VoVi vs Loyverse: free core with add-ons, or one flat plan

Who each one fits

Loyverse fits a single-owner shop or café that sells from a phone or tablet, needs a basic register, loyalty and a kitchen screen, and can live with 31 days of sales history. For that owner the software can cost nothing.

VoVi fits a shop with staff, stock to reorder or more than one location, where Loyverse’s per-employee and per-store add-ons start to stack up. VoVi is a newer and smaller company than Loyverse, so run its 30-day trial on your real products before you commit.

What you pay for

Loyverse’s free tier includes the point of sale, 31 days of sales analytics, essential inventory with low-stock alerts, a loyalty program, customer and kitchen displays, and multi-store management. Paid add-ons are US$7 a month per store for unlimited sales history, US$5 a month per employee for employee management, and US$25 a month per store for advanced inventory with purchase orders and transfers. Paying yearly saves two months.

VoVi Light is US$25 per location per month and covers the till, receipts, unlimited products, basic stock and customer records, daily reports and data export. Pro is US$39 and adds loyalty, marketing, gift cards, promotions, purchasing, advanced stock, staff tools, chain reports and bookings. Yearly billing is 10 months for 12. One thing Loyverse does better on price: its loyalty program is free, while VoVi puts loyalty in Pro.

Three shops, priced monthly

The table prices software only, before tax and card fees. It assumes each shop wants every Loyverse add-on that matches the VoVi plan shown. Loyverse is cheaper for a solo owner. Once there are staff and reorders, the flat VoVi plan costs less, and the gap grows with each employee.

Card payments and hardware

Loyverse does not process cards. It integrates with payment partners in more than 30 countries; with a provider that is not integrated, you type the sale total into the card reader yourself. VoVi also uses an external card terminal, and the processing fees come from the processor you pick. In both cases, get the processor’s rate in writing and add it to the software line.

Loyverse says it runs on a phone or tablet you already own. VoVi runs in the browser on compatible devices. Hardware is a separate cost with both, so list your printer, scanner and cash drawer models and test them during the trial. In the US, VoVi has announced Pro for US$0 with VoVi Payments as coming soon, with a waiting list on its pricing page.

Trials, cancelling and our call

Each Loyverse add-on has a 14-day free trial with no card, and add-ons can be switched on or off at any time. VoVi offers a 30-day Pro trial with no card, one per business. A monthly VoVi plan can be cancelled any time and runs to the end of the paid period; yearly plans are non-refundable unless the law says otherwise. After access ends you can still sign in and export your data.

If you work alone and the free Loyverse tier covers your day, keep your money. If you pay for staff, history and purchasing, add up the Loyverse add-ons for your headcount and compare that with US$39 per location. Run the same week of sales, returns and a stock delivery in both before deciding.