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    "attribution": "HelpCompare - https://helpcompare.com/tools/shopify-pos/",
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        "free_plan": "No free plan; 3-day trial, then $1/mo for 3 months",
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                "title": "Square vs Shopify POS",
                "url": "https://helpcompare.com/square-vs-shopify-pos/",
                "last_verified": "2026-09-19"
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                "title": "Clover vs Shopify POS",
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        "name": "Shopify POS",
        "category": "POS Systems",
        "checked": "2026-09-19",
        "scope": "Shopify POS app and Shopify card readers (US), on a Shopify plan; security controls are account-wide Shopify features.",
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                "v": "Type II",
                "src": "https://www.shopify.com/security",
                "q": "Shopify has been issued SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 reports for the service we provide to our customers."
            },
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                "v": null
            },
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                "v": [
                    "PCI DSS Level 1",
                    "SOC 3"
                ],
                "src": "https://www.shopify.com/security",
                "q": "Shopify is certified Level 1 PCI DSS compliant."
            },
            "hipaa": {
                "v": null
            },
            "gdpr_dpa": {
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                "q": "supplements and is incorporated by reference into the Shopify Terms of Service."
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                "plan": "Shopify Plus",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/security/advanced-security-features",
                "q": "Set up Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication for your users."
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                "plan": "Shopify Plus",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/security/advanced-security-features",
                "q": "Generate an API token to add or remove users through your identity provider with System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)."
            },
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                "v": true,
                "enforce": "Shopify Plus",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/security/advanced-security-features",
                "q": "Require all users to log in using two-step authentication."
            },
            "audit_log": {
                "v": true,
                "plan": "Shopify Plus",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/security/advanced-security-features",
                "q": "Review your user activity log for the organization."
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            },
            "mode": {
                "v": "partial",
                "summary": "The Shopify POS app can take cash and custom payments offline and, once activated, card payments on supported Shopify readers within merchant-set limits; orders and inventory sync with the Shopify admin after reconnecting.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "To reduce the risk of declined payments, reconnect to the internet as soon as possible, ideally within 24 hours."
            },
            "desktop": {
                "v": null
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            "mobile": {
                "v": [
                    "iOS",
                    "Android"
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                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/pos-app-requirements",
                "q": "is a point of sale system available on iOS or Android that you can use to sell your products in person."
            },
            "limits": {
                "v": "Offline card payments need POS app 9.14.0+, a compatible Shopify reader, and are capped by a device daily limit and a per-transaction limit that apply to all locations; POS Terminal needs the local Wi-Fi network working.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "Your POS app is updated to version 9.14.0 or later."
            },
            "ip_allowlist": {
                "v": null
            },
            "device_controls": {
                "v": null
            },
            "office_hardware": {
                "v": "Shopify POS runs on your iOS/Android phone or tablet with Shopify card readers (Tap & Chip Card Reader $49, POS Terminal $349, Verifone Victa Mobile $399) plus retail hardware such as barcode scanners, receipt printers and cash drawers.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/pos-app-requirements",
                "q": "Connect Shopify POS to additional retail hardware, such as a barcode scanner or a cash drawer, to create a full retail store experience."
            }
        },
        "facts": [
            {
                "topic": "office",
                "text": "With the POS Terminal reader, offline payments still require the store's local Wi-Fi network to be working.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "Your local Wi-Fi network must still be working."
            },
            {
                "topic": "offline",
                "text": "Offline payment limits (device daily and per-transaction) are set once and apply to every store location.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "If you have multiple store locations, then offline payment settings and transaction limits apply to all locations."
            },
            {
                "topic": "office",
                "text": "Third-party card terminals can be used alongside Shopify POS only as a custom payment method for tracking; Shopify does not process those funds.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/getting-started/setup-payment-method/enable-payments",
                "q": "When a customer uses a custom payment method, the funds aren't processed by Shopify."
            },
            {
                "topic": "security",
                "text": "SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, mandatory two-step authentication and the organization user activity log are Shopify Plus-only.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/security/advanced-security-features",
                "q": "Advanced security features are available only for organizations on the Shopify Plus plan."
            }
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        "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
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