workflows (KDS, etc.)

 App Market Access – The REAL Difference

Payments Plan

❌ Almost none

Essentials

 Partial access

• Basic apps

• Some integrations

• Limited automation

Growth Plans (ALL TYPES)

 FULL ACCESS

• 200+ apps available

• Deep integrations (inventory, orders, customers)

• Industry-specific tools

How YOU Should Position This 

Essentials = “Basic POS”

• Good for:

  • Low volume merchants

  • Simple setups

• NOT scalable

Growth = “REAL BUSINESS SYSTEM”

• Full POS

• Full App Market

• Industry tools

• Scalable

 This is what you sell 90% of the time

 Simple Way to Explain to Merchants

• Payments Plan → “just takes cards”

• Essentials → “basic POS”

• Growth Plans → “full business system with apps + automation”